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Getting into the Christmas Spirit in Carroll Gardens (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Two Workers Rescued From Scaffolding Stuck On 17th Floor At 4 MetroTech [https://patch.com/new-york/heights-dumbo/
Announcements
A rendering of proposed development in the Broadway Triangle (Image via Dept of City Planning)WILLIAMSBURG – A court settlement in the discrimination case against the Broadway Triangle housing development was announced earlier this week, stipulating changes to the planned housing that critics decried as racially biased. Two-thirds of planned apartments
Central Brooklyn
The City Council held a hearing on Tuesday to grill NYCHA Chair, Shola Olatoye, about the agency’s failure to properly conduct lead paint inspections in thousands of public housing apartments. Red Hook Houses (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)NYCHA did not conduct inspections between 2012 to 2016 in 55,000
Arts & Culture
Andrew Neesley and Tim Emmerick had individually forged some impressive musical credentials before they met. Neesley was an acclaimed jazz trumpeter and performed with artists as diverse as Ray Barreto, the Roots, James Taylor, and Lady Gaga. Emmerick, one of the first musicians ever to earn a Master’s degree
News
Local politicians, activists, business owners and community stakeholders came together in Williamsburg to demand action from the MTA and DOT (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – Local politicians, business owners and representatives from neighborhood groups came together to demand action from the MTA and DOT in advance of the 15-month L train
Bensonhurst
MIDWOOD – An attempted robbery occurred at the Pay-O-Matic at 1813 Kings Highway on Thursday, November 30, said police. A man entered the location around 3:00 am and simulated having a gun, demanding money and lotto tickets from the 29-year old female teller. The man was unsuccessful, however, leaving the
Central Brooklyn
A Tree Falls in Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, November 15, 2017 (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/bklyner], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bklyner], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/parkslopestoop], and sign up
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BROOKLYN – The New York City Council passed a bill on Thursday that will protect tenants from harassment from “unscrupulous” landlords looking to drive them out and cash in on their apartments. Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brad.lander.7/posts/10213673536047920?pnref=story] “Unfortunately, for some unscrupulous landlords in
News
Orient Avenue in East Williamsburg, near where the assault took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for three teenagers who attacked a man on Orient Avenue earlier this month. Around 6:30 in the evening on Sunday, November 5, a 43-year old man was sitting in
Central Brooklyn
A newly empty lot at the corner of 5th and Flatbush Avenues, across from Barclays (Photo by Nathan Haselby)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Defense Lawyers and DA Protests Latest ICE Arrest at Brooklyn
Business
If you were anywhere in Brooklyn earlier this month, you know it was impossible to miss the squad of diaper-clad men parading through Downtown Brooklyn. What seemed to be a quirky procession was actually a fun marketing stunt – and we’ve got the scoop. via SpotluckDining app, Spotluck [http://www.
Business
Who would not be charmed by a lovely jewel or lavish accessory? We have some many established and emerging jewelry designers here in Brooklyn, let’s shop local this year and support them. Brooklyn Charm [https://www.brooklyncharm.com/] Williamsburg 145 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 b/t 10th St