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May
27
Council District 39 Council Candidates On Schools

Council District 39 Council Candidates On Schools

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly challenging for parents with school-aged children, who have navigated the perils of remote learning,
8 min read
May
26
What To Preserve And What To Develop – Some District 39 Council Candidates Can’t Seem To Make Up Their Minds About Park Slope

What To Preserve And What To Develop – Some District 39 Council Candidates Can’t Seem To Make Up Their Minds About Park Slope

Does landmarking make neighborhoods more affordable or more expensive? Some Park Slope council candidates can’t seem to decide. At
5 min read
May
25
District 33 Council Candidates Have Big Plans for Climate Resiliency

District 33 Council Candidates Have Big Plans for Climate Resiliency

Though climate change and related environmental risks pose a threat to communities throughout New York [https://citylimits.org/2021/04/
8 min read
May
21
City Proposes Expanding Supermarket Zoning Incentive to More Neighborhoods, And It’s About More Than Just Fresh Food

City Proposes Expanding Supermarket Zoning Incentive to More Neighborhoods, And It’s About More Than Just Fresh Food

The Lincoln Market supermarket in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, which was developed under the city’s FRESH zoning incentive program. (Image: Google
6 min read
May
21
Opinion: I’m A Teacher and I Think It’s Time to Reopen the Schools

Opinion: I’m A Teacher and I Think It’s Time to Reopen the Schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter at Phyl’s Academy in Brooklyn on March 23, 2021. (Image:
3 min read
May
18
A Noisy “Ghost Bodega” in Gowanus Delivers Headaches to Neighbors

A Noisy “Ghost Bodega” in Gowanus Delivers Headaches to Neighbors

A lot on 6th Street in Gowanus, where food refrigeration trucks operated Reef Technology and Fresh Direct are generating noise
4 min read
May
18
80 Flatbush Project Swaps Office Space for Mostly Market-Rate Housing in First Tower As It Begins Construction

80 Flatbush Project Swaps Office Space for Mostly Market-Rate Housing in First Tower As It Begins Construction

The 80 Flatbush parcel from the corner of Flatbush Avenue and State Street, looking up Flatbush. A 44-story, 480-foot tower
5 min read
May
13
Senator Kevin Parker Floods Some Constituents with Mailers Before Election Deadline

Senator Kevin Parker Floods Some Constituents with Mailers Before Election Deadline

Recent mailers from Senator Kevin Parker. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)Internet safety. NYPD entrance exams. Lupus Awareness Month. Anti-Asian hate
4 min read
May
13
Opinion: Running For Office Should Not Be This Hard

Opinion: Running For Office Should Not Be This Hard

Simmons, center, petitioning earlier this year. Campaign Photo.Running for New York City Council District 39 is the hardest thing
2 min read
May
10
Judge Pauses Gowanus Rezoning While City Provides Community Engagement Plan

Judge Pauses Gowanus Rezoning While City Provides Community Engagement Plan

The Gowanus Canal. (Image: Google Maps)A judge has temporarily stopped the clock on the contested Gowanus rezoning [https://www1.
3 min read