Sign in Subscribe

North Western Brooklyn

Feb
09
Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Greenpoint Saw Borough’s Largest Housing Growth Last Decade

Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Greenpoint Saw Borough’s Largest Housing Growth Last Decade

New construction in Downtown Brooklyn, 2019. Liena Zagare/BklynerSections of Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg-Greenpoint, where high-rise apartment buildings spurted up
2 min read
Feb
09
New Food Kiosk Planned Near Brooklyn Borough Hall

New Food Kiosk Planned Near Brooklyn Borough Hall

GDK kiosk rendering in Columbus Park (Image: Parks)The city’s Parks Department shared plans on Monday night for a
3 min read
Feb
08
Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor
1 min read
Feb
08
Some NYC’s Middle School Students To Head Back To Buildings This Month

Some NYC’s Middle School Students To Head Back To Buildings This Month

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Amy Zimmer and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New
5 min read
Feb
08
A Man Murdered, A Woman Assaulted, and Many Missing Neighbors

A Man Murdered, A Woman Assaulted, and Many Missing Neighbors

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
3 min read
Feb
04
Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

A 2016 meeting of the 68th Precinct Community Council in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Benjamin Cohn)Among the bevy of
7 min read
Feb
04
As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

As NYC School Buildings Re-Open, COVID Cases Keep Closing Them Down.

Since winter break, NYC schools have had to shutter for at least 10 days more than 700 times. Laura Faith
7 min read
Feb
03
Brooklyn’s Henry Gutman To Head City’s Department of Transportation, Promises 10,000 Bike Racks

Brooklyn’s Henry Gutman To Head City’s Department of Transportation, Promises 10,000 Bike Racks

Commissioner Henry (‘Hank’) Gutman at City Hall on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor de Blasio announced
3 min read
Feb
01
Best Sledding In Brooklyn

Best Sledding In Brooklyn

Sledding happening throughout Prospect Park. December 2020. Keira Wingate/BklynerEvery time we get decent snow, brave Brooklynites brace the cold
1 min read
Jan
29
Over 4,000 Neighbors at Ingersoll Houses Have Been without Heat All Day

Over 4,000 Neighbors at Ingersoll Houses Have Been without Heat All Day

Aerial Photo of Ingersoll Houses via NYCHAFORT GREENE — The 4,046 neighbors who live at the 21-building Ingersoll Houses [https:
2 min read