Bed Stuy
Rendering of a new seven-story condominium building planned for 429 Tompkins Avenue. (Rendering from Isaac & Stern Architects)A new seven-story condominium building is coming to the corner of Tompkins Avenue and Halsey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The new building, which is being developed by Dragonfly Developments LLC [https://www.dragonflydevelopmentsllc.
Central Brooklyn
The news this Monday morning could be better. January 3 numbers reported by NYS.Instead, New York state is approaching 9% infection rates (8.34%), City is at 9% by its own count, and the curve looks awfully close to exceeding the peak of what we saw in the spring.
Bed Stuy
UPDATE: The previously apprehended man has been identified by the NYPD as Dayquan Dubose. He has been charged with the murder of his grandfather, the 79-year old James Dubose as well as assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and injury to a minor. According to reporters at Newsweek [https://www.
Neighbors
Roommates Nikko Lester, right, and Stephan Nylon Bartholomew, with their Alaskan husky Onyx, Dec. 18, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/3/22211797/racial-profiling-allegations-emerge-at-luxury-brooklyn-rental-building] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] For more than a
affordable housing
About a year and a half ago, four Brooklyn neighbors joined forces to help open more doors for those in desperate need of housing – residents with rental assistance vouchers (Section 8, CityFHEPS, FHEPS, HASA, SOTA to name a few). Launched on December 31, 2020, Unlock NYC [https://weunlock.nyc/] is
Central Brooklyn
via NYC DOHDear NYC, The best thing about 2020 is that it’s finally over. It’s been a long year and however you mark its end, we won’t judge. But we do want you to be safe. So here are some tips from the NYC Health Department for
Central Brooklyn
NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaWork is finished on the two new park entrances along Flatbush Avenue side of the park, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, and Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue announced, even though a proper ribbon cutting is yet to be scheduled for sometime in 2021. Completed
Business
Openings and Closings in Brooklyn are normally fun to compile. Not this year. This year almost every list was fraught with anxieties— would another neighborhood favorite close? What did this opening delay mean? What would places do without indoor dining? Still. Every single time there were still far more openings
Central Brooklyn
Anyone used to passing by the Court Street Trader Joe’s, where these days an interminable line of customers often stretches around the block, may notice someone missing from the small flock of vendors near its entrance. Baba Inde, who would greet everyone and anyone with his famous refrain — “Love
Central Brooklyn
The city’s COVID-19 positivity rate exceeded 7% for the third straight day [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-goals.page#viz1607355501127] by its own count, though not all tests have yet been processed. The 7-day average based on NY State data stands at 4.6%, and will undoubtedly
Central Brooklyn
This is a common sight near Graham and Metropolitan Ave intersection. By Paul Kelterborn.Paul Kelterborn is a resident of Brooklyn Community Board One and a regular bicycle commuter. The death of Adrian Coyotl De Los Santos, a bicyclist killed on December 23 [/cyclist-fatally-struck-by-mta-bus-driver/] when an MTA bus driver mowed
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, December 26, just after 7:30pm, police responded to a 911 call about a man shot inside 580 East 17th Street (70 Precinct). The victim, Daniel Romulus, 62, a resident at the apartment building, was shot in the chest and died from the injuries at NYC