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Apr
04
Meet Karen Blondel: Fighting For Justice Within NYCHA And Beyond

Meet Karen Blondel: Fighting For Justice Within NYCHA And Beyond

RED HOOK/GOWANUS – Karen Blondel is a familiar figure to anyone who has attended the countless Gowanus rezoning meetings [https:
12 min read
Mar
26
Private Contractors And Common Sense Work-rules – The Way To Fix Red Hook Houses?

Private Contractors And Common Sense Work-rules – The Way To Fix Red Hook Houses?

Roxanne Crumbley at her apartment.RED HOOK – Ten years after Roxanne Crumbley’s daughter showed signs of lead poisoning, her
5 min read
Mar
18
Man Found Dead Behind Brooklyn NYCHA Building

Man Found Dead Behind Brooklyn NYCHA Building

BEDFORD STUYVESANT — Police are looking for suspects involved in a shooting that resulted in a dead body behind Marcy Houses
1 min read
Jan
11
Dirty, Brown Water From Your Faucet? Report it to 311!

Dirty, Brown Water From Your Faucet? Report it to 311!

FLATBUSH – Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who has been speaking in support of tenants for years, [/tenants-of-e-17th-street-building-sue-landlord-over-terrible-living-conditions-ditmas-park/] is now advocating for clean
3 min read
Jan
04
Friday Crime Blotter: Escaped Prisoner, Attempted Bank Robbery, NYCHA Shooting & More

Friday Crime Blotter: Escaped Prisoner, Attempted Bank Robbery, NYCHA Shooting & More

CONEY ISLAND – A person was shot inside a NYCHA building this morning and police are still searching for the suspects.
3 min read
Dec
18
Apartment Fire in East New York NYCHA High-Rise Injures Two

Apartment Fire in East New York NYCHA High-Rise Injures Two

A fire broke out last night on one of the upper floors in East New York’s Boulevard Houses on
1 min read
Dec
14
Mark-Viverito Promises To Continue The Worst Landlords List As She Campaigns For Public Advocate At Newkirk Station

Mark-Viverito Promises To Continue The Worst Landlords List As She Campaigns For Public Advocate At Newkirk Station

Public Advocate Candidate Melissa Mark Viverito on the Q train platform at the Newkirk Avenue station in Flatbush (Photo credit:
3 min read
Dec
06
Councilmember Espinal Wants Marijuana Tax for NYCHA, Bail Programs—Not The Subway

Councilmember Espinal Wants Marijuana Tax for NYCHA, Bail Programs—Not The Subway

In response to a new study calling for the taxation of legalized marijuana to help fund the spiraling MTA [https:
2 min read
Dec
05
Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

GOWANUS – Tuesday evening, at the start of a meeting to discuss Fair Housing in Gowanus, local NYCHA residents demanded answers
9 min read
Oct
30
Myrtle Ave Brooklyn Partnership Introduces App To Connect Low-Income Residents To Local Benefits

Myrtle Ave Brooklyn Partnership Introduces App To Connect Low-Income Residents To Local Benefits

FORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL – The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/benefitkitchen/] has teamed up with the tech company
2 min read