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New Apartments Could Rise In Gravesend & Bensonhurst

250 Avenue Z and West 15th Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Density is rising in southern Brooklyn, with new apartments jockeying for space on vacant or low-rise home sites. Gravesend Potential apartments or condos could replace a gated cluster of small homes in Gravesend, according to YIMBY. A Brooklyn-based LLC

Local Pols Band Together To Waive Fees For Businesses Recovering From Sandy

Earlier this week, a boatload of Southern Brooklyn politicians banded together to introduce a bill that would waive fees for businesses recovering from damages sustained during Superstorm Sandy, according to a press release. The bill whose sponsors include Domenic Recchia, David Greenfield and Michael Nelson would waive fees for permits,

Believe This Blog! 18th Avenue Feast Permits Filed

Source: Whiskeygonebad via FlickrWe’ve been getting a lot of questions our way pertaining to the Festa di Santa Rosalia, better known as the 18th Avenue Feast. This Bensonhurst tradition really brings up a lot of passion among locals and when it was suddenly canceled last year [/believe-the-blogs-18th-avenue-feast-is-cancelled/], residents were

1719 Voorhies: Business Encroaches on Residential Space

This picture of 1719 Voorhies Ave was taken last fall. In March of 2009, the building remained much the same. The unnamed wedding and party center business doesn’t seem to be in operation and there was no telephone number to call to find out more information. Just a short