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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
08
How Candidates for East New York’s 37th Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

How Candidates for East New York’s 37th Council District Would Re-Think Policing and Safety

Last year, the NYPD’s 75th Precinct, which includes the neighborhoods of East New York and Cypress Hills, had the
9 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
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Feb
08
OPINION: P.S. 90’s Future Belongs To The People Of District 40

OPINION: P.S. 90’s Future Belongs To The People Of District 40

PS 90 in 2007. By Nicholas Strini/PropertySharkThe 2020 murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd thrust the Movement For
3 min read
Feb
05
Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

Brownsville resident Debra King uses the oven to help heat her home because the boiler in her building has not
4 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
03
NYPD Precinct Commander Ousted After Brutality Video Shows up in de Blasio Slideshow

NYPD Precinct Commander Ousted After Brutality Video Shows up in de Blasio Slideshow

NYPD Deputy Inspector Craig Edelman (middle) makes an appearance in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2021 State of the City
5 min read
Jan
29
Sheepshead Bay Democratic Leader Resigns After Weeks of Pressure Over Racist Tweets

Sheepshead Bay Democratic Leader Resigns After Weeks of Pressure Over Racist Tweets

District Leader Lori Maslow at a virtual Brooklyn Democratic Party event in December.Southern Brooklyn Democrat Lori Maslow resigned from
3 min read
Jan
28
Congressman Jeffries Backs Barron’s Opponent In East New York Council Race

Congressman Jeffries Backs Barron’s Opponent In East New York Council Race

Assembly Member Charles Barron and Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries.Firebrand Assembly Member Charles Barron has a powerful foe in his
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Jan
27
OPINION: Unintended Consequences — Council Bill Will Deliver Death Blow To Restaurants, Bodegas and Small Grocers

OPINION: Unintended Consequences — Council Bill Will Deliver Death Blow To Restaurants, Bodegas and Small Grocers

How can New York City get our economy back on track as we all fight furiously to defeat the COVID-19
4 min read