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Jan
15
Opponents of Gowanus Rezoning Hire Counsel For Potential Legal Challenge

Opponents of Gowanus Rezoning Hire Counsel For Potential Legal Challenge

Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Department of City Planning)Update: January
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Jan
15
Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

1 Kenilworth Place. Joe Strini /PropertySharkA group of Flatbush-area elected officials is pushing back on the city’s plans to
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Jan
12
NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone

NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone

Red Hook Houses resident Sherron Paige and her son, Kyan. Courtesy of Sherron PaigeBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This
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Jan
07
Affordable Housing To Be Built At The Site of Former 19-Century School Building

Affordable Housing To Be Built At The Site of Former 19-Century School Building

Flatbush District #1 School Building in 1931. (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library) The city is looking to develop the former site
3 min read
Jan
06
DUMBO Tops List of Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home Sales in Complicated Year for Real Estate

DUMBO Tops List of Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home Sales in Complicated Year for Real Estate

Manhattan Bridge. Photo by Miltiadis Fragkidis via Unsplash.DUMBO was the priciest neighborhood in Brooklyn in 2020. That’s according
3 min read
Jan
05
New Seven-Story Condo Building Coming to 429 Tompkins Ave

New Seven-Story Condo Building Coming to 429 Tompkins Ave

Rendering of a new seven-story condominium building planned for 429 Tompkins Avenue. (Rendering from Isaac & Stern Architects)A new
2 min read
Jan
04
Racial Profiling Allegations Emerge at Luxury Brooklyn Rental Building After Guest Screening Conflicts and Dog Park Bans

Racial Profiling Allegations Emerge at Luxury Brooklyn Rental Building After Guest Screening Conflicts and Dog Park Bans

Roommates Nikko Lester, right, and Stephan Nylon Bartholomew, with their Alaskan husky Onyx, Dec. 18, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy
9 min read
Jan
04
Unlocking NYC Housing Opportunities For Residents On Rental Assistance

Unlocking NYC Housing Opportunities For Residents On Rental Assistance

About a year and a half ago, four Brooklyn neighbors joined forces to help open more doors for those in
2 min read
Dec
31
City Plans New Shelter in Brighton Beach, But Siting and Management Raise Local Concerns

City Plans New Shelter in Brighton Beach, But Siting and Management Raise Local Concerns

100 Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach, the site of a planned 170-bed shelter. (Image from Google Maps)The city is
4 min read
Dec
28
One Killed, One Critical After Retaining Wall Collapses

One Killed, One Critical After Retaining Wall Collapses

Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerSUNSET PARK/BORO PARK – At around 01:10 pm Monday afternoon, 911 received calls for a retaining wall
1 min read