Central Brooklyn
Tenant activists held a rally on Aug. 25 to support tenants of 1616 President St., who have been on rent strike since May to protest poor living conditions within the building. Photo by Alex Williamson/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – The property owner who currently holds the title for New York City’s
Boerum Hill
A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby/Bklyner)When New York City resumes its land use review process in mid-September, there will be two major rezonings on the docket: Industry City, which was recently given the green light by the Department of City
Business
Industry City, August 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Greg David, originally [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/19/21376132/industry-city-expansion-brooklyn-council-corey-johnson-menchaca-amazon] published by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The City Planning Commission’s decision Wednesday to approve and send on to the City Council a major redevelopment of Brooklyn’s Industry
affordable housing
Glo Hotel is located at 850 4th Avenue. Photo by a reader.All of the signs that Glo Hotel is a hotel have been covered up, and it looks like the Best Western chain hotel is now providing emergency housing services to the City of New York. Glo Hotel is
Business
Bushwick small business owners and community members rally in support of commercial rent relief. Photo by Sam Rappaport/Bklyner.Dozens of Bushwick’s small business owners and community members gathered at Wyckoff Plaza, Thursday, August 8, to rally behind efforts to relieve commercial tenants of their rent burdens. “Now that
Central Brooklyn
Cyclists ride over the Queensboro Bridge, Aug. 3, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/5/21356349/two-wheel-traffic-up-on-bridges-but-city-cant-expand-bike-lanes] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Even with many New Yorkers staying home during the pandemic, growing legions of bicyclists are pedaling over
Development
Rendering via Industry City.In September, six months after the coronavirus pandemic halted much of day-to-day life in New York City, the city will resume one of its crucial tools for development: the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the multi-step process that determines rezonings and other land use changes
Business
Warehouses in Brooklyn’s Industry City | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/30/21348752/brooklyn-industry-city-waterfront-development-housing-gentrification] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn City Council member’s decision to oppose an expansion of Industry City that promised 20,000 new jobs
News
U Santini Inc. employees wrap boxes at their Park Slope warehouse. | Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITYBy Greg David and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/7/27/21341035/new-york-city-rent-regulation-vacancies-apartments-elliman-moving-brooklyn] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Since the pandemic struck
Development
Photo by Donny Levit / BklynerThis past week an appeals court in New York reversed a state supreme court judge’s decision to block a controversial 59-block rezoning of Inwood in upper Manhattan spearheaded by the De Blasio administration. The Inwood rezoning had been put on pause [https://www.6sqft.com/
affordable housing
Clarkson Estates will be located on Clarkson Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Garden. EAST FLATBUSH/PLG – As part of the Vital Brooklyn initiative, 291 affordable housing units are coming to Flatbush, Assemblywoman Diana Richardson announced. Vital Brooklyn [https://www.ny.gov/transforming-central-brooklyn/vital-brooklyn-initiative-0] is a $1.4 billion plan funded through
Announcements
535 4th Avenue & 555 4th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – After much delay and controversy, one of the two large family homeless shelters announced for 4th Avenue, the Shirley Chisholm Family Residence at 535 4th Avenue, officially opened its doors last month. The other is expected to