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Sep
10
Century 21 To Close All Stores, Files For Bankruptcy

Century 21 To Close All Stores, Files For Bankruptcy

City Point, 445 Albee Square West in February of 2019 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Century 21 will be closing all
3 min read
Sep
10
Garbage, Open Dining, and Private Streets Dominate Transportation Committee Hearing

Garbage, Open Dining, and Private Streets Dominate Transportation Committee Hearing

Sushi Katsuei, on 7th Ave in Park Slope, preparing for their 5 o’clock outdoor dinner service. Keira Wingate/BklynerMembers
4 min read
Sep
08
Tenants Withhold Rent from City’s Worst Landlord 

Tenants Withhold Rent from City’s Worst Landlord 

Tenant activists held a rally on Aug. 25 to support tenants of 1616 President St., who have been on rent
7 min read
Aug
27
As The City Resumes Land Use Review, Gowanus Rezoning Is Next

As The City Resumes Land Use Review, Gowanus Rezoning Is Next

A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby/Bklyner)When New York City resumes
8 min read
Aug
19
Planners’ Green Light for Industry City Expansion Puts Council Speaker Corey Johnson in the Hot Seat

Planners’ Green Light for Industry City Expansion Puts Council Speaker Corey Johnson in the Hot Seat

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
5 min read
Aug
18
Sunset Park Hotel Latest To Turn To Providing Shelter For Homeless People

Sunset Park Hotel Latest To Turn To Providing Shelter For Homeless People

Glo Hotel is located at 850 4th Avenue. Photo by a reader.All of the signs that Glo Hotel is
3 min read
Aug
10
Bushwick’s Commercial Tenants Rally for Rent Relief

Bushwick’s Commercial Tenants Rally for Rent Relief

Bushwick small business owners and community members rally in support of commercial rent relief. Photo by Sam Rappaport/Bklyner.Dozens
3 min read
Aug
06
Two-Wheel Traffic Up on Bridges, But Cash-Strapped City Can’t Expand Crowded Bike Lanes

Two-Wheel Traffic Up on Bridges, But Cash-Strapped City Can’t Expand Crowded Bike Lanes

Cyclists ride over the Queensboro Bridge, Aug. 3, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez, originally published [https://www.thecity.
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Aug
05
Is The Industry City Rezoning DOA?

Is The Industry City Rezoning DOA?

Rendering via Industry City.In September, six months after the coronavirus pandemic halted much of day-to-day life in New York
4 min read
Aug
04
Blow to Industry City Expansion Makes Waves Beyond Brooklyn Waterfront

Blow to Industry City Expansion Makes Waves Beyond Brooklyn Waterfront

Warehouses in Brooklyn’s Industry City | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/
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