affordable housing
One South towers over Williamsburg. Liena Zagare/BklynerOne South First/10 Grand is a building designed to play in the sun. The interlocking towers play with shadows, using architectural treatments resembling sugar cubes, and they play with uses, residential and commercial towers sharing co-working amenities and meeting spaces. Developed by
Central Brooklyn
Retaining wall along tracks. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED: As of Monday morning, it seems DOB had no idea that the walls were the property of the NYC TransitAuthority – see the letter here DOB sent to NYC Transit [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6544387-Cid-EF689545-71C2-44F3-9816-DF8CFCEBC6F9-1.html] . Homeowners can sleep easier tonight. Assemblyman William
brownsville
Nigel Roberts/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Folks passing by could easily have mistaken the gathering Wednesday night (Nov. 6) at NYCHA’s Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville for a party. R&B music from inside the tent, assembled on the grounds of the apartment complex, could be heard half-way down the block.
environment
SJPCA President Randy Gresl facing the panel of speakers. Curt Brodner/BklynerA Park Slope town hall addressing complaints about the disruptive replacement of a water main [/3-year-water-main-upgrade-project-begins-flatbush-6th-surrounding-streets/] turned emotional as residents shouted down sheepish city representatives over mismanagement. The St. John’s Place Community Association (SJPCA) hosted a swath of
Development
New York City — Last night the city held a general elections for city civil court, supreme court, and the District 45th city council seat tomorrow. On the ballot were also proposed revisions to the New York City Charter, legislation proposals built on public meetings and hearings throughout the city that
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – The group of low-rise buildings spanning the east side of 4th Avenue from St. Marks Place to Warren Street will soon become a 125-foot-high, 12-story apartment building, The Real Deal [https://therealdeal.com/2019/10/29/new-details-of-boerum-hills-next-big-project-unveiled/] reports. 85 4th Avenue (via Google Maps)Developer Harry Einhorn filed
Business
Newkirk Plaza sits above a popular subway station, seeing 10,000s of visitors per day. Some of the merchants complained that recent robberies have left commuters feeling unsafe. (Katie Herchenroeder/Bklyner)The oldest outdoor shopping plaza in America wants to hire private security as an increase in crime and a
Arts & Culture
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday designated five industrial buildings in Gowanus as individual city landmarks, eyeing preservation as the neighborhood undergoes planned changes to increase density and sustainability, and in the wake of the demolition of the historic, 133-year-old S.W. Bowne grain storehouse [/briefly-noted-demo-on-bowne-building-continues-under-the-k-park-wallaby-walk-more/] in Red Hook in
Bushwick
New HRA center in Bushwick. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — A former industrial space in Bushwick has been revamped into a modern development, now housing a new multi-service Human Resources Administration (HRA) Center at 95 Evergreen Avenue (with an entrance at 2 George Street for clients), off the JMZ stop on
Business
Courtesy of WegmansBROOKLYN NAVY YARD – The wait is nearly over for Wegmaniacs. New York City’s first Wegmans [https://www.wegmans.com/stores/brooklyn-ny.html] supermarket officially opens its doors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard at 7am on Sunday, October 27. Bklyner has been following the status of the store
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – As the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange [http://www.brooklyn-womens-exchange.org/] celebrated its 165th anniversary on Tuesday evening, the not-for-profit announced that it will soon have to vacate its longtime storefront at 55 Pierrepont Street. Brooklyn Women’s Exchange 165th Anniversary Celebration held at the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse,
Arts & Culture
SUNSET PARK – Two artist brothers opened a new arts facility in Sunset Park last month providing space and affordable studios for production and creatives. Art Cake [https://artcake.org/space] debuted on September 7 at 214 40th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) in Sunset Park. The 13,000-square-foot former