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May
10
Judge Pauses Gowanus Rezoning While City Provides Community Engagement Plan

Judge Pauses Gowanus Rezoning While City Provides Community Engagement Plan

The Gowanus Canal. (Image: Google Maps)A judge has temporarily stopped the clock on the contested Gowanus rezoning [https://www1.
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May
10
CB8 Land Use Committee Votes Against Developer’s Revised Proposal For Tower At Atlantic & Vanderbilt

CB8 Land Use Committee Votes Against Developer’s Revised Proposal For Tower At Atlantic & Vanderbilt

Developer’s argument that corner site deserves more density.The developers of 840 Atlantic Avenue [/?s=%22840+Atlantic%22], a
6 min read
May
06
As Red Hook Houses Without Gas Again, Residents and Elected Officials Push for Repairs and Rent Reduction

As Red Hook Houses Without Gas Again, Residents and Elected Officials Push for Repairs and Rent Reduction

Assembly Member Marcela Mitaynes and Council Member Antonio Reynoso at a press event on Thursday, May 6th, 2021. (Image: Billy
3 min read
May
06
Brooklyn Public Library Cuts the Ribbon on Remodeled Central Branch

Brooklyn Public Library Cuts the Ribbon on Remodeled Central Branch

The “New & Noteworthy” section at the remodeled Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. (Image: BPL)The leadership of
4 min read
Apr
29
The Top Destination for Manhattanites Fleeing the Pandemic This Past Year? Brooklyn

The Top Destination for Manhattanites Fleeing the Pandemic This Past Year? Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan (Image: Tom Coe/Unsplash) As the coronavirus swept across the country last year,
2 min read
Apr
27
District 40 Council Candidates On Small Business Support, Zoning and the NYPD’s Budget

District 40 Council Candidates On Small Business Support, Zoning and the NYPD’s Budget

One candidate wants to downzone the neighborhood. Another wants to remove up to $3 billion from the NYPD’s budget.
5 min read
Apr
27
Building That’s Home To Coney Island’s Oldest Store Is Up For Sale

Building That’s Home To Coney Island’s Oldest Store Is Up For Sale

Wilensky Hardware at 2126 Mermaid Avenue, in Coney Island, prides itself on being the oldest family-owned business in the neighborhood,
3 min read
Apr
26
Residents Ask City for Help Addressing Quality of Life Issues After Hotel Shelters Pop Up in Sunset Park

Residents Ask City for Help Addressing Quality of Life Issues After Hotel Shelters Pop Up in Sunset Park

The Glo Hotel on 850 4th Avenue is one of several Sunset Park hotels being used as homeless shelters. (Image:
5 min read
Apr
23
11-Story Mixed-Use Development Coming to Bed-Stuy Grocery Site

11-Story Mixed-Use Development Coming to Bed-Stuy Grocery Site

A rendering of the proposed development at 1100 Myrtle Avenue. (Image: Hill West Architects)A grocery on the border of
3 min read
Apr
22
Opinion: Unless we change what is affordable, Brooklyn will never solve the housing crisis 

Opinion: Unless we change what is affordable, Brooklyn will never solve the housing crisis 

By Khari Edwards [https://khariedwards.com/], candidate for Brooklyn Borough President Let’s assume you are single, living in Bedford-Stuyvesant,
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