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A pedestrian crosses the street near 420 Stockholm St. in Bushwick. | Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITYBy Gabriel Sandoval and Hiram Alejandro Durán, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2021/4/15/22386797/brooklyn-group-bushwick-building-affordable-housing] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A Brooklyn nonprofit that
Business
Flatbush Junction (Image: Google Maps)Flatbush is getting a new supermarket. The discount supermarket chain Aldi has signed a lease for a 20,110-square-foot space at 2201 Nostrand Avenue in the Flatbush Junction area. The store will take over space previously occupied by The Children’s Place and David’s
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Auguring a striking remake of dowdy, underutilized Atlantic Avenue east of Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights and Crown Heights, developers have proposed two 17-story residential towers, one nearly adjacent to the previously proposed 18-story tower [/proposed-tower-at-mcdonalds-site-faces-pushback-questions-over-ownership/] planned for a site occupied mainly by a drive-through McDonald’s. A view of
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Central Brooklyn. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Michelle Neugebauer To create a fairer, more equitable New York, our next mayor needs to address Brooklyn’s affordable housing crisis. It is a dire situation: the median monthly asking monthly rent in the borough is $2,395 [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/
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114 Kingsland Avenue (Image: Google Maps)IMAGE A proposal for a four-story apartment development in East Williamsburg is facing resistance from the local community board over larger concerns about a loss of manufacturing space in Brooklyn. Solomon Feder is looking to build eight rental units, all one-bedrooms or studios, on
environment
315 Berry Street (Image: Google Maps)A proposal to install energy infrastructure on a Williamsburg roof to ease the load on north Brooklyn’s power grid faces angry opposition from tenants who say they’re being left in the dark. The company MicroGrid Networks [https://mgn.energy/] (MGN) is looking
community
A rendering of the storefront of Van Alen Institute’s new location at 303 Bond Street in Gowanus, remade as a hub for community information. (Image: Van Alen Institute)A longstanding nonprofit with a track record of reimagining city spaces is launching a new fellowship program for Gowanus residents who
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State lawmakers are considering legislation to increase the city’s affordable housing stock, but groups who represent Brooklyn’s working waterfront say it could unintentionally cost the city industrial jobs. The bill, called the “Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act,” [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s5257] looks to
Education
38 Sixth Avenue in Pacific Park. (Image: Developer)A new pre-school and home decor shop are coming to Brooklyn. Greenland Forest City Partners, the developer responsible for creating the 22-acre mixed-use neighborhood known as Pacific Park [https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox?compose=DmwnWrRmVGWqjKwnWJvDslNnDWmbXMXHrGMJXrXdPprhRNlrntHKqBpGBpwshWzklcFkVvjjwGPL] , announced today that Wonderforest
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100 Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach, the site of a planned 170-bed shelter. (Image from Google Maps)A well-known service provider slated to oversee a controversial planned homeless shelter in Brighton Beach has been abruptly dropped by the site’s incoming owner, raising questions about the shelter’s future. CORE
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By Martha Sickles, HCSB Brooklyn brownstones, rowhouses, small multifamily, and commercial buildings are trading in their polluting fossil fuel-generated heating systems for clean and efficient air source heat pumps (ASHPs). Reaping the benefits of lower energy usage, increased comfort, low maintenance, and cleaner, healthier and safer homes, building owners, participating
environment
Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Rendering from the Department of City Planning website)By Nora Almeida, Linda LaViolette and Miranda Sielaff In a take-down attempt that’s short on evidence and heavy on pro-developer talking points, Michelle de la Uz’s