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Jun
20
Century-Old Wellhouse Reopens As NYC Parks’ First Compost Restroom

Century-Old Wellhouse Reopens As NYC Parks’ First Compost Restroom

The renovated Wellhouse, near the Vanderbilt Street park entrance. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)City officials are helping Brooklynites do
4 min read
Jun
19
200 Volunteers Clean Up Trash-Ridden Bensonhurst Streets

200 Volunteers Clean Up Trash-Ridden Bensonhurst Streets

Photo via Assemblyman William Colton’s office.On Saturday, more than 200 young volunteers worked to clean up Bensonhurst. The
2 min read
Jun
12
More Party Boats = More Trouble On Sheepshead Bay’s Piers, Locals Say

More Party Boats = More Trouble On Sheepshead Bay’s Piers, Locals Say

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Trouble is rising again on the Sheepshead Piers, with a spike in party boat numbers
4 min read
Jun
06
Scenes From Flatbush’s Neighborhood Beautification Day

Scenes From Flatbush’s Neighborhood Beautification Day

(Photo by Nathan Thompson)Notice more flowers and fresh coats of paint in the neighborhood lately? The annual get together
3 min read
May
26
Parking Rules, Trash Collection & What You Need To Know On Memorial Day

Parking Rules, Trash Collection & What You Need To Know On Memorial Day

Photo via daniellenebzIf you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, we’ve put together a list of
1 min read
May
18
Mayor de Blasio Sits In The Hot Seat At Hyper-Local Town Hall

Mayor de Blasio Sits In The Hot Seat At Hyper-Local Town Hall

A district resident questions de Blasio on allowing the mass slaughter of chickens during a Jewish holiday, despite sanitation violations.
6 min read
May
09
Long-Neglected Neck Rd Corner Will See Light Of Day, Says Cymbrowitz

Long-Neglected Neck Rd Corner Will See Light Of Day, Says Cymbrowitz

Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz at East 16th Street and Gravesend Neck Road. (Photo via Cymbrowitz’s office)After almost a decade,
2 min read
Apr
28
Letter To The Editor: Parking And Abandoned Cars

Letter To The Editor: Parking And Abandoned Cars

To the editor: Thank you for your recent article on abandoned and illegally parked cars on Hinckley Place off Coney
2 min read
Apr
21
Whose Parking Lot Is Hinckley Place?

Whose Parking Lot Is Hinckley Place?

Hinckley Place is a two block street, one of which is in Prospect Park South, between Stratford Road and Coney
3 min read
Apr
21
Tons of Brooklyn Trash Will Be Trucked To New Gowanus Site

Tons of Brooklyn Trash Will Be Trucked To New Gowanus Site

North Brooklyn households produce 780 tons of garbage daily! Currently, a fleet of trucks picks up 1,600 tons of
1 min read