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Oct
20

Build It Back Meeting At Coney Island Hospital Tonight

A home in Seagate after Sandy. (Photo by Erica Sherman)There is an extremely important meeting happening tonight at Coney
1 min read
Oct
19
Goodbye Cast-Iron Pipes: Water Main Replacement Tears Up Streets This Week

Goodbye Cast-Iron Pipes: Water Main Replacement Tears Up Streets This Week

Cortelyou Road and Westminster Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week, two streets are facing water service interruption because
4 min read
Oct
12
Overflowing Garbage Cans Plaguing The Neighborhood; Sanitation Can’t Keep Up

Overflowing Garbage Cans Plaguing The Neighborhood; Sanitation Can’t Keep Up

Photo via Flickr/Oatsy40 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/oatsy40/7631270960/in/photolist-5DuXrJ-mwQoP-B7tqxh-8BkjvV-BSsFQ-7C16w9-a5HFKk-oY4emS-5WLPtP-4M1hz4-5xA7U-dHPGVp-4PrmnV-nMN7Sm-7ZRmDA-abvGnz-cCmfZf-bkeKG7-vv7yY-bsfgR9-dta67j-jPsGq-58FDLC-kQMUTa-6BDwbs-dtcT5-5Nvt3Y-ehfVkK-Gxb22-6KMMMh-9Bxuxc-nEWQAP-4CQHkr-Kq5TJ-c2kj-6bnwJL-f5QH8t-poJw7k-8wN5kD-aspYdh-6kfjR6-UbM9K-4bNQBK-6EgDeR-8HosxV-8WrhF3-zxhCRb-JpdKTh-nZn2ht-xJKV1M] The garbage cans on the sidewalk on
2 min read
Oct
11
‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

Children enjoying after school programs created through grant money. Photo via Citizens Committee for New York CityIt’s common knowledge
3 min read
Oct
11

‘Love Your Block’ This Fall By Winning Your Neighborhood Cash Grants And Services

Children enjoying after school programs created through grant money. Photo via Citizens Committee for New York CityIt’s common knowledge
2 min read
Oct
07
Recycle Your Old Electronics This Sunday At The Flatbush Food Co-op

Recycle Your Old Electronics This Sunday At The Flatbush Food Co-op

(Photo courtesy Flatbush Food Co-op)Have an old computer or TV that you’ve been meaning to get rid of?
2 min read
Oct
03
City Heat Laws Have Gone Into Effect — Tenants Urged To Know Their Rights

City Heat Laws Have Gone Into Effect — Tenants Urged To Know Their Rights

Park Slope Rowhouses. (Photo: Park Slope Stoop)Another sign of Fall — the City’s 2016-2017 “heat season” began on Saturday
3 min read
Sep
13
Can The East 16th Street Zombie Lot Rise From The Dead?

Can The East 16th Street Zombie Lot Rise From The Dead?

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The hulking, rusting trash heap growing in the vacant lot at 210 East 16th Street,
8 min read
Sep
13

Can The East 16th Street Zombie Lot Rise From The Dead?

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The hulking, rusting trash heap growing in the vacant lot at 210 East 16th Street,
8 min read
Sep
13
Pups Ready To Make A Splash As Prospect Park’s Dog Beach Re-Opens Ahead Of Schedule

Pups Ready To Make A Splash As Prospect Park’s Dog Beach Re-Opens Ahead Of Schedule

Dog Beach was renovated in a speedy two months. (Photo Credit: Bianca Nelson)Who says the dog days of summer
2 min read