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Borough President Eric Adams. Todd Maisel/BklynerBorough President Eric Adams said Thursday that he would have arrested the men who over the weekend doused water on police officers. During the heat wave, two videos [https://time.com/5632901/nypd-de-blasio-water-police/] were recorded and posted to social media of people dumping water
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Assembly Member Diana Richardson and State Senator Zellnor Myrie at a press conference outside 245 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS — Residents of a block in Prospect Lefferts Gardens still lack full power nearly two days after the weekend heat wave-induced Con
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[UPDATED: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 4:15pm] “At the height of yesterday’s storm the Park Slope neighborhood was receiving nearly three inches of rain an hour, which exceeds the capacity of the drainage system,” said Ted Timbers, a spokesperson for DEP. “In addition, the intersection of Carroll Street
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Blackout in Mill Basin (Photo by Todd Maisel)SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN — Con Ed turned the lights out in pockets of Brooklyn, where local politicians have in recent days put the company that power most of New York City on blast. On Sunday, Con Edison intentionally cut off power for more 50,
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Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference about the city’s response to the heat wave (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Mayor Bill de Blasio will stay in town this weekend for the upcoming heatwave, and on Wednesday he and other officials detailed how the city
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While the majority of residents in the city seem to support Congestion Pricing, Brooklyn came in last, according to the Streetsblog poll which is missing Staten Island due to insufficient response: Manhattan: 60.6 percent in favor, 32.5 percent opposed (pro-toll margin: 28.1 percent). Bronx: 58.7 percent
Announcements
Photo via Rodneyse Bichotte.MIDWOOD/FLATBUSH/DITMAS PARK – After intense rain over Thanksgiving weekend, streets in parts of Brooklyn turned into rivers and lakes. Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte was caught in one yesterday, tweeting, “We are under water!” She said she reached out to various City agencies including the Mayor’s
Holidays
The men living around 61st Street and 10th Avenue have no plans to go to shelters, regardless of the weather. (Justin Mitchell/Bklyner).The New York City is urging individuals to prepare for extremely cold temperatures on Thursday and has activated Code Blue. The National Weather Service forecasts the temperatures
Announcements
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Thursday, November 15, 2018 at noon, and they are expecting 3 inches of snow. Here’s what the Department of Sanitation wants you to know: When do salt spreaders start working? Salt spreaders are the first line
Events
RED HOOK – The fifth annual Barnacle Parade [https://www.facebook.com/barnacleparade/] returns on Monday, October 29 to commemorate the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy flooding the streets of Red Hook. Despite the tragedy and destruction caused by the storm in 2012, the event is a fun, raucous, and very Red
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Fall weather and turning leaves also means heating season for Brooklyn residents (Donny Levit / BKLYNER)It’s officially cold in Brooklyn! The high temperature is expected to top out at barely 50° today and many residents will be relying on their heaters to stay warm. But what is your landlord’
Announcements
(Photo via NYC Buildings/twitter)The National Weather Service [https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ176&warncounty=NYC081&firewxzone=NYZ176&local_place1=Ridgewood%20NY&product1=Heat+Advisory&lat=40.7007&lon=-73.8903] extended the weekend’s Heat Advisory [https://www1.nyc.gov/