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Jul
27
Developer May Snap Up Massive, Vacant, Contaminated Gowanus Property With $50M Pricetag

Developer May Snap Up Massive, Vacant, Contaminated Gowanus Property With $50M Pricetag

455-459 Smith Street. (Map via Google Earth [https://www.google.com/maps/place/459+Smith+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11231/@40.
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Mar
23
City Council Approves Mayor’s Zoning Plan With Adjusted Transit Zone

City Council Approves Mayor’s Zoning Plan With Adjusted Transit Zone

(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of two controversial zoning changes proposed by
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Feb
10
City Council Stalls Mayor’s Rezoning Plan, Demands More Low-Income Housing

City Council Stalls Mayor’s Rezoning Plan, Demands More Low-Income Housing

Image via Department of City Planning.It’s a stalemate. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial rezoning plan — meant to
3 min read
Dec
16
Over Objections About Parking, Community Board Approves Controversial Zoning Permit For Local Health Center

Over Objections About Parking, Community Board Approves Controversial Zoning Permit For Local Health Center

Attorney Eric Palatnik explaining the new parking plan for the health center at 3133 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead
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Dec
01
CB 10 Rejects Mayor’s Affordable Housing Zoning Plan, Says Review Period Is Too Short

CB 10 Rejects Mayor’s Affordable Housing Zoning Plan, Says Review Period Is Too Short

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCommunity Board (CB) 10 is joining the chorus of folks apposing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s five-borough
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Oct
28
Concerned About Overdevelopment, CB 15 Votes Unanimously Against Mayor’s Zoning Plan

Concerned About Overdevelopment, CB 15 Votes Unanimously Against Mayor’s Zoning Plan

Members of Community Board 15 voted unanimously to oppose the Mayor’s zoning plan. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Citing
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Mar
23
Tomorrow: Community Board 15 To Consider House Of Worship, Expansion Of Home In Gravesend

Tomorrow: Community Board 15 To Consider House Of Worship, Expansion Of Home In Gravesend

Community Board 15 is meeting tomorrow, March 24, at 7:45 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College  (2001 Oriental Boulevard)
1 min read
Dec
12

Due To Holidays, Community Board 15 To Meet This Monday (Updated)

Cherry Hill opened in 2009. Photo by Ray Johnson.(UPDATE: 3:30pm):We were just informed that Cherry Hill has
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May
27

TONIGHT: Community Board 15 Holds Monthly Meeting

Community Board 15 is meeting tonight, May 27, at 7:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulavard)
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Jan
17

In Middle Class Dyker Heights, $5 Million “Mansion” Up For Sale

Courtesy of House-N-KeyA solid brick tower with some windows could be called many things but the word mansion hardly tops
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