“For a retired senior citizen living on a fixed income under the poverty line—the proposed increase is not realistic,”
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Upgrade to National Grid Facility Faces Opposition in Public Hearing
“We need parks, not more fracked gas.”
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Marsha P. Johnson Park Redesign Faces Community Opposition
“We will not allow our beloved Martha P. Johnson’s name to be exploited for political or personal gain”
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Current and Former Greenpoint Residents Push to Preserve Disco Ball Rite Aid
“I hope they can save it.”
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Survey Details Widespread Support for North Brooklyn Open Streets
More than three of four respondents said they would like to use Open Streets for “strolling” in the future.
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Openigloo Tracks Renters Receiving Pandemic Relief from Landlords
COVID-19 has upended the lives of both renters and landlords in north Brooklyn and beyond.
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Disco Ball Rite Aid May Soon See a Wrecking Ball
The partial demolition includes removing the building’s above-ground structure.
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Politicians and Activists Denounce Planned DOT Parking Lot
A broad coalition of politicians and activists criticized the Department of Transportation’s plan for a paid parking lot underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway during a public Zoom meeting Thursday evening. Representatives […]
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Assembly Member-Elect Emily Gallagher Prepares for First Term
As the general election approaches, candidates in the Democratic primary this June are breathing easy. In a city that overwhelmingly skews to the left, victors in the primary are all […]
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Greenpoint Studio Spaces Empty As Landlord Offers Few Concessions
Offices and studios at 67 West Street were quiet, dark and empty on a Friday afternoon in early August. Motion-sensor lights in the long hallways flickered as feet clacked against […]