After over a decade of uncertainty, the city has struck a deal to acquire the final 11 acres needed to complete Bushwick Inlet Park. The…
Budding Olympians Will Soon Be Able to Play Volleyball at Two Revamped LES Parks
If the Olympics put you in the mood for serving and spiking, here’s some good news: The Henry M. Jackson Playground is getting a volleyball area.…
With City’s Offer Expired, Sun Might Be Setting on Bushwick Inlet Park
After 60 days on the table, the city’s offer to pay the former CitiStorage site’s owner $100 million for the final parcel of the long-promised…
Bill Passed Would Make It Easier For Micro-Businesses to Score Loans
A bill that would help the smallest of small businesses tap into much-needed loans and funding has cleared the State Senate and Assembly. Today, the bill’s co-sponsor, State…
MTA Seems to Favor 18-Month Shutdown of L Train, Starting in 2019
Last night, the big players in the L train shutdown finally met with North Brooklyn community leaders and residents for a public forum and, for…
MTA to Come Down From its Opaque Train Car in the Sky and Meet With You Plebes
The MTA has confirmed that any 24/7 closure of the L-train tunnel is “unlikely to begin before January of 2019” and is promising there will be a “new dynamic” with riders…
How Many Ways Can You Say ‘Where’s My Williamsburg Waterfront Park’?
https://vimeo.com/153713166 What is there to say other than, ‘Where’s our park?’ and, ‘The promise was made,’ and, ‘Do it’?” State Senator Daniel Squadron asked Sunday at the CitiStorage…
Two Big Chances to Tell Local Pols How to Spend Your Tax Ducats
Sure, your first priority this weekend probably involves lying in the grass with a margarita blender, but don’t let the lurvley weather keep you from…
Hit These Town Halls to Speak Up About Affordable Housing Downtown
Don’t be that guy at the end of the bar muttering the word “gentrification” over and over again — do something about the anxiety-inducing state…
Think Steve Croman Is a Bad Landlord? Wait’ll You See Klaus Kinski in Crawlspace
Today elected officials put out a joint statement complaining of the “pattern of tenant harassment” that has caused landlord Steve Croman to be investigated by…