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The statute of Jean Jacques Dessalines, leader of Haiti's Revolution and first leader after independence, stands in a park in Haiti. AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

Is Brooklyn street co-named after Haitian hero — or mass murderer?

The New York City Council voted on Wednesday to approve a controversial proposal to co-name a Brooklyn street after a man who led Haiti’s historic slave rebellion — but who also brutally massacred thousands of innocents. … Full Article

Trash at the end of one of the affected private streets. Photo courtesy of Bill Larney

Residents of four private Bay Ridge streets still waiting for court decision on garbage pickups

It’s been a year and a half, and residents on four of Bay Ridge’s private streets are still eagerly awaiting a decision from a New York State Supreme Court judge whether the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will be required to resume picking up refuse from in front of their homes. … Full Article

Map courtesy of the New York State Department of Transportation

Ramps on 86th St. to Gowanus Expressway will close for three weeks

As if normal congestion and traffic delays along the dreaded Gowanus Expressway aren’t enough, entrance and exit ramps to and from the highway at 86th Street will be closed beginning this Thursday morning at approximately 12:01 a.m. … Full Article

This is Madeline Court, a Bay Ridge cul-de-sac with Tudor rowhouses. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Come see tiny streets near Bay Ridge's 69th Street Pier

Short streets, long on charm. Bay Ridge is full of them. The southwest Brooklyn shoreline neighborhood has picturesque single-block streets and privately owned cul-de-sacs, some of which are pedestrian pathways rather than roads for cars. … Full Article