NEIGHBORHOODS

Carroll Gardens

It’s a revered Brooklyn institution, as renowned in many circles as the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.  When out-of-town guests visit, it’s a must-see on a tour of the neighborhood.  When one leaves the Museum or Garden, one’s soul is fed; when leaving Sahadi’s, the specialty  … Full Article

Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) is vowing help for her Red Hook constituents whose homes and businesses were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article

They jumped over puddles filled with debris and ran past food lines on West 9th Street. … Full Article

Super storm Sandy sandbagged the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and tabled Park Slope’s, but with the help of Captain Jeffrey Schiff, who honored a permit, and the multi-tasking officers of the 76th Precinct, the Cobble Hill Costume Parade was a “go.”  As with all city parks, Cobble Hill Park … Full Article

For the better part of this week, New Yorkers have been reeling from the aftermath of super-storm Sandy.  Within the Brooklyn legal community, courts have been closed and cases have been delayed. … Full Article

Residents in Red Hook who ignored the mandatory evacuation awoke to debris-strewn streets and a continuing blackout. The floodwaters that rose at least 12 blocks inland had receded by dawn Tuesday. … Full Article

Halloween will be upon us before you can say BOO!! … Full Article

The building slated to house a 170-bed homeless shelter in Carroll Gardens was built and may be owned by a convicted felon whose crimes involved abusing the poor for profit, writes Andrew Rice of  … Full Article

More than 440 residents of Carroll Gardens have signed a petition expressing their dismay with the lack of community input surrounding a homeless shelter for single adults planned for their neighborhood. … Full Article

In a sign of the times, a national franchise called Kidville has taken over the Eileen Dugan Senior Center at 380 Court Street in Carroll Gardens. The senior center, funded by the city, couldn’t meet the landlord’s request for more money, so the seniors are moving to the basement. … Full Article