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Apartment building design for Atlantic Avenue gas station site needs a tuneup, Landmarks Preservation Commission decides
Back to the drawing board, Mister Byrns.
What's better for a landmarked brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood — a gas station or a new apartment house with lots of glass on its façade? … Full Article
Education advocates rally to save Bushwick early learning center
Elected officials and community leaders called on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration to thwart the eviction of a Bushwick early learning center Friday morning. … Full Article
Mayor announces major Brooklyn Navy Yard expansion
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that the city is investing $140 million to expand the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s vast Building 77 into a modern manufacturing facility, generating 3,000 new jobs.
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'Tamburlaine' takes the stage by storm at the Theatre for a New Audience
All Hail Tamburlaine, badass conqueror of kings. … Full Article
CB2 Meeting: ‘Brooklyn Strand’ to unify parks, plazas from Borough Hall to Brooklyn Bridge Park
Big changes could be coming to a 21-acre swath of unconnected parks, public spaces and plazas running from Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn to Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article
Report: Arts and culture bring $310 million to Downtown Brooklyn, Cultural District
An economic report released on Thursday by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) finds that cultural institutions in the Brooklyn Cultural District and greater Downtown Brooklyn generated nearly $310 million in economic activity in the borough last year. … Full Article
Brooklyn Heights parents demand something be done about overcrowding at P.S. 8
There was a time when P.S. 8, Brooklyn Heights’ only elementary school, was unloved and undersubscribed. … Full Article
VIDEO: Highlights from the Brooklyn Heights Press 75th Anniversary Bash
The Brooklyn Heights Press celebrated 75 years at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Nov. 5 and we were there to celebrate the people that make the news day in and day out. … Full Article
Bush Terminal Piers Park opens
Brooklyn has a brand new waterfront park.
City officials and Sunset Park residents came together Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of Bush Terminal Piers Park, a 23-acre recreation area located on the waterfront behind Bush Terminal. … Full Article
Brooklyn District 13 CEC meeting to focus on middle and high school choice
School District 13’s Community Education Council (CEC) will be holding its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. … Full Article
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