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In response to a request by City Councilmember Brad Lander to withdraw its application to build a residential development along the Gowanus Canal, developer The Light … Full Article

Fairway Market, the waterfront grocery store in Red Hook, suffered massive flood damage from Hurricane Sandy and will not reopen for four-to-five months, according to David Maundrell, principal at aptsandlofts.com. … Full Article

High waters from superstorm Sandy destroyed many precious and irreplaceable photographs. A growing corps of volunteers from Brooklyn-based Cherished Albums Restoration Effort (CARE) is offering free digital restoration services for folks whose salvaged photos have been damaged. … Full Article

The Department of Education unveiled a revised proposal on Tuesday to rezone Park Slope’s highly sought-after schools, expanding the number of families who would be cut from Public School 321’s zone, but leaving P.S. 39’s boundaries alone, according to the New York Times.  While P.S. … Full Article

A $28 million federal Department of Transportation grant will fund nearly 10 miles of Select Bus Service lanes, newly paved streets, bus bulb-outs and other improvements throughout Brooklyn, from Williamsburg to Sheepshead Bay. … Full Article

Jumping into action after the storm, students at Saint Saviour High School in Park Slope collected 60 buckets filled with various cleaning supplies to donate to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  Fifteen of the buckets were sent to the Red Cross in Staten Island through the organization "Open Doors … Full Article

Consideration by the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) of two Brooklyn Heights development projects will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 1 Centre St. in Manhattan. 70 Henry St.  … Full Article

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services reports a new listing for a newly constructed eight-story 19-unit residential building in Williamsburg. This multifamily property, at 143 Skillman Ave., is owned by a local partnership.  … Full Article

City Councilmember Brad Lander is calling on the Lightstone Group to withdraw its application to build a large residential development on the banks of the Gowanus Canal — and, instead, to participate in a comprehensive planning process for the area.  … Full Article

Public tenants living in shocking conditions -- without heat, hot water and electricity for weeks -- will still have pay their full rent, said NYCHA Chairman John Rhea on Monday while visiting devastated Red Hook. … Full Article