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Brooklyn businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy are urged to attend the Hurricane Sandy business relief workshop at in the Community Room at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday, November 20, from 9 – 10 a.m.  … Full Article

The 19th century Empire Stores warehouse in DUMBO suffered doors torn from their hinges and other damage from Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article

The Red Hook Initiative was announced last week as the Gold Prize Winner for Overall Management Excellence by the New York Community Trust. The center partners with community adults to nurture young people in Red Hook. … Full Article

Heads up, Brooklyn drivers! Alternate side parking regulations have been reinstated east of Hamilton Avenue in the Community Board 6 neighborhoods of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Gowanus and Park Slope.  … Full Article

A man is dead and a woman is injured after a hit-and-run accident in Brooklyn. … Full Article

A proposed development at 110-128 Congress St. in the Cobble Hill Historic District is going forward with the recent approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The vote was unanimous, according to Elisabeth de Bourbon, press secretary.  … Full Article

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 L … 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