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Brooklyn Real Estate Summit: Brooklyn is hot, getting hotter

Attendance surpassed all expectations at the 2013 Brooklyn Real Estate Summit held on Thursday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) i … Full Article

NYC bike share set to start on Memorial Day

As Atlantic Avenue redevelops, prime mixed-use asset hits the block for $9.15M

Near Barclays Arena, BAM and Fulton Mall, comes a new global retail flagship site

Ribbon-cutting for long-awaited Barclays Center

Atlantic Yards

From the Nets to The Who

After years of planning, struggles in and out of court, hearings, and anticipation from fans, Barclays Center, home of the basketball Nets as well as major concerts and events, will host an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning. … Full Article

Landmarks sends Cobble Hill project back for tweaking

Cobble Hill

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) last week sent a proposed Cobble Hill development project back to its design team for some tweaking. … Full Article

Prudential takes over sales at MeadowWood/Gateway

East New York

Taconic Investment Partners reports a change in sales teams for one of the largest condominium conversion projects in Brooklyn:

MeadowWood at Gateway in East New York. … Full Article

Historic Park Slope library reopens with new computers, reading spaces -- and even books

Park Slope

After a major renovation that took almost three years, the historic Park Slope branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) reopened on Thursday to crowds of neighbors and local students eager to try out the new computers, iPads and even those qu … Full Article

WTC memorial magnificent, but at a steep price

With its huge reflecting pools, ringed by waterfalls and skyscrapers, and a cavernous underground museum still under construction, the National Sept. … Full Article

Development dooms Maple Lanes, popular old-style bowling alley

Borough Park

Bowlers will have one less place to try for strikes. … Full Article

Bloomberg, Markowitz, actor Jeremy Irons open BAM Fisher

Fort Greene

The former Salvation Army building at 321 Ashland Place, directly behind the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was officially opened as BAM’s new Richard B.

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Loews Pitkin restored! Movie palace now houses charter school, retail

Brownsville

A ribbon cutting is planned on Sept. 13 for the recently restored Loews Pitkin Theater in Brownsville.

Developer POKO Partners LLC, based in Port Chester, will celebrate the rebirth of the landmark building, at 1501 Pitkin Ave., along with residents at 1 p.m.

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Retired police capt. led Bay Ridge re-zoning battle

Bay Ridge

The next time you get that jury duty notice in the mail, don’t rip it up. Serving jury duty could change you life. It changed the direction of Bay Ridge resident Dean Rasinya’s life.

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Status of World Trade Center site, 11 years later

Eleven years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the new multibillion-dollar World Trade Center once again dominates the lower Manhattan skyline.

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