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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: An Influential Brooklyn Retailer Closes
Brooklyn Life
Daily Links: New Modular Affordable Senior Housing Is Coming to East Flatbush
In the News
- New York Rents Continue to Slide, While Sales Rebound in Brooklyn [NYT]
- N.Y. Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Protests and Demands Monitor [NYT]
- What Does a More Contagious Virus Mean for Schools? [NYT]
- North Brooklynites Slam State Park Closure for Cuomo Project [BP]
- Keep Pandemic Red Hook Ferry Stop Year-Round, Board Says [Patch]
- Greenpoint Landing Nabs Second Food Market [CO]
- 8-Story Mixed-Use Building Coming to Coney Island Avenue in Midwood [NYY]
- DOB Greenlights Affordable Senior Housing in East Flatbush [NYY]
Submit Your Design for a New Brooklyn Public Library Card Celebrating Black Culture
A new limited-edition library card will be launching in celebration of Juneteenth 2021 and artists are being encouraged to submit their designs this month.
Daily Links: Brighton Beach Residents Are Torn Over a Proposed Homeless Shelter
In the News
- At Brooklyn Restaurants, It’s the Season of the Yurt [NYT]
- Brighton Beach Divided Over Proposed Homeless Shelter [BP]
- Cat Cafe in Heights Receives $25K Grant From ASPCA [Eagle]
- W’burg Residents Demand City Issue Order To Stop NYCHA Construction [amNY]
- NYPD Pull-Out Experiment in Brownsville To Expand Elsewhere [The City]
- MTA Investigates Racial Profiling at Bensonhurst Subway Stop [Gothamist]
- Son of Brooklyn Judge Released on Bond After Arrest for Capitol Riot [Gothamist]
- Owner of Bed Stuy Building Faces Violation for Illegal Construction [News12 BK]
Brooklyn Artists Speak Directly to Brooklyn in BAM’s ‘Let Freedom Ring’ Installation
On view beginning on January 15, “Let Freedom Ring” will present the work of seven Brooklyn artists addressing the idea of freedom on BAM's sign hanging over Flatbush Avenue.
Daily Links: FBI Arrests Son of Midwood-Based Judge for Taking Part in Capitol Riot
In the News
- Son of Midwood Judge Arrested Over His Role in Capitol Riot [NYT]
- A Ready-To-Bake Pizza With Brooklyn Cred [NYT]
- Parks Dept. Unveils Reconstruction of Bensonhurst Park Playground [Eagle]
- Two-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Bed Stuy Brownstone [amNY]
- Long Lines in Bushwick As Hundreds Come to COVID-19 Vaccine Site [amNY]
- NYCHA Falsely Certified Red Hook Child’s Apartment Was Lead-Free [The City]
- NYC’s Ambitious Composting Initiative Has Decomposed [Gothamist]
- First Look: Ace Hotel Brooklyn Is Opening This Spring [Curbed]
- See Which Brooklyn Hospitals Near Capacity Amid Coronavirus Surge [Patch]
- City Council Hosts Hearing on Racial Disparity Bill [TRD]
Bed Stuy’s The Narativ Provides a Platform for African Artisans to Tell Their Stories
More than just clothing, the store specializes in sharing the stories — hence the store’s name, The Narativ — behind the brands stocked.
Daily Links: Brooklyn Gets a 24-Hour Vaccine Site Amid Criticized Initial Rollout
In the News
- After Unused Vaccines Are Thrown in Trash, Cuomo Loosens Rules [NYT]
- Three Injured in Bay Ridge House Fire [BP]
- City Will Fix Tattered Williamsburg Soccer Pitches This Spring [BP]
- NYC’s First 24/7 Vaccine Sites Open in the Bronx, Brooklyn [Gothamist]
- Coronavirus Cases Close 2 Bed-Stuy Schools: DOE [Patch]
- New ‘Microbakery’ Brings Nut-Free Treats to Park Slope [Patch]
- The Keith Haring Mural Inside Brooklyn’s Woodhull Hospital [Untapped Cities]
- Education Director’s Week in Brooklyn on a $58,500 Salary [Refinery29]
- North Brooklyn Restaurants Sue Over “Kafkaesque Nightmare” [TRD]
- Updated Rendering Revealed for 1010 Pacific Street in Prospect Heights [NYY]
Brooklyn Public Housing Could Finally Get Urgently Needed Repairs, Due to Fed Shift
Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velazquez introduced legislation this week that would provide $70 billion in federal funding for public housing repairs across the country, as Democrats are set to take control of all three chambers of government in Washington.
Influential Brooklyn Retailer Bird Shuts Up Shop
Tributes to the beloved Brooklyn icon, known for its friendly manner and down-to-earth luxe-casual indie fashions, have come pouring in from customers and friends, including prominent creatives.
