Brooklyn Life

In the News

• Kensington Grocery Store Raided by NYC Sheriff’s Officers [NYP]
• Proposed Bill Bans Vendors From Dyker Heights Christmas Lights [CBS NY]
• The Future of Broadway Junction [Curbed]
• New Lobster Roll Shop Heading to Crown Heights [Eater]
• Amor Y Amargo Is Opening a Bigger Location in Williamsburg [Eater]
• City Should Test Entire Schools for Lead Paint, Lawmakers Say [The City]
• UPROSE Floats ‘New Green Deal’ Alternative to Industry City Plan [KCP]
• Brooklyn Baklava Sets Up Shop in Boerum Hill [Bklyner]
• Brooklyn Rents Hit a Record High in July: Report [TRD]
• Developer Debuts Renderings of Five-Story Building in East Flatbush [NYY]
• Six-Story Transient Shelter Planned for Lot Behind Kings Theatre [NYY]
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In the News

• Horseback Riding on the Beach, in Brooklyn. Seriously [NYT]
• Landmarks OKs Tweaks to Domino Sugar Refinery Redesign [Eagle]
• Brooklyn Tenants Ask Court to Step in Over Repairs to Buildings [Crain’s]
• Fight for ‘Abolitionist Place’ in Brooklyn Continues With Protest [amNY]
• Dekalb Avenue Stops Will Change With New, Longer Buses [Patch]
• Trump Public Charge Rule Could Leave Bed Stuy Hungry [Patch]
• San Blas Brings New Latin Cuisine to Brooklyn Heights [Bklyner]
• Bed Stuy Finally Gets a Sanitation Garage [KCP]
• Brookland Capital Loses Control of Another Brooklyn Development [TRD]
• Developer Rockrose Is Moving Into Fort Greene [TRD]
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In the News

• Pacific Park Board Deadlocked Over Luxury Gym [Eagle]
• Carroll Gardens Brewery Gets Super-Sized [BP]
• City Council Proposal Would Legalize Hostels Amidst Tourism Boom [Gothamist]
• Coney Island’s Luna Park Wants Customers to Name New Attractions [amNY]
• Midwood Contractor Spent Clients’ $700K on Designer Shopping Spree [Patch]
• Two Abortion Clinics Could Shut Down Next Month Without Funding [NY1]
• Rising Rents, More Blamed for Bushwick’s Shrinking Schools [City Limits]
• Gigi’s Bakery Brings Variety and Tradition to Bay Ridge [Bklyner]
• Bushwick Vegan Bar Precious Metal Closed Last Weekend [Bushwick Daily]
• Wall Collapses in Bushwick Sewer, Injuring Construction Worker [Bushwick Daily]
• Yoel Goldman Sells Majority Stake in Gowanus Dev Site to Rabsky [TRD]
• Excavation Begins at 22 Chapel Street in Downtown Brooklyn [NYY]
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In the News

• No Pacific Park Gym Without Environmental Review, Locals Demand [Eagle]
• No Fix in Sight for Abandoned Homes in Sheepshead Bay [Eagle]
• Abolitionist-Related DoBro House Slated to Be Apartments [Gothamist]
• Most NYCHA Buildings Suffered Heat, Hot Water Losses This Winter [Curbed]
• Bâtard Owner Is Opening a Modern Brasserie in Williamsburg [Eater]
• Brownsville Demands Action in Wake of Mass Shooting [The City]
• Midwood Car Crash Leads to 19th Cyclist Death [Patch]
• Worker Stable After Falling at Coney Island Construction Site [Bklyner]
• Schools, Landmarks, Ecology Focus as Gowanus Awaits Rezoning [City Limits]
• Park Slope’s Uptown Roasters Suddenly Closes ‘Until Further Notice’ [Patch]
• Permits Filed for Five-Story Building on Lott Street in Flatbush [NYY]
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In the News

• Crown Heights Gets a Taste of Luxury [NYT]
• Chef on a Mission to Bring Soulful, Healthy Food to Bushwick [NYT]
• MTA Worker Saves Woman at Newkirk Plaza Station [NYP]
• Family of Pedestrian Killed at Dangerous Intersection Demand Action [Eagle]
• State Will Fund Connections Between Downtown Areas Divided by BQE [BP]
• Is NYC Ready to Take On Rent Control for Small Businesses? [Gothamist]
• Update on Lead Cleanup at Red Hook Ball Fields [Bklyner]
• It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick [City Limits]
• Crown Heights Landlord Accused of Inflating Rent, Skirting 421a [TRD]
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