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Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Demo in Downtown Brooklyn, Reno in Park Slope
Brooklyn Life
Daily Links: MTA Plan Slashes Bus Service, Leaves Out Utica Avenue Subway Extension
In the News
- Thai Flavors Without Shortcuts at Boran in Carroll Gardens [NYT]
- MTA to Slash Service on Brooklyn’s Busiest Bus Route [NYDN]
- The War on Rats Ramps Up in Brooklyn [Eagle]
- Sunset Park’s Crumbling Stone Wall Has Neighbors Fearing for Safety [Eagle]
- Sake Brewers Bring a Taste of Japan to Industry City [Crain’s]
- Utica Avenue Subway Extension MIA as MTA Plans Projects [The City]
- National Grid Continues Denying New Gas, Holding Brooklyn Hostage [Bklyner]
- Amor Y Amargo Opens in Williamsburg [Bklyner]
- BAM Readies for Opening of New Theater [Patch]
- Mother of Slain Brooklyn Cyclist Wants Son’s Tribute Sign Back [Streetsblog]
- This Brooklyn Prewar Apartment Channels Old-School New York [AD]
The Fort Greene House Tour Returns for a 34th Edition This Weekend
Satisfy your old house fascination and get some design inspiration this weekend with a tour through some of houses that give Fort Greene its architectural character.
Binge Watch Brooklyn’s Past With Brooklyn Historical Society’s New Online Video Resources
Go down the rabbit hole of online history hunting in a new way with some Brooklyn-themed videos.
Daily Links: The Clark Street Subway Station in Brooklyn Heights Might Not Shut Down After All
In the News
- Creative Brands Are on the Move to Brooklyn [NYP]
- Botanic Garden Development Opponents to Begin Settlement Talks [Eagle]
- Clark Street Station Closure ‘Not a Done Deal’ [Eagle]
- Pacific Park Middle School Site Sparks Pedestrian Safety Concerns [Eagle]
- MTA to Modernize Three Brooklyn Subway Signal Systems [BP]
- Pols Demand Answers After Park Slope Brownstones Flood [BP]
- East Wind Snack Shop Outpost Opens on Smith Street [PMFA]
- Separate Pool Time for Men and Women Floated in Williamsburg [The City]
- Fort Greene Restaurant Reopens With Bold Idea: No Chef, No Trash [NYMag]
Six Events to Catch at the 2019 Brooklyn Book Festival This Weekend
A guide to some of the events worth checking out at this year's Brooklyn Book Festival, especially if you’re looking to skip the lines on the big-ticket talks.
Daily Links: Industry City Rezoning Won’t Happen With Hotels, Councilman Says
In the News
- A Little Melodrama in the Park Slope Brownstone of a Playwright [NYT]
- Time for a Bike Lane on the Verrazzano, Southern Brooklynites Say [Eagle]
- Cyclists Blast Williamsburg’s Grand Street Bike Lane [BP]
- Williamsburg Condo Discriminated Against People With Disabilities [amNY]
- MTA Chief Wants Full Eight-Month Closure of Clark Street Station [Gothamist]
- City Council Puts Brakes on Community Board Spending [The City]
- Council Member Against Industry City Rezoning Without Investments [Curbed]
- LCD Soundsystem Leader Opens Cafe and Bar in Williamsburg [NYM]
- Inside Coney Island’s Mini Development Boom [CO]
- Fire Tears Through Two Apartment Buildings in Kensington [CBS]
Revel In the Art of Bushwick This Weekend With Bushwick Open Studios
Bushwick will be overflowing with art lovers as the annual Bushwick Open Studios returns for its 13th year.
Daily Links: City Council Hires Its Own Engineers to Review Plans for Reconstruction of BQE
In the News
- City Council Hires Independent Firm to Review BQE Rehab Plan [Eagle]
- Crown Heights Community Pushes Solution to ‘Development Desert’ [Eagle]
- Williamsburg Loft Building’s Tenants See Hopes to Stay Fade [The City]
- Critics: Brooklyn Bridge Park Affordable Housing Is Too Expensive [City Limits]
- 80 Flatbush Will Rise After Settlement Reached in Lawsuit [Curbed]
- Gourmand Heavyweights Plan Williamsburg Brasserie [CO]
- Bed Stuy Commissary Kitchen to Open in Former Pfizer Building [CO]
- Men Behind Reality Television Real Estate Scheme Arrested [BuzzFeed]
- New Renderings Revealed for Residential Building in Wingate [NYY]
- 302 Broadway Prepares for Vertical Ascent in Williamsburg [NYY]
Daily Links: Long-Delayed Willoughby Park Hits Snag Over Abolitionist History
In the News
- The Critters Doing $114 Million in Damage to Brooklyn’s Piers [NYT]
- Dumbo’s 85 Jay Launches Condo Sales This Month [NYT]
- Willoughby Park Delayed After Design Leaves Out Abolitionist History [Eagle]
- Officials Deny Accusations of Transfers to Rikers From Brooklyn [Eagle]
- City to Finish Grand Street Bike Lane This Month [BP]
- Owner of East Williamsburg’s McKibbon Lofts Owes $278K in Violations [CO]
- Williamsburg Gained One of the City’s Top Cocktail Bars Last Week [Eater]
- Renderings Released of Seven-Story Community Building in Kensington [NYY]
