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Committee Officially Nixes Proposed Coney Island Casino
The panel voted 4 to 2 against advancing The Coney’s casino license application on Monday afternoon.
Housing Advocates Target City Council’s Power to Kill Development
Voters will soon decide whether to create a new, fast-tracked process for approving some housing projects, bypassing a frequently naysaying Council and its tradition of deferring to local members on proposals.
Marine Terminal Plan for Skyscrapers in Red Hook Passes
The controversial plan to modernize the port and build luxury housing got the green light in what locals claimed was an unfair process.
Coney Island Casino Bid Appears Dead in the Water
If members of the deciding committee follow through on their statements to vote no on the controversial proposal, The Coney’s bid will be finished.
Brooklyn Port Vote Expected to Proceed After Concessions to Local Reps
Mayor Eric Adams’ project to bring 6,000 apartments while keeping the industrial Brooklyn Marine Terminal active has now secured support of Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Council Member Shahana Hanif.
I was surprised, reading such a thoroughly researched article, that the address of the jail was referred to as being on Boerum Street. The street to which you refer is Boerum Place. Much to the confusion of drivers who use GPS autofill, there is a Boerum Street in another part of Brooklyn. Greenpoint, I believe.
City Backtracks on Key Commitments for New 15-Story, 1,040-Bed Boerum Hill Jail, Locals SayThe renovated "convent" referred to in the article was actually a "rectory" or the home of the parishe's priests.
Development at Former Convent in Bushwick With Affordable Housing Is Finally CompleteAs much as I’d love to see some use made of those empty Duffield Street houses this doesn’t seem the right approach. Are the BellTel windows on the lot line? If not, how far are they from the proposed new building?
Proposed DoBro Tower Would Block Neighbors’ Windows, Alter Landmark Rowevery nimby swears they support building more housing, just not in THAT exact spot. we need way more housing in this city, full stop.
Bed Stuy Locals Want Girls High School Site Kept as Public Land, Not Apartments