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Brooklyn Edison Building Garners Support at Landmarking Hearing Despite Concerns
The grand Renaissance Revival building in Downtown Brooklyn was designed and built for the Brooklyn Edison Company in the 1920s.
Decades in the Making, Abolitionist Place Park Opens to Public
The 1.15-acre park gives Downtown Brooklyn locals a much needed green space in an area that has become heavily developed in recent years.
NYPD: Fare Evasion Played a Role in Downtown Brooklyn Subway Shooting
Officials said policing fare evasion can prevent bigger crimes, while critics counter it can result in inequitable policing of people and communities of color.
HDC’s ‘Six to Celebrate’ Highlights Changing Downtown Brooklyn
Preservation and advocacy efforts in Downtown Brooklyn will get a boost from the Historic Districts Council this year, with inclusion on the organization’s annual Six to Celebrate list.
New Artist Takes Over at Controversial Abolitionist Place Park Project in Downtown Brooklyn
Incorporated in the new plans is a monument to abolitionist “conductors” who helped people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
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Affordable Housing Lottery Opens to Fill Units in DoBro’s The Hub, Starting at $833 a MonthIn your recent Brownstoner article on the fine stores that used to line Brooklyn's Fulton Street, how could you omit upscale Martins Department Store, which was located diagonally across from A&S? Someone apparently did not do their research, but I certainly remember it very well.
The Rise and Fall of Downtown Brooklyn’s Dazzling EmporiumsLooks like it has a sweet view of the Manhattan Bridge!
Downtown Brooklyn Two-Bedroom With Six Closets, Skyline Views Asks $899Khttps://newyorkyimby.com/2024/07/permits-filed-for-30-story-tower-at-188-duffield-street-in-downtown-brooklyn.html
Landmarked Duffield Street Houses Unexpectedly Sold as DoBro Development Site for $10 Million