Locals Protest Greenwood Heights Development, Want More Affordable Housing
Sunset Park activists are beginning their battle against a planned 14-story apartment building in Greenwood Heights that they claim will price out the area’s current inhabitants.
Locals on Edge After Warnings of Possible ICE Raids in Fort Greene, Red Hook
Brooklyn’s immigrant communities are on high alert after a group of plainclothes law enforcement officers attempted to raid two apartments in Fort Greene and Red Hook Wednesday.
What’s the Future of the Sunset Park Waterfront Now That the Industry City Rezoning Is Dead?
Sunset Park locals want to rezone the waterfront for green energy jobs and revise the City Charter to allow community-led rezonings.
Can Industry City Deliver on Promised Jobs in Upcoming Rezoning Proposal?
The question was asked by both residents and politicians at a City Council public hearing around Industry City's proposal to rezone.
At Sunset Park Councilman’s Urging, Industry City May Dump Controversial Rezoning
Local pol Carlos Menchaca said he asked the developers to pull the rezoning application because they had not yet fulfilled their promises to the community.
Owner Demolishes Red Hook’s Historic Bowne Warehouse After Arson Fire (Photos)
One short wall of the 1886 red brick structure preservationists tried to save was still standing in late October.
Public Review Starts for Controversial Rezoning of Sunset Park’s Industry City, Angering Locals
The long-in-the-works plan seeks to rezone the industrial property to allow for hotels and additional space for retail and offices.
Will Sunset Park Councilman Menchaca Derail Mayor’s Rikers Jail Reform Plan?
The plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and beyond is a scheme to enrich developers, said Sunset Park Councilman Carlos Menchaca.
