NYC Planning panel greenlights ‘City of Yes’ housing plan — but it still faces tough road in City Council
The New York City Planning Commission voted Wednesday to approve Mayor Eric Adams' "City of Yes" zon...
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Brooklynites Back Incumbents, Including City Council Member Who Carried Gun to Protest
By Isabel Song Beer, Brooklyn Paper The polls have officially closed in the 2023 general election...
Brooklyn Voters Cite Safety, Flooding, Shelters as Top Concerns in Local Elections
Adam Daly, Augostina Mallous, Jada Camille, Kirstyn Brendlen & Ximena Del Cerro, Brooklyn Paper T...
Pols Debate Barring NYC Landlords From Running Tenant Criminal Background Checks
A City Council bill that would mostly bar landlords from conducting criminal background checks on pr...
Here Are the Brooklyn City Council Election Results So Far
On June 22, Brooklynites selected a new crop of candidates to represent them in the City Council, bu...
Brooklynites Fight Proposed Sprinkler Law They Say Will Cause Row House Evictions, Foreclosure
A Bed Stuy block association and Community Board 3 are fighting a proposed sprinkler law they say co...
Can Industry City Deliver on Promised Jobs in Upcoming Rezoning Proposal?
Is there a way to guarantee new jobs at Industry City? There seems to be some debate on this issu...
City Council Greenlights Closing Rikers Island, Expanding Borough-Based Jail System (Updated)
The City Council voted in favor of the plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and thre...
“So Brooklyn” Activist Linda Sarsour Wants Borough to Secede — Also to Be Its Mayor
Linda Sarsour -- the Brooklyn-born Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New Yor...
BREAKING: 5Pointz Condo Plan a Go, More Development Details Emerge
This just in from Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer's office. The City Council reached an agreement ...
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