Daily Links: Brooklyn Will Get a Free Concert as Part of City’s ‘Homecoming’ Celebration in August
In the News
- Is the City Doing Enough to Slow a Third Virus Wave? [NYT]
- New York’s ‘Homecoming’ to Feature a Free Concert in Every Borough [NYT]
- Rogue Building Demo Stirs Furor and Questions in PLG [The City]
- Van Driver Kills Moped Rider in Kensington [Streetsblog]
- G Train Service Extended Between LIC and Coney Island in August [Patch]
- Brooklyn Bowl Reopening in September [Greenpointers]
- Bushwick Activists ‘Reclaim’ a Commercial Space on Broadway [Bushwick Daily]
- A Secret Pop-up Gourmet Restaurant in Bed Stuy [Untapped Cities]
- Nightmare Darkens for Large Greenpoint Condo Project [TRD]
Daily Links: City Sublets for Business, Free Subway, ‘Feminist’ Housing Are Among Ideas to Rebuild NYC
In the News
- These 115 Workers Helped Keep New York Alive in Its Darkest Months [NYT]
- City Tickets Spike Lee’s Fort Greene Company Over Illegal Parking Spots [NYP]
- Muslim-Americans Join to Celebrate Eid Al-Adha at Bensonhurst Park [BP]
- 25 Ways to Make the Post-COVID City More Livable, Prosperous, Just [Curbed]
- Brooklyn’s 50 Most Fascinating People [BK Mag]
- A Bed Stuy Townhouse, Reinvented for Modern Times [Remodelista]
- Greenpoint Avenue Gains Community Fridge, Freezer [Greenpointers]
Daily Links: MTA Rolls Back Post-Pandemic Fare Increase as Riders Complain of Late Trains
In the News
- MTA Postpones Fare Increase as It Tries to Lure Back Riders [NYT]
- Dekalb Market Chef Asks: How Versatile Is the Plantain? [NYT]
- Crowds Take to the Streets for the Return of Bay Ridge ‘Summer Strolls’ [BP]
- Subway Riders Fume as Train Performance Declines Amid Recovery [amNY]
- BAM Is Bringing a Beach to Brooklyn for Climate Change Opera [Gothamist]
- Park Slope Stoop Will Turn to Stage for Summer Concert Series [Patch]
- Nobody Hurt After Front of Prospect Heights Brownstone Collapses [Patch]
- Senior Starts Garden for Kids in East New York NYCHA Development [Pix11]
- Brooklyn Sees 21 Luxury Contracts Signed — Again [TRD]
Daily Links: NYCHA Playgrounds Remain Closed, Need Critical Repairs as Pandemic Wanes
In the News
- Guerrilla Wi-Fi Comes to Brownsville, Elsewhere [NYT]
- Indian Food Restaurateurs Plan Expansion, Including to Park Slope [NYT]
- NYCHA Playgrounds Off Limits as City Emerges From Pandemic [The City]
- Netflix Opens First New York Studio in Bushwick [Bloomberg]
- Construction Begins at Controversial 80 Flatbush Development [Patch]
- An Immersive Art Experience in Bushwick Centers Climate Change [AT]
- A 575-Square-Foot Kensington Rental Shows How Colors Can Soothe [AT]
- Developer Scores $385 Million for Next Pacific Park Apartment Towers [TRD]
Daily Links: Mayor Says No Plans for Mask Requirement Return Despite Delta Variant Fears
In the News
- As New York Reopens, It Looks for Culture to Lead the Way [NYT]
- Moving Back to Gowanus and Upgrading [NYT]
- Avenue H Subway Station in Midwood Now ADA Accessible [BP]
- Eric Adams Unveils Ida B. Wells Portrait to Hang at Borough Hall [PoliticsNY]
- No Plan to Bring Back Mask Mandate Despite Delta Variant: Mayor [Patch]
- Crown Heights Marching Band Fields Rash of New Complaints [BK Reader]
- On Second Thought, a Bed Stuy Development Plan Falls Apart [TRD]
- After Surfside, State Lawmakers Call for Tighter Inspection Protocols [TRD]
- 15-Story Building Planned for East New York’s Fountain Avenue [NYY]
Daily Links: Former ‘Worst Landlord’ Sued by Brownsville Tenant for Pandemic Lockout
In the News
- BAM’s Fall Season Kicks Off With a Beach Opera [NYT]
- Co-Working Spaces Are Back in Brooklyn and There Are Many Options [NYT]
- They Risked Their Lives During COVID and Still Don’t Earn Minimum Wage [NYT]
- Brooklyn Gets Surge of Anti-Gun Violence Resources From State [Patch]
- ‘Burg’s Leonard Library Closing For Renovations August 2 [Greenpointers]
- New York’s Billion Dollar Problem Hits Brooklyn Artists [BK Reader]
- ‘Burg’s Amant Foundation Embraces Idiosyncrasies of Clay, Cement Brick [AN]
- Brownsville Landlord Locked Out Tenant, Trashed Possessions: Suit [TRD]
- Porsche and Volvo Sign Leases at Industry City [TRD]
Daily Links: Average Daily COVID Case Counts Nearly Doubled in Brooklyn in Recent Weeks
In the News
- As Delta Variant Spreads, Virus Cases Rise [NYT]
- In Brooklyn and Elsewhere, Asians Still Live in Fear of Attacks [NYT]
- Iranian Operatives Planned to Kidnap a Brooklyn Author, Prosecutors Say [NYT]
- Rocco & Jezebel for Pets in Brooklyn Heights to Close For Good [BHB]
- Former Williamsburg Bank Becomes Boutique Office Building [CO]
- Dog Day Care Hounds Town Leashes New Dumbo Location [CO]
- Advocates in Brooklyn Implore Biden to Help Asylum Seekers [The City]
- Dozens of Brownsville Families Have Spent Months Without Gas Service [Pix11]
- Vegetarian Indian Food Pop-up Comes to Gowanus [Patch]
- Archestratus Books + Foods Is Expanding in Greenpoint [Grub Street]
Daily Links: Bed Stuy Record Store Halsey & Lewis Raises 36K for New Space After Sudden Closure
In the News
- What Might Development Look Like With Eric Adams as Mayor? [BP]
- The Implosion of Bushwick’s ‘Restaurant of the Summer’ [Eater]
- Crown Heights Apartment Residents Protest Deplorable Conditions [CBS]
- DOT Perfectly OK With a Blocked Bike Lane in Downtown Brooklyn [Streetsblog]
- The Plight of Brownsville’s Violence Interruptors [NYMag]
- Bushwick Painter Honors Brave Nurses During the Pandemic [BK Reader]
- Rose Wolf Coffee Expands With Second Williamsburg Location [Greenpointers]
- Bed Stuy Raises $36K to Save Local Record Store [Patch]
- ‘Harlem Shake’ Burger Joint Is Coming to Park Slope [Patch]
- Brooklyn Luxury Contracts Decline for Fifth Straight Week [TRD]
Daily Links: Rental Prices Climb in Brooklyn as Vacancies Drop
In the News
- Hours After Glowing Review, Chefs Leave Bushwick’s Outerspace [NYT]
- In Bay Ridge and Elsewhere, Family That Buys Together Stays Together [NYT]
- Charged Battle Rages Over 112-Year-Old Brooklyn Music School [NYDN]
- Bikes Still Flying Off the Racks as Cycling Numbers Remain High [BP]
- Finding an Apartment With a Criminal Background Is Nearly Impossible [Curbed]
- Furniture Rental Company Feather Moves to Industry City [CO]
- Two Trees Opens Mini-Golf Course on Williamsburg Waterfront [TONY]
- Neighbors Supported Each Other During the Heatwave [Greenpointers]
- 47 Brooklyn Restaurants to Participate In NYC Restaurant Week [Patch]
- Housing Court Kills e-Filing Tool, Reinstates Fee for Tenants [TRD]
- Competition for Rentals Intensifies as Listings Dwindle [TRD]
Daily Links: Renderings Show Affordable Housing Plans for East Flatbush Psychiatric Campus
In the News
- CDC Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening [NYT]
- Why the New York Subway Has a Water Problem [NYT]
- City Halts Plan to Move Homeless People From Hotels After Legal Filing [NYT]
- Street Redesign Brings Suit by Sunset Park Opponents [NYDN]
- The Surfside Condo Collapse and the BQE [NYDN]
- Brooklyn Italians Flood Street After Euro Cup Win [NYP]
- Space4architecture Adds Skylight Staircase to Greenpoint Townhouse [Dezeen]
- ‘Burg Mexican Restaurant Opens with Mezcal, House-Milled Masa [Eater]
- Brookfield Pays $31 Million for Mill Basin Senior Living Facility [TRD]
- Shadow Group Backs Towers That Would Shade Botanic Garden [TRD]
- 11-Story Building Planned for 4th Avenue in Park Slope [NYY]
- Redevelopment Announced for Kingsboro Psychiatric in East Flatbush [NYY]
