Daily Links: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Get Her Own Statue in Brooklyn
In the News
- The Nation Lost a Titan. Brooklyn Lost a Native Daughter [NYT]
- How N.Y.C.’s Mayor Ignored Warnings and Mishandled Reopening Schools [NYT]
- A Covid Surcharge on Restaurant Checks? Some Owners Are Wary [NYT]
- Cuomo Planning Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Brooklyn [NYP]
- Massive Mural Decrying Cuomo, de Blasio Painted on Williamsburg Street [NYP]
- Cabbies Halt Brooklyn Bridge Traffic in Bid for Debt Relief [NYP]
- Adams Calls for Renaming of Municipal Building at RBG Remembrance [BP]
- Workers Struggling for Union Contract Join Industry City Skeptics [The City]
- In Midwood, Residents Pay Tribute to Venerated Justice Ginsburg [Gothamist]
- A Call for Action to Ease Sunset Park’s Housing Crunch [City Limits]
- Landlords Lost About $9 Billion in Rent Last Quarter: Report [TRD]
- Isaac Hager’s Downtown Brooklyn Hotel Heads to Foreclosure [TRD]
Daily Links: Following Pressure, De Blasio Delays School Reopening Again
In the News
- N.Y.C. Will Again Delay Start of in-Person Classes for Most Students [NYT]
- De Blasio Extends Street Closures for Outdoor Dining to Weekdays [NYP]
- DOE to Investigate Hacking of Dyker Heights Online Class [NYP]
- Protesters Demand Mayor Intercept Brooklyn Pipeline Expansion [BP]
- Brooklyn Census Response Rate Lags as Deadline Nears [BP]
- Beloved Bed Stuy Store Owner Killed in Ambulance-Firetruck Wreck [amNY]
- MTA’s Fare Evasion Math Was Off Track, Review Finds [The City]
- The Garage and KMH Take Space at Industry City [CO]
- Restaurants Will Soon Be Allowed to Add Surcharge to Diners’ Bills [Eater]
- De Blasio: Raising Property Taxes ‘Off the Table’ [TRD]
- Greystone Eyes $40 Million-Plus for Park Slope Luxury Apartments [TRD]
- Permits Filed for 14-Story Mixed-Use Building in East New York [NYY]
Daily Links: Activists Rally Around Eviction Threats to Fort Greene Artist Collective
In the News
- Brooklyn Museum to Sell 12 Works as Pandemic Changes the Rules [NYT]
- De Blasio Promises Restored Trash Services as Outrage Mounts Over Cuts [NYP]
- Bay Ridge Pols Look to Save Century 21’s ‘Landmark’ 86th Street Location [BP]
- Coney Island Park Owners Say State Ignored Reopening Proposal [BP]
- People in Brooklyn Are Gathering Outside Libraries for Free Internet [The City]
- Evil Twin Brewery Is Opening a Second NYC Location in Dumbo [Eater]
- Fort Greene Artist Collective Alleges Landlord Harassment [Hyperallergic]
- NY High Court Nixes Challenge to NYC’s Property Tax System [Law360]
- Answers Demanded Over Reported NYPD-FBI Link in Brownsville [BK Reader]
Daily Links: Ditmas Park Public School Closes After Two People Test Positive for COVID-19
In the News
- A Civil War Political Movement Reawakens in Brooklyn [NYT]
- Council Eyes Ban on Landlords Conducting Criminal Background Checks [NYP]
- Ditmas Park School Shuts Down After Staffers Test Positive for COVID-19 [BP]
- Study: NYC Shutdown Reduced Spread of Coronavirus by 70 Percent [WP]
- Gloria’s Caribbean Still Best After Decade Plus in Crown Heights [Gothamist]
- Special Ed Teachers Desperate for Pandemic Details [Gothamist]
- Spraying for West Nile Virus Planned for South-Eastern Brooklyn [Bklyner]
- Williamsburg Bar Sues Cuomo, Saying Coronavirus Not a Vampire [TRD]
Daily Links: One Week Before School Starts, Ditmas Park Teachers Protest Unsafe Conditions
In the News
- How the Pandemic Has Changed Apartment Building Amenities [NYT]
- A Midwood Building’s Courtyard Becomes a Wedding Venue [NYT]
- Brooklyn’s Caribbean Community Kept Carnival Vividly Alive [NYT]
- Fleeing the Suburbs for the City? This Couple Was Ready for Brooklyn [NYT]
- Teachers Stage ‘Work Out’ in Ditmas Park [Gothamist]
- Industry City Friends and Foes Gear Up for City Council Battle [Patch]
- NYC’s Hunger Crisis Is ‘Getting Even Worse,’ Advocates Say [City Limits]
- Brooklyn Pol Proposes Another Car-Free Busway [Streetsblog]
- Brooklyn Restaurants Cooking Up Plans for Indoor Dining [BK Reader]
- Daughter, Community-First Coffee Shop, Opens in Crown Heights [Eater]
- A Three-Story Mixed-Use Building Is Coming to Bed Stuy’s Marcy Avenue [NYY]
- Permits Filed for Three-Story Residential Building in East New York [NYY]
Daily Links: Docs Show Harm to Kids From NYCHA Lead Poisoning Was Greater Than City Admitted
In the News
- Meet the Force Powering Brooklyn Hospital Center [NYT]
- Brooklyn Heights Roof Deck Makes for a Nice One-Room Schoolhouse [NYT]
- In New Development, Buyers Favor the Boroughs [NYT]
- De Blasio Downplayed Dire Extent of NYCHA Lead Poisoning Issue [NYP]
- Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Three Homes in Dyker Heights [NYP]
- Greenwood Heights Teachers Blast Safety Measures at MS 88 [BP]
- Former Housing Works Staff Say They Were Laid Off for Union Organizing [BP]
- NYPD Disrupts Vigil for Brooklyn Cyclist Fatally Struck by Driver [Gothamist]
- Century 21’s End Is Bemoaned on the Brooklyn Block Where It Began [The City]
- Brooklyn Kitchen, Community Center Addressing Racial Disparity to Open [Eater]
- Bright Bushwick Apartment, Courtesy of eBay, Craigslist, DIY Ideas [Remodelista]
- A New 220,000-Square-Foot Commercial Building Proposed in Dumbo [TRD]
- Five-Story Residential Building Planned for Bushwick’s Weirfield Street [NYY]
Daily Links: Clothing Retailer Century 21 Files for Bankruptcy, Will Close Stores in Brooklyn
In the News
- After 43 Years, the Wine Sentinel of the River Cafe Stands Down [NYT]
- De Blasio Vows Indoor Dining Shutdown if Infection Rate Hits 2 Percent [NYP]
- Heights Could Be Model for Tree Support in Brooklyn [Eagle]
- Lawsuit Aims to Shut Down School for at-Risk Teens in Midwood [BP]
- Cyclist Killed by Driver on Ocean Parkway [Gothamist]
- Bushwick Spot Tong Features Bold Flavors From All Over Thailand [Gothamist]
- Locals: Fort Greene Park Bathroom Dirty, Needs Upgrade [News12 BK]
- Budget Cuts Might Doom de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Legacy [Curbed]
- Smorgasburg Returns to Prospect Park This Weekend [Eater]
- Century 21 Stores Files for Bankruptcy, City Point Location Closing [TRD]
- Amazon Music Has Signed a New Lease in Williamsburg [TRD]
Daily Links: Cuomo Greenlights Indoor Dining in NYC Starting Later This Month
In the News
- N.Y.C. to Allow Indoor Dining, in Milestone on Recovery From Pandemic [NYT]
- Over Half of Public School Bathrooms Lack Adequate Ventilation [Gothamist]
- Two Brooklyn Teachers Test Positive for COVID-19 [Gothamist]
- Ventilation Reports for Each City School Released [Gothamist]
- Street Safety Advocates Blast de Blasio After ADA Killed in Williamsburg [amNY]
- Diocese of Brooklyn Reopens Schools Across the Borough [BK Reporter]
- Crown Heights Tenants Withhold Rent From City’s Worst Landlord [Bklyner]
- Brooklyn’s Black-Owned Small Businesses Grow Despite Challenges [BK Reader]
- Bushwick Venue, the Well, Closes Its Doors for Good [Bushwick Daily]
- Cops Stand by as Buses Block Bike Lane at Deadly ‘Burg Intersection [Streetsblog]
- Rent the Runway’s Dumbo Space Up for Rent [TRD]
- Pricey Park Slope Townhouses Drive Dealmaking in Brooklyn [TRD]
- Permits Filed for Two-Story Commercial Building in Greenwood Heights [NYY]
Daily Links: City Searches for More Teachers Ahead of Contentious School Reopening
In the News
- They Wanted Some Private Outdoor Space in Williamsburg [NYT]
- Suspect Arrested in Crown Heights Weekend J’Ouvert Shooting [NYP]
- DOE Scrambles to Fill Teaching Slots Weeks Before Schools Reopen [NYP]
- Coney Island Library Unveils Second-Floor Renovations [BP]
- Cuomo Calls Indoor Dining in NYC ‘Negligent’ and ‘Reckless’ [Eater]
- Cozy Royale, Ode to Appalachian Cooking, to Open in Williamsburg [Eater]
- Neighborhood Bar Minnows Opens on Nassau Avenue [Greenpointers]
- Kestane Kebab to Open in Former Franklin Avenue Ramen Space [Greenpointers]
- Bushwick Film Festival Going Online With Theme of Transformation [BK Reader]
- Four-Story Building Planned for Bushwick’s Knickerbocker Avenue [NYY]
- Eight-Story Residential Building Coming to Vacant Lot in Bed Stuy [NYY]
Daily Links: City Scrambles to Ready Schools for Opening, No-Fee Rentals Pick Up in Brooklyn
In the News
- 6-Year-Old and 4 Others Are Shot at J’Ouvert Celebration in Brooklyn [NYT]
- He Turned His Life Around. Then a Gunman Showed Up at His Church [NYT]
- NYC Cut 40,000 Youth Jobs When They Were Needed Most [NYT]
- NYC Pols Call for Investigation of Possible NYPD Work Slowdown [NYDN]
- New Yorkers Observe Labor Day in a Year of Job Loss and Transformation [NYDN]
- Bay Ridge Couple Hauled Off Ferry After Refusing to Wear Masks [NYP]
- Parents Are Spending Big Bucks on Fancy Home Setups for Virtual School [NYP]
- Brooklynites Test Drive High-Tech LINK Scooters at Brooklyn Navy Yard [Eagle]
- Protesters Rally Against Brooklyn Friends School Union Busting [BP]
- Six Arrested After Illegal Karaoke Bar Is Busted in Borough Park [NY1]
- J’Ouvert 2020: Empty Streets, Lots of Cops, and Muted Parties [Gothamist]
- Bus Drivers in Line of Fire as Some Riders Flout Mask Rules [The City]
- No-Fee Rentals Surge in Manhattan and Brooklyn [TRD]
- Brooklyn Prosecutor Dies in Cycling Crash [Streetsblog]
- These Schools With Ventilation Problems Will Remain Closed [Chalkbeat]
