The transformation of Union Avenue is one of several initiatives currently being pursued by local officials, non-profits and citizen activist groups to address the severe lack of open space in this historically park-poor community.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Locals and the city square off as they try to shape the future of Coney Island's economic revival. At stake is Coney's well known cultural identity.
Friday, November 11, 2011
On Thursday Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation President Andrew Kimball announced that 300 local jobs will be created at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports. The location is currently [...]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Our reporter Ravi Kumar caught up with Peter Dutro, a Brooklynite who helps manage finance at Occupy Wall Street. Peter Dutro, 36, of Brooklyn is one of the members of the finance committee at Occupy [...]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
By Aliza Moorji Teacher layoffs are nothing new; schools have always been a target for budget cuts. The city’s schools are now in the heat of yet another proposed round of cuts that may mean [...]
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown. The eight-day Jewish celebration is marked by the lighting of the menorah each night. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will get the celebration going with a menorah lighting tonight at Brooklyn’s Grand [...]
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Ten out of nearly 40 protestors were arrested outside World AIDS Day breakfast in Brooklyn that was attended by Mayor Bloomberg this morning, reports the NY Post. The breakfast took place outside the main branch [...]
Friday, November 19, 2010
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn spoke out after hearing of proposed budgets cuts released yesterday by the Bloomberg administration, according to Gotham Gazette. The proposed cuts, which amount to $1.6 billion, would be the ninth round of budget [...]
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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