Is Brooklyn Still a Bargain?
Although Manhattan rents overall are still more expensive, in the last few years more areas of Brooklyn have began to catch up. And more people are choosing Brooklyn for its lifestyle than its rents.
Tag Archive | "Cobble Hill"
Tensions Run High at Charter School Co-Location Hearing
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Advocates and critics of a plan to open a charter school in the same building as three other schools in Cobble Hill clashed Tuesday night in the city’s first charter school co-location hearing of the [...]
Competition for Cobble Hill Charter School Site
Thursday, November 17, 2011
SchoolBook reports that while the Department of Education moves to bring a charter school to Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, State Assemblywoman Joan Millman and former Deputy Chancellor for the DOE, Carmen Farina, are backing a new [...]
For Down Syndrome Adults, an Uncertain Future
Monday, November 14, 2011
The average life expectancy of the Down syndrome population has risen to about 60 years. What happens when a Down syndrome child reaches adulthood?
Commuter Vans Defy Rules for Transit-Needy Brooklyn
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Weekday mornings Osmond Thorne takes commuters and children to school, but he is not driving a bus or subway train. He is behind the wheel of a 15-person commuter van. The vans are a cheap [...]
Residents Challenge Condos in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Dozens of Brooklyn residents spoke out against plans to put residential buildings inside Brooklyn Bridge Park during Tuesday night’s public hearing in Cobble Hill. Plans have been in the works for six buildings whose rent [...]
Coming Out in Cobble Hill
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
By Joi-Marie McKenzie “Baby, baby, baby, where did our love go?” Diana Ross’ voice slides over the speakers in Re/Dress Brooklyn, a vintage clothing shop in Cobble Hill. Three volunteers, wearing coordinated black T-shirts, greeted [...]
Bike Lanes Will Be Extended on Smith and Hoyt
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Bicycle lanes along Smith and Hoyt streets in Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill will be extended into Carroll Gardens this spring, allowing cyclists to ride from the Gowanus Canal to the Brooklyn Bridge. A handful [...]
Barney’s Co-op Setting up Shop in Cobble Hill
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
After scouting out possible locations for its first Brooklyn outpost, high-end retailer Barney’s Co-op has confirmed it has settled on a location in Cobble Hill. The Manhattan-based fashion clothier confirmed to WWD that the store [...]
Cobble Hill Fire Sunday
Monday, February 15, 2010
Small commotion was witnessed on Sunday at around 12:30 p.m. when several firemen descended on the scene at the corner of Pacific and Court Streets, just off Atlantic Avenue, in response to a fire alarm. [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Friday, March 9, 2012
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