Author: Jack Mirkinson (Jack Mirkinson)

So, remember how we told you the Atlantic Yards groundbreaking is a big deal? That’s because it’s a big deal. Governor David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a whole host of Brooklyn bigwigs and even Jay-Z—a part-owner of the future Brooklyn Nets—are slated to be at the ceremony, slated for 1:30 this afternoon.They will be greeted...

It has now been confirmed that a man hurt in the Ocean Hill fire last night has died. He was 35. A 40-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man were critically injured in the blaze, which occurred at 732 Decatur St. ABC Eyewitness News is reporting that a 14-year-old boy is under questioning by investigators, who...

Good morning! It’s a beautiful (well, maybe “gray” is a better description) day in Brooklyn, and there’s lots going on. The big news of the day: the massive, and massively controversial, Atlantic Yards project is set to officially begin today, changing the fabric of the borough forever. There’s a ceremonial groundbreaking this afternoon, and protesters...

Activist groups that support the declaration of the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site are pleased with the EPA's decision. They opposed the city's clean-up plan, because the funding was unclear, an activist said in an interview with the Observer

The builder Toll Brothers Inc will not pursue a project to build 450 housing units along the Gowanus Canal. David von Spreckelsen, a Toll senior vice president said to the Wall Street Journal: "We're extremely disappointed in the EPA's decision. It's going to have a big impact on the properties along the canal. It's unlikely you are going to see development there for many, many, many, many years."

The Environmental Protection Agency declared the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn a Superfund site this morning. This paves the way for a major clean-up of the contaminated site. The Bloomberg administration was not in favor of this declaration, the New York Times reports.

The ACORN employees that were caught on video last year, advising a couple that was pretending to be a prostitute and her pimp, were not committing a crime. The video had sparked a national scandal.

After the Brooklyn Supreme Court ruled against property owners and paved the way for the project, critics will meet today. The Brooklyn Ink will report.

The New York State Supreme Court ruled against property owners this morning, paving the way for developer Bruce Ratner to seize property through eminent domain and continue construction on the Atlantic Yards project.