Officials say a cement barrier keeps swimmers apart from the toxic coal tar underneath the pool. But experts note that cement can deteriorate.
Category: <span>Brooklyn Life</span>
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Sunset Park: Crowded Schools and the Search for Solutions
Overcrowding is an old problem in the neighborhood, but parents and school officials are determined to fix it.
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Brooklyn: The Tourists Are Coming!
Brooklyn Heights is among the neighborhoods in the borough reaping benefits from a tourism boom
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Crown Heights: A Battle Over An Armory
Development of this public property has become a flashpoint about affordable housing
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DUMBO: Small Businesses Are Fighting to Survive Rising Rents
Unless owners own their building, there is not a lot of protection from rising rents
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Shifting Gears: A Citi Bike Roll-In Rattles Longtime Residents
Where newcomers see a great way to get around the city, old-timers see a symbol of a neighborhood they are losing
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Coming to Brooklyn: Sidewalk Doghouses, For Rent
A new company called Dog Parker is offering modern doghouses as an alternative to tying your companion up on the sidewalk
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Greenpoint: A Grassroots Push for More Cops
A crimewatch group pushes back against a mini crime wave
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Community Policing in a Wary Community
The disconnect between the NYPD and Bed-Stuy challenges a plan for reform