To most tourists, New York City is Manhattan, but Brooklynite Jeffrey Stirewalt wants to change that and bring visitors across the river.
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April 6, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Politics
Decision-making Power over Real Money
For the first time, local residents of Brooklyn Heights and surrounding neighborhoods in Brooklyn’s 33rd District, and have real decision-making power, through Participatory Budgeting, a program in which residents vote directly to decide how to spend up to $1 million of their council member’s discretionary funding.
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March 23, 2013September 30, 2019Arts & Culture, Brooklyn Life
Jane’s Carousel: Sandy Survivor Back in Action
Historic Jane’s Carousel was nearly inundated by Superstorm Sandy three months ago, and the recovery has been grueling.
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March 17, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Brooklyn Recovers, Business, Video
[VIDEO] Sandy Survivor: Jane’s Carousel Back to Brooklyn
Restored from the damage caused by the superstorm last year, Jane's Carousel in Dumbo is quickly getting its business back to normal.
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March 14, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Community Leaders Call for an End to East Flatbush Unrest
After a third night of protests over the shooting death of 16-year-old Kimani Gray turned into a riot, Council Member Jumaane D. Williams and other community leaders called for an end to the unrest Thursday afternoon in East Flatbush Brooklyn. They also demanded a thorough investigation from the police.
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March 12, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
As New York Property Prices Rise, So Does Chinese Demand
New York real estate brokers are doing whatever it takes to accommodate Chinese home buyers, who, according to new data, are seeking out properties in the city in greater numbers than ever before.
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February 27, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Gothamist Names Brooklyn Heights’ Park Plaza As One Of NYC’s Top 10 Diners
The Park Plaza Diner joins such NYC icons as Prospect/Crown Heights’ Tom’s Diner, Neptune Diner in Astoria (Homer’s haunt backintheday) and Manhattan’s Market Diner (Poppa Fink’s fave). Seen more here: Brooklyn Heights Blog
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February 27, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
FEMA Extending its Deadlines to Register for Disaster Assistance
The previous deadline was set for today February 27, but has been extended another 30 days to March 29. The deadline also extends to complete and return low-interest SBA disaster loan applications to the U.S. Small Business Administration. See more at: www.sheepsheadbites.com
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February 8, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Brooklyn Fares Worst in Stop and Frisk Incidents, Says New Report
Earlier this week a New York City Police Department report confirmed something many people in Brooklyn already know: the police department’s stop and frisk policy is alive and well in Brooklyn. According to the report, more people were stopped in two Brooklyn precincts, covering East New York, Brownsville and Crown Heights --- than anywhere else in the city last year.
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February 7, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
Space for Entrepreneurs in Dumbo Is in High Demand
With an increasing number of young entrepreneurs scared off by Manhattan’s high rents, North Brooklyn has become a hub for growing firms. But as more and more tech firms move in, space is growing harder to find. More than 120 high-tech, media and digital small companies are now based in Dumbo — a neighborhood of...