On 12th St. In Park Slope: One fire, three houses, and the long road to normalcy
Category: <span>Brooklyn Recovers</span>
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Last Sandy-Damaged Library to Reopen
The Coney Island Public Library will reopen on October 23rd. It was one of five borough libraries devastated by Hurricane Sandy, and “was completely demolished,” said Debi Ryan, Development Director of Coney Island USA. “There was nothing you could really save.” Rebuilding the library cost $2.6 million, said David Woloch, Executive Vice President for External Affairs at...
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Six Months After Sandy, Some Skip Fishing to Rebuild
Boat captains and bait shops in Sheepshead Bay, hit hard by Sandy, have been seeing less business than usual.
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[VIDEO] Coney Island Opens Despite Sandy Damage
Coney Island Open from The Brooklyn Ink on Vimeo. Spring may be late this year, but the historic Coney Island amusement parks have opened right on time. Five months after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York’s beach front playground, community residents and leaders worked around the clock to make sure the joy of the island did...
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[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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Storm-damaged Houses of Worship Struggle to Rebuild
The rabbis and ministers of many synagogues and churches in Coney Island and Brighton Beach have said they desperately need the help of the government to rebuild because the donations they receive are not sufficient enough to cover the cost of the damage.
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Fairway Welcomed Back to Red Hook with Celebratory Reopening
The Red Hook Fairway reopened on Friday after four months of post-Sandy reconstruction. A celebration featuring prominent politicians and hundreds of customers welcomed it back.
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Dreaming of Coney Island Jobs
Twenty-year-old Harry Puck grew up in the enchanting shadow of the iconic destination that is Coney Island, and has always wanted to be a part of it. On Sunday, Puck finally got his chance. He was one of over a thousand applicants that responded to a job-screening event at Lincoln High School, in Ocean Parkway,...
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[VIDEO] Making Meals for Sandy Victims in Bay Ridge
Over three months after Hurricane Sandy hit New York city, hundreds still struggle without heat and electricity. This lack of basic amenities inevitably leads to a shortage of food.
"Occupy Sandy" volunteers have created an elaborate food distribution network that provides more than 1,000 meals on a daily basis to relief centers in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. The food is cooked and packaged by volunteers in the "Occupy Sandy" kitchen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is transported to the affected areas by volunteer drivers.
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Sandy-Ravaged Communities in Brooklyn Upset by Property Taxes
Southern Brooklyn has not been immune from this year's increase in city property tax assessments. That includes homes still reeling from thousands of dollars in damage from Hurricane Sandy.