The city's first 20 miles per hour slow zone, in the Claremont neighborhood of the Bronx, uses "gateway" treatments to slow drivers entering the zone. Neighborhoods across the city want to be the next to get the new safety treatment. Photo: Noah Kazis ... »
The delay in the release of the long-awaited Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan, from once-promised December to now-promised May, has distinct real-world consequences, notably stalling the efforts of Prospect Heights residents to argue for a r... »
For the umpteenth time, Forest City Ratner has pushed back the projected groundbreaking for the first Atlantic Yards residential tower, Building 2 (B2), at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Dean Street flanking the Barclays Center arena. Now the ground... »
(a flyer advertising one of the innumerable fundraisers for Obama held in Brooklyn in 2008) The campaign for the Republican nomination may be getting all the attention in the national media, but this happens to be a big week for political pronouncement... »
Press Release**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** January 15, 2012Contact: Amyre Loomis (718) 260-9191MLK BREAKFAST ON MONDAY IN FORT GREENE: PARTNER WITH NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS TO HONOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR’S LEGACY(Brooklyn, NY) "It is my pleasure to join 500 »
What's next in 2012 for Atlantic Yards? Some things we can predict, but other issues are up in the air. And, as I suggested in the 2011 round-up, Atlantic Yards always seems to bring some new twist, so expect something unexpected (though I have a few g... »
If you live or own a business in Prospect Heights, you are eligible for a free rat-proof trash can, as long as you are willing to pick it up from the office of Council Member Letitia James, 67 Hanson Place (9:30 am – 5:30 pm – call first at 718-260-919... »
On Saturday, elected officials and community activists rallied together at Grand Army Plaza to demand more accountability from the NYPD and to protest against aggressive policing tactics. The location of the rally is along the route of the West Indian ... »
