Housing and Homelessness
Rent Board Forgoes Freeze, OKs 1 Percent Hike
Norman Oder |
There was high drama as the board voted narrowly for the lowest rent increase ever but defied Mayor de Blasio’s call for a freeze. Updated!
Brooklyn
Impatience Grows Over Promised Brooklyn Waterfront Park
Norman Oder |
The space on the East River in Sunset Park was expected to be open more than two years ago. City officials say it’s 95 percent complete, but the current design falls short of some promises.
Brooklyn
Plan for Community Use of Barclays Center Emerges
Norman Oder |
As the Atlantic Yards project slowly moves toward implementing the community benefits agreement that secured its approval, a lottery will be held for 10 events, sponsored by nonprofit groups, in arena spaces.
Housing and Homelessness
In Sunset Park, Demise of Affordable Units Feared
Norman Oder |
Hundreds of apartments covered by Section 8—key anchors in a neighborhood where affordability is threatened by gentrification—are slated to leave the program.
Education
State Grant Helps 2 Sunset Park After-School Sites
Norman Oder |
The community school model—in which schools are used as a hub to address a range of community needs—is already in use in the neighborhood.
Justice
Sunset Park Cops Aim To Protect Lunar New Year Revelers
Norman Oder |
It’s the time of year to exchange red envelopes containing cash—a signal to thieves and a focus of two Brooklyn precincts.
Brooklyn
Frustration at Lack of Sites to Ease School Crowding in Sunset Park
Norman Oder |
Some parents are willing to look at locations on the west side of hazardous Third Avenue, while others want the city to consider using eminent domain.
Brooklyn
For Sunset Park, Proposed BRT Routes Could Help Foster Jobs
Norman Oder |
After a campaign pledge by Mayor de Blasio, a report suggests eight new bus routes around the city that would help fulfill it.
Government
New Brooklyn Beep Adams Offers Continuity and Change
Norman Oder |
In an interview with the Brooklyn Bureau, he talks about building on predecessor Marty Markowitz’s efforts while broadening focus to the vulnerable.
Brooklyn
Forest City Ratner Again Gets Extension from MTA
Norman Oder |
The developer has pushed back for a second time the formal start of construction on a new railyard, raising new questions about the timeline for promised housing.
