East Flatbush joins the list of neighborhoods where residents say they’re facing an onslaught of out-of-character development.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Watch and Listen: Andrew Gounardes Takes a Second Shot at Unseating GOP Senator
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From high-school intern to novice candidate six years ago to this year’s run for the 22nd district, the Brooklyn attorney has been trying to get a Democrat into Martin Golden’s seat for a long time.
Video: War Vet Dem Trying to Flip NYC’s Lone ‘Red’ Congressional Seat Blue
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Max Rose has money and backing but faces unfriendly political history. Watch an interview with the candidate.
Max & Murphy: Jumaane Williams on his Run for Lt. Governor
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The Brooklyn Councilmember discusses his run for statewide office, his critique of Gov. Cuomo, his record on reproductive rights and marriage equality, and the state of the Council’s progressive caucus.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Video: Council’s Lancman on Next Steps to Close Rikers
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Also: Marking the anniversary of Malcolm X’s death.
JUSTICE
A Correction Officer’s Conviction Signals Deeper Troubles at Brooklyn’s Federal Jail
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The Metropolitan Detention Center has seen several officers charged with sexual abuses, including one whose job was to train colleagues to comply with a federal law aimed at ending prison rape.
Development
Separate City Projects Target Same Blocks for Housing Development, Alarming Some Neighbors
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Within a few months this fall, the city announced two separate plans to redevelop the abandoned Greenpoint Hospital site, and across the street, a parking lot owned by the city’s public housing authority—for a total around 750 new apartments within a two-block radius.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Loft Tenants Say City OK’d Their Dangerous Building
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Three years ago, residents of the building in South Slope were glad to win the protection of the Loft Law. Now, living without cooking gas or heat, they say the city has let them down.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Gowanus Sewage Cleanup Will Clear Out Several Businesses
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Mandated to build a huge tank to hold untreated sewage, and faced with a choice between tearing up a park or displacing nearly two dozen businesses to clear space it, the city has chosen the latter.
Council Passes East Harlem, Bedford Union Armory, Certificate of No Harassment
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Thursday was a big day for the Council, which approved two controversial rezonings and a long-awaited, landmark initiative to curb harassment.
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Council Committee Passes East Harlem, Bedford-Union Armory and Other Major Rezonings
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Sutton Place and Sendero Verde also cleared the City Council Land Use Committee.