Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY|News|
FIRST LOOK: Brooklyn Brewery's New Headquarters in the Navy Yard
Including company offices, a brewing facility and a vast new rooftop beer garden.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
- Park Slope, NY
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
F and G Trains Skipping Most Brooklyn Stops at Night This Week
The G won't run at night between Boerum Hill and Kensington. The F is running express both ways between Downtown Brooklyn and Kensington.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Brooklyn Real Estate Round-Up for Monday, May 16
Housing for LGBT seniors, the Sunset Park Library and a floating power plant were among the real-estate stories in the news last week.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
Superhero kids, loans for Bushwick fire victims, LGBT seniors, arrested U.S.P.S. worker Glenn Grays and gentrification were in the news.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Sunset Park, NY|News|
Sunset Park Activists Say Brooklyn-Queens Tram Planning Lacks Community Input
UPROSE's Elizabeth Yeampierre and Ryan Chavez said their group was never asked to be part of Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Group Behind Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Releases Membership
Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector paid for the first study of the BQX, and is advocating for it publicly.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Watch Talib Kweli Endorse the Brooklyn Queens Connector (Updated)
A pro-streetcar video released by Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector features commentary from the Brooklyn hip-hop luminary.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, NY|News|
Learn About Fort Greene's Newest Affordable Development
Two upcoming info sessions will educate the public on 461 Dean, a mixed-income development above Barclays Center now accepting applications.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
Police Searching For Man Tied to Fatal East NY Shooting
Brownsville resident Ramel King, 33, was killed early on the morning of May 8, according to the NYPD.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
4 More Teens Arrested for Prospect-Lefferts Gardens School Bus Fire
All four are between 11 and 14, and were charged with arson as a hate crime and criminal mischief as a hate crime.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
PICS: Meet the Superheroes of Brooklyn's PS 36
A superhero-themed curriculum at the school encourages students, many of whom have struggled elsewhere, to celebrate their gifts.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
Floating, 6-Story Power Plant Could Be Built Off Brooklyn Shore
SEF Industries has been trying to build a plant in the Wallabout Channel for years. A new public hearing on the plan is coming up.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill, NY|News|
In Cobble Hill, No News on LICH Site May Be Good News
Fortis Development Group has yet to seek a rezoning of the former Long Island Community Hospital site.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Brooklyn DA Drops Charges Against Arrested Postal Worker
U.S.P.S. employee Glenn Grays was arrested by plainclothes cops in Crown Heights on March 17 while he was delivering the mail.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
Brownsville Rents Up 20% Since 1990: Study
And in the past 15 years, the median household went from paying 30 percent of its income for rent to 40 percent, NYU analysts found.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Bed-Stuy, NY|News|
Bed-Stuy Rents Up 36% Since 1990: Study
Researchers also found that Bed-Stuy has gone from 2% white in 1990 to 21% white in 2014. Blacks now make up just over half of the whole.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Study: Rent in Prospect Heights and Crown Heights Up 30% Since 1990
Researchers also found that in the last 15 years, the local population has become about 10 percent whiter.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Sunset Park, NY|News|
Sunset Park Rents Up 24% From 1990: Study
NYU researchers also found the Hispanic and black populations in Sunset Park have shrunk significantly in the past 15 years.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Williamsburg-Greenpoint, NY|News|
Study: Williamsburg and Greenpoint Are NYC's Gentrification Capitals
Average rents in the area have risen 78.7 percent since 1990, research shows — and the Hispanic population has dropped 12 percent.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
Park Slope|News|
Here's the Lineup for This Year's BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in Prospect Park
Nearly three dozen diverse musical acts are scheduled for the Prospect Park Bandshell in June, July and August.
John V. Santore, Patch Staff
