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Cobble Hill

April 26, 2013

SUNY Withdraws Plan to Close LICH

SUNY Downstate Medical Center Withdrew their plan to close the Cobble Hill hospital, Friday.

Cobble Hill

April 25, 2013

City Council Unanimously Passes Resolution to Save LICH

The resolution calls for SUNY and the State Department of Health to find a new operator for the hospital.

Financial District

April 21, 2013

Disgruntled Commuters Ask MTA to Spend Surplus Improving Service

Disgruntled commuters want to MTA to use their $40 million surplus to improve services.

Williamsburg

April 09, 2013

Waterfront Dog Run, 100 Trees and School Upgrades Win Brooklyn Budget Vote

East River State Park's dog run and four other projects won District 33's participatory budgeting vote.

Park Slope

April 08, 2013

Asphalt Lot Is Fine Substitute for Bulldozed Garden, Ed Department Says

The School Construction Authority's promised "replacement community garden" is a field of asphalt.

Williamsburg

March 19, 2013

Williamsburg Pol to Spider-Man: 'Thank You For Letting My People Park'

Columbia Pictures bowed to pressure from local Hasidic community over Passover schedule for film shoot.

Williamsburg

March 15, 2013

Local Pol Implores 'Spider-Man' to 'Pass Over' Passover Shoot

Council Member Stephen Levin said the shoot would cause issues of "Biblical proportions."

Greenpoint

March 14, 2013

Infamous Greenpoint Avenue 'Poultry Comedy Club' Slaughterhouse Closes

Lee's Live Poultry Slaughterhouse has bothered neighbors for years with its smell.

Greenpoint

March 07, 2013

Man Who Lives in Truck Fights Plan to Turn Neighboring Lot into Garden

A Greenpoint resident who lives in a pick-up truck with his cats is fighting a community garden.

Williamsburg

March 06, 2013

Plan to Triple Williamsburg Office Space Would Transform Business Scene

The proposed tripling of waterfront office space could draw workers to Williamsburg.

Greenpoint

February 13, 2013

Controversial Local Shelter Relocates Mid-Winter and Faces Uncertain Future

The hard-won 10-bed shelter left the Greenpoint Reformed Church.

Boerum Hill

January 08, 2013

Boerum Hill School Playground Dangerous to Kids, Parents Say

Parents say P.S. 38's playground has left several children injured and is filled with trash and condoms.

Greenpoint

December 13, 2012

New Shelter Offers Nightly Refuge for Homeless in Greenpoint

The Greenpoint Reformed Church has opened its doors to 10 men, but some residents have complained.

Park Slope

December 04, 2012

Rumors and Race Cause Park Slope Parents to Shun P.S. 282, Supporters Say

Only 15 percent of P.S. 282's students live inside the school's zone.

Williamsburg

November 06, 2012

Williamsburg Straphangers Demand Relief From L and G Trains Outage

A petition with nearly 2,700 signatures demands more bus service to replace the L and G outage.