Government/Politics
The Community Board 2 Land Use Committee is supporting an initiative by the New York City Department of City Planning to encourage developers to sacrifice the total number of affordable units they build in order to build larger-sized apartments. The committee feels...
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Updated June 29, 2010, 1:30pm: DOT has decided to go ahead and remove the five parking spaces in order to install safer dedicated bike lanes.
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The New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) is in the process of negotiating a 20-year lease to occupy six floors (400,000-square-feet) of the telecom building at a href="http://www....
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There were two new liquor license applications from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill businesses at last night’s Community Board 2 Health, Environment and Social Services Committee meeting.
The first was from Hanson Dry, a new cocktail bar at 925 Fulton...
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After the big showdown at last month’s community meeting at the Navy Yard Houses, it was very surprising to see that, outside of the Navy Yard, no one from the Wallabout community...
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Highlights from the May 12, 2010 Community Board 2 (CB2) general meeting at the Ingersoll Community Center.
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Over the past few weeks, representatives of BrooklynSpeaks have been reaching out to the media, government officials and community organizations, in an effort to highlight the significant reduction in...
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Two representatives from the Department of Transportation (DOT), Josh Benson and Ted Wright, and City Council Members Tish James and Stephen Levin joined Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents living south of Flushing Avenue for a very heated debate about the...
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Dr. Richard Becker, President and CEO of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC), was the first presenter at last night’s Community Board 2 General meeting. Dr. Becker updated the Board on some of the challenges facing TBHC. He also gave an overview of the...
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Ms. Valerie Barton-Richardson of Opportunity House, the new men’s shelter at 59-65 Prince Street (at Tillary Street), was on hand to update the Community Board 2 Health, Environment and Social Services committee on the progress of the new shelter and to...
Government and Politics
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