Day: July 1, 2019

NCO meeting
76th Precinct

76th Precinct NCOs at Pioneer Works

The 76th Precinct Sector C Neighborhood Coordination Officers held their June quarterly meeting on the third floor of Pioneer Works. Officers Class and Jovin discussed issues with the 15 community members present. Grand Larceny There has been an increase of grand larceny thefts in the area recently and the NCOs urge residents to be more careful and pay more attention especially […]

Left to right - Dr. Benjamin Neel and NYS Assemblymember Felix Ortiz
Sunset Park

Brand new cancer center opens in Sunset Park

NYU Langone’s Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center in Sunset Park, which opened on June 10, offers medical and radiation oncology treatment and infusion treatments for adult patients with all cancer types and blood disorders. The first floor has five exam rooms and is equipped with the latest oncological technology, including a new state-of-the-art linear accelerator and a CT simulator […]

Debbie Stoller protests
Gowanus, Real Estate

Voice of Gowanus Coalition joins other rezoning-related groups in NYC press conference

Human-Scale NYC, along with 19 other neighborhood groups, held a press conference across the street from the Equitable Building, where the City Planning Commission (CPC) has its New York City offices, on June 19. They believe the Commissioners, who they say are mostly connected to the real estate industry, rubber stamp a majority vote along the lines indicated by landlords […]

Feature Story, Real Estate

Throwing stones with Philip Johnson

Since I live in a very small and ugly apartment, one of my favorite activities when I’m a tourist (in my own city or elsewhere) is to visit historic homes that’ve opened themselves to the public. Different houses serve different purposes. Some – like the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park or Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island, famous primarily for […]

ASPCA building
Land Use, Real Estate

Five historic Gowanus sites could become landmarks before rezoning

For the first time in the face of a proposed city-initiated rezoning, strategic advocacy by the Gowanus Landmarking Coalition – comprised of grassroots, neighborhood and citywide advocates – has led to the proposed calendaring of a set of neighborhood landmarks, prior to the proposed rezoning. “We view this as a great first step by the Landmarks Preservation Commission,” said Gowanus […]

Uncategorized

Cause for sainthood of a former Bed-Stuy priest goes to the Vatican

On June 18, the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, accepted the Cause for Canonization of Monsignor Bernard John Quinn. Msgr. Quinn, a champion for racial equality, established the first church for African American Catholics – St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church – in Bedford Stuyvesant in 1922. In 1928, Msgr. Quinn established the first orphanage for African American […]

Red Hook Containerport

Red Hook Container Terminal gets busier

In the spring, the Red Hook Container Terminal added a new weekly container service to its roster of clients. Each Monday for the past two months, a vessel from Miami-based carrier Seaboard Marine’s North Atlantic-North Central America loop has docked in Red Hook, the last port of call on a route starting in Guatemala, with stops in Nicaragua, El Salvador, […]

Kids

NYC families and elected officials rally for smaller classes at City Hall

School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean it still isn’t on people’s minds. A large group of parents, students, teachers, advocates and elected officials stood on the steps of City Hall on June 11, demanding smaller class sizes for an hour. They also urged the Department of Education (DOE) and Mayor Bill de Blasio to allocate […]