WINDSOR TERRACE: Marty bought $1.45M home with hard work -- and a big slip-and-fall case
December 22, 2009 12:15 AM
Oh, and let’s not forget impeded marital congress! It’s all there in the court papers!...
WINDSOR TERRACE: Homeownership 101: A primer for Marty
December 22, 2009 12:15 AM
Long-time renter Marty Markowitz has bought a $1.45-million crib in Windsor Terrace, but life as a homeowner isn’t as free and easy as renting. Here are some the issues he’ll have to confront now that he’s on the other side....
WINDSOR TERRACE: Marty on the menu! Local deli honors Beep with beef
December 22, 2009 12:15 AM
Windsor Terrace locals are certainly excited about their new neighbor, Marty Markowitz, but one man is going the extra mile....
Council OK's Broadway Triangle rezoning
December 22, 2009 12:15 AM
The City Council strongly backed a plan to encourage residential development inside the now mostly commercial “Broadway Triangle” on Monday, but the battle isn’t over as a coalition of 40 North Brooklyn community groups announced an expansion of its earlier...
Prospect Park is resplendent in white -- and don't move your car!
December 21, 2009 05:00 PM
Enjoy the snow for one more day — without having to worry about alternate-side-of-the-street parking....
Prospect Park is resplendent in white
December 21, 2009 03:30 PM
Everyone from kids to dogs to cross-country skiiers took advantage of Saturday’s snowfall, heading to Prospect Park to make the most of the wintry conditions....
COLUMBIA ST WATERFRONT: Solar power car guy is just waiting for customers
December 21, 2009 12:03 AM
Finally there’s a way to get around town without polluting or burning anything....
ATLANTIC YARDS: Rejection! Court turns down Yards foes in suit over MTA's sweetheart deal
December 21, 2009 12:03 AM
A state court has once again rebuffed an effort to throw a wrench in Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards machine, rejecting a lawsuit that accused the MTA of improperly selling its Vanderbilt rail yard by not seeking new bids after reopening...
MEAN STREETS: Big bust! Snow ruins topless protest on Bedford Avenue
December 20, 2009 08:45 PM
For the second time in a week, bicyclists’ attempts to protest the city’s removal of the Bedford Avenue bike lane were foiled by the weather....
MEAN STREETS: Man, you gotta see the crash picture from Red Hook
December 18, 2009 08:15 PM
That was one pretty serious-looking accident at the troubled corner of Van Brunt Street and Dikeman Street in the heart of Red Hook on Friday afternoon....
MEAN STREETS: Cover up! Bike advocacy group calls for no topless ride on Bedford tomorrow
December 18, 2009 12:15 PM
At least one group of bicycle activists is not excited by the planned Bedford Avenue topless bike protest through the Hasidic portion of Williamsburg on Saturday night....
OyPhone! Thieves are picking Apples right out of people's hands!
December 18, 2009 07:00 AM
The latest example of a growing crime trend....
MEAN STREETS: It's a real sign of confusion on Washington Avenue
December 18, 2009 07:00 AM
It may be the longest, and the most-confusing, bus stop in all of Brooklyn — and it’s running roughshod over Prospect Heights drivers....
RED HOOK: Big money could 'PAVE' the way for new Red Hook school
December 18, 2009 07:00 AM
A controversial charter school sought to diffuse mounting tensions inside the Red Hook building it shares with a public school by dropping the bombshell news that has almost all the money it needs to build its own permanent facility....
BRIDGE 'PARK': Ride on! Bridge 'Park' directors accept Jane's Carousel
December 17, 2009 11:15 PM
A DUMBO real-estate titan and his wife’s dream of donating her lovingly restored, 1920s-era carousel to the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront development was finally realized on Thursday when state officials finally accepted the gift....
DINING: No bull! This Montreal man will change your notion of pastrami forever
December 17, 2009 11:31 AM
Noah Bernamoff is taking Brooklyn’s national dish to a new level....
EDITORIAL: Bikes in buildings? Don't hold your breath
December 17, 2009 11:31 AM
Our editorial board has some real problems with the city’s new “Bikes in Buildings” law....
WILLIAMSBURG: Suit: Church used its 'Vito' power
December 17, 2009 07:15 AM
A major atheist group and a priest are suing the borough’s Catholic leadership, alleging that the church violated its tax-free status by making thousands of pre-recorded calls during the November election campaign that endorsed candidates favored by anti-abortion Assemblyman Vito...
TRANSIT: BREAKING: MTA approves massive transit cuts!
December 16, 2009 01:30 PM
Brooklyn is facing a full-blown transit apocalypse — include massive bus service reductions and the elimination of an entire subway line — thanks to severe cuts approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board this morning....
ATLANTIC YARDS: Bonds away! Ratner's tax-free bonds are snapped up fast
December 16, 2009 12:15 AM
Bruce Ratner scored roughly half the money he’ll need for his Atlantic Yards arena in a matter of hours yesterday, selling out $511 million in tax-free bonds that were snapped up by investors thanks to their high interest rate and...
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