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By Will Spisak and Rev. Carl Adair. 16 Jul, 2024
Lots of people are talking about the state’s plan for 2,800 housing units at the Creedmoor site. Understandably, many life-long residents of the area fear that the project would change the character of the surrounding neighborhoods. Their parents or grandparents worked hard to buy homes in Glen Oaks Village or Hollis Hills: this new plan feels like a threat to their legacy.
By Katelynn Ulrich 30 Jan, 2024
More than 100 repairs have been made in several district 23 schools. The total repairs by the end of this year will total to 168. It's part of $10 million from the city to make the changes. At P.S. 137 in Brownsville, the library received new flooring. Other fixes throughout the district include staircases, outdoor space and more. Students and families rallied together with the help of the East Brooklyn Congregations to get the changes made.  "Some people may think they're little things but when you add all of them up you show our young people that we care about them. We want to have an environment where our young people can thrive," said Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Brooklyn Pastor Shaun J. Lee
By BK Reader Staff 25 Jan, 2024
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By DAVID K. BRAWLEY and PATRICK O'CONNOR | 10 Sep, 2023
Gov. Hochul put forth her plans to address New York’s housing crisis. Though the announcement outlined several executive actions, the most powerful and exciting policy tool the governor floated as a solution to New York’s housing woes is her vision to convert state-owned sites into housing.
By The Real Deal 15 Aug, 2023
Rental projects often hit a wall in the City Council for not offering enough affordability. In the case of the Community Builders’ 106-unit proposal for Far Rockaway, the opposite happened.
By Michael Gecan 16 Apr, 2023
In the two decades after the grand opening, Baltimore and the State of Maryland poured more and more subsidies into attractions,
By By David K. Brawley, Ed Mason and Patrick O’Connor 02 Dec, 2022
As leaders who have created our own initiatives and developed our own programs, we’ve learned to operate with a combination of thick skin, a sense of humor, and a willingness to confront every mayor when they either ignore the successes of others or make claims that simply don’t reflect reality.
By Nehemiah HDFC 11 Sep, 2022
A program organized more than 40 years ago by East Brooklyn churches helped build a community within a destitute neighborhood, and has since enabled hundreds of first-time
By BK Reader 20 Oct, 2020
EBC held a virtual assembly to talk police reform, housing, education and healthcare priorities with city leaders ahead of next year's municipal elections.
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