Tag: brooklyn

MTA capital plan advances Interborough Express light rail project between Brooklyn and Queens

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Sep. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA’s $68 billion capital plan, unveiled last week, proposes starting construction on the Interborough Express (IBX), the potentially transformative light rail link between Brooklyn and Queens, within this decade. The 2025-29 capital plan, the transit agency’s overarching five-year spending priorities for maintenance, renewal, and expansion, includes $2.75 billion…

Rep. Velázquez’s recently unveiled portrait in Capitol was decades in the making for artist

Sep. 20, 2024 By ishkurhan Sept. 20, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A vivid portrait of U.S Rep. Nydia Velázquez, which blends her Puerto Rican identity and New York constituency, was unveiled in Congress on Tuesday.  The ceremony was attended by high-ranking members of the Democratic party, including U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Supreme Court Justice… Read more »

Brooklyn’s Sweetest: Maria the Ice Cream Girl keeps 80-year family legacy alive

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Jul. 19, 2024 By Jessica Ross

There is nothing better than hearing the songs of an ice cream truck on a hot summer day, rushing to grab some cash and waiting on the curb for the truck to come down the street. For the last 80 years, Brooklyn has had the Campanella family to thank for countless frozen treats and sweet summer memories.

Brooklyn brownstones break records, home sale prices soar 45.3%

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Jul. 11, 2024 By Cate Corcoran

Sale prices for all homes in Brooklyn set another record in the second quarter, market reports out today find. Tellingly, price per square foot — a more accurate measure — is also up.

Op-ed | Credit Card Competition Act would put Brooklyn ahead of Wall Street


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Jul. 2, 2024 By Phil Penta

As a grocer in a neighborhood where a third of customers qualify for SNAP (food stamps) keeping prices low is a top priority at Three Guys From Brooklyn. We haggle with suppliers every day and are an open-air market with more outdoor space than indoor. For years, our awning read “The Original Poor People’s Friend.”