Jan. 30, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A major redevelopment project, set to transform a 10-building commercial site near the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a mixed-use area, has entered the city’s land use review process. A 2.6-acre block in Clinton Hill that sits across from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and is currently being mostly used…
Jan. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A southern Brooklyn community board voted against changing land use rules for the proposed Coney Island casino on Wednesday night in the project’s latest setback. Community Board 13 voted 24-11 to deny developers’ application to close part of Bowery Street and purchase air rights above existing buildings in…
Jan. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen “The Coney,” the casino seeking approval in the People’s Playground, will create a $200 million community trust fund to support the area if it’s approved, the development team announced on Thursday. A board of local stakeholders, who would determine how the money would be used, would oversee the…
Nov. 30, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith Broadway Junction’s transformation to a commercial and residential hub is a step closer, with developer Totem Group filing plans to rezone a nearby triangle in Ocean Hill bordered by Van Sinderen, East New York, and Atlantic avenues and Fulton Street to pave the way for four towers ranging from…
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Apr. 28, 2023 By Council Member Crystal Hudson
Crystal’s Corner is a monthly column written by New York City Council Member Crystal Hudson (District 35,) Chair of the Committee on Aging.