
BED-STUY – A CITY-OWNED SITE on Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant will be converted into a 100%-affordable housing complex, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy and Department of Social Services Commissioner Erin Dalton announced on Thursday.
This spring and summer, HPD and the Human Resources Administration will lead a community engagement process on development at the Fulton-Howard West site, which includes the former P.S. 28 school building, the adjacent track and open space, and neighboring vacant land owned by the city. The project will deliver hundreds of homes and community amenities, the city said.
The building, which is in significant disrepair, is currently being used by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Multi-Service Center, which houses organizations that provide homelessness prevention services; education, arts and social justice programming; and mentorship programs. The city has committed to ensuring these groups can continue to operate throughout the project, and will help them relocate into new spaces within the completed development once construction finishes.
This is the first public site engagement initiative launched under the Mamdani administration and builds on its efforts to accelerate affordable housing production on public land.
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.