Brooklyn’s biggest stories over the past decade, according to Brooklynites
It’s been an incredible decade in Brooklyn. The borough has turned into an internationally-recognized destination, and luxury residences are sprouting up like mushrooms — bringing in a flood of new residents and the pain of gentrification that comes along with it. Brooklyn has experienced explosive growth in innovative startups, and technology companies are flocking to the “Tech Triangle.”
Brooklyn Bridge Park has almost reached completion and has become a tourist magnet. Black Lives Matter and the president’s Muslim Ban triggered protests throughout the borough. The three-year battle to save the 156-year-old Long Island College Hospital, known as LICH, failed after Bill de Blasio dropped his support after his election as mayor.
A massive repair plan for the BQE, which has been falling down in slow motion throughout the past decade, sparked a groundswell of community activism that may transform the future of transportation across the city.