By order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Monday was the last night bars were allowed to be open in New York City due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. That evening, many establishments in Brooklyn were filled with customers trying to get in a final drink — despite warnings that social distancing was necessary in the time […]
Eye on Real Estate: Such serendipity. It was my sheer good fortune to visit Brooklyn Botanic Garden the very last day before officials decided to close it to help slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. I wanted to do a better job of complying with the urgent need for New Yorkers to practice social […]
Three thumbs up from Eric Adams. Brooklyn’s Borough President has approved plans for three affordable housing developments for which zoning changes are being sought. Two of the projects focus on seniors and formerly homeless people. The site of one of the projects, which is in DUMBO, was formerly a hotel the Jehovah’s Witnesses used as […]