This story was originally published on Aug. 27 by THE CITY. Residents of an affordable Brooklyn co-op complex scored a low-interest loan from the state this summer, reaping $11 million in aid to improve what some complain are dismal living conditions. Now the shareholders of the Harry Silver Housing Company in East Flatbush just have […]
This story was originally published on Aug. 19 by THE CITY. The writing is on the wall at Brooklyn’s Rugby library branch: A spray-painted sign that says “Library,” with an arrow pointing toward a trailer. Patrons at the East Flatbush library have been relegated to the trailer to get their books and internet fix for […]
Not only are nine different developments being built along one street in East Flatbush, but many of them will avoid providing the parking normally mandated by the city through a unique loophole: assigning two addresses to a single building. According to the city’s Zoning Resolution, developments constructed on small lots — under 10,000 square feet — […]