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The Right Side of Eviction by Saira Toppin

The Mayor’s Office just released a report on the reduction of evictions and landlord harassment cases throughout New York City. This report has found that through the efforts of additional funding and education through his office, more tenants are getting the services that they need. Such tenants are now provided with free or low cost legal representation […]

Gersi Replaces Dosa Royale on Court Street.

So many of us were sad to see Dosa Royale shut its doors, though we are comforted by the fact that they have a location at 258 DeKalb.  The space at 316 Court Street is now inhabited by Gersi, an Italian restaurant.  The food looks good (see pics below) and the place was pretty crowded […]

Rough Draft-NYC: Creative Coworking Studio in Williamsburg by Shyda Hoque

Walking into the pre-war storefront of the coworking space Rough Draft-NYC is as if you are walking onto a set from ‘Mad Men’- no way, this cannot be a place to work?!?  It is too cool with it’s polished concrete floors, exposed brick, diverse musical playlist and retro refrigerator! The bathroom is a collage of […]

New Exhibit Coming to Kentler Gallery.

There will be an opening reception in a few days for a very interesting exhibit coming to Kentler International Drawing Space at 353 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. Artist Golnar Adili’s Language Landscapes (above) can be seen at the gallery through the months of September and most of October.  The artist herself will be […]

FABulous Fall Events on Fulton.

The FAB Alliance, or Fulton Area Businesses Alliance, has announced some events coming up this fall.  The next one is coming up on September 10th.  It’s the Brooklyn Music School’s Jazz Concert and Jam Sessions series.  More on that below.  For a list of all the events on the docket so far click here. Brooklyn […]

The Gardens of Columbia Waterfront.

The Columbia waterfront District boasts several community gardens.  We count seven, which is a whole lot for such a small area.  This is actually where Carroll Gardens gets it’s name.  What many of us now call Columbia Waterfront used to be considered Carroll Gardens, named so for the community plots located practically every other block […]

Southwest Brooklyn Fall Festival.

We wanted to share this info about this festival being hosted by the Carroll Gardens Association on September 10th. There is more below about what to expect, where to go and what time.  For even more info or to learn about becoming a sponsor or vendor for this event please click here. On Saturday, September […]

Finally Some Good News for Renters!

  This has been a crazy decade for real estate in New York City.  The rapid growth in Brooklyn is just one factor.  We have all been watching as rents skyrocket.  Well, good news renters!  The five year “development boom” has driven the cost of rentals down.  As more new inventory continues to hit the […]

All The Park’s A Stage at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

                                                                                                   Photo: Julienne Schaer You have three […]

New Library Garden in Park Slope.

Everyone loves to see beautification happening in their neighborhood.  New parks, squares, or simply planting more trees.  Park Slope, though already a gorgeous neighborhood, is getting a new garden right outside of the Library on 9th Street and 6th Ave.  There will be seating and planters for a community garden program.  This is actually a […]