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The Right Side of Eviction by Saira Toppin

The Right Side of Eviction by Saira Toppin

Sep 13, 2016 ,,,,,,,,

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 […]

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CityKids Foundation Benefit August 25th

Aug 18, 2016 ,,,,,,,,,,,

  We wanted to share some information for a benefit being hosted by Susan Povich and Ralph Gorman, of Red Hook Lobster Pound, and the founder of CityKids, Laurie Meadoff.  It will be August 25th from 6-9pm in Rockaway and with yummy food (of course!), drinks, and entertainment it should be a fun night for […]

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Finally Some Good News for Renters!

Aug 15, 2016 ,,,,,

  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 […]

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24 Hour Long Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works this Weekend.

Jul 21, 2016 ,,,,,,

Come to Red Hook this weekend, July 23rd and 24th, for the Ragas Live Festival.  Raga, meaning “color the mind”, are “musical modes or essences from the Indian Classical Music tradition”.  More than 70 musicians will be performing at this 2 day festival and by 2 days this means that performances will begin at noon […]

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Help PortSide Reach Their June Goal for Red Hook WaterStories.

Jun 24, 2016 ,,,,,,

We’ve always been a strong supporter of PortSide New York and we’d like to urge everyone to review the info below and, if you can, donate to Red Hook WaterStories and help them make their June goal.  They are trying to make it to $20,000 by the end of the month, which is coming up […]

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It?s Budget Time! By Saira Toppin

Jun 17, 2016 ,,,,,,,,

Finally, New York City’s fiscal year budget has been submitted on time, early in fact, and with cost savings! Shout out to 2017.  The last time that the budget was on time was in 2001. We are slowly making strides. Here are a few highlights of the new budget: -If you have youth looking for […]

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Applications for Pacific Park Brooklyn’s Affordable Units Coming Soon.

Jan 29, 2016 ,,,,,

We wanted to share this “Save the Date” flyer for the affordable housing lottery at Pacific Park Brooklyn, also known as the apartments near Barclays Center at 461 Dean Street. Applications will open up in Feburary and the building (pictured below) will be ready for rental tenants at some point in the middle of 2016. […]

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“Make it in Brooklyn” Pitch Contest Applications Due Today.

Jan 22, 2016 ,,,,,,

  Maybe some of you have already heard of the “Make it in Brooklyn” pitch contest but were waiting until the last minute to apply.  Well, this is the last minute.  Or the last day at least.  Applications are due today if you’d like to take a shot at winning $5000.  The actual contest will […]

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