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Mayor's Proposal to Freeze Rents Voted Down

Photo: gentlemaneconomist.com The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted on Monday not to follow Mayor Bill de Blasio's call to freeze rents on one-year leases, reported The New York Times .

Mayor Signs Signs 11 Traffic Safety Bills Supporting Vision Zero

Mayor Bill de Blasio signs package of traffic safety bills in Queens Photo: Diana Robinson for the mayor's offiice Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday signed a package of traffic safety bills that effectively updated the city's legal code and enhanced pen

Brook-Lens: Kara Walker's Sugar Sphinx

It has grown into a national and international sensation. Tourists are flying in from Detroit, Paris, Hong Kong, Nashville... and heading straight to Brooklyn to see it: the sugar sphinx.
Utica Ave Construction Impacting B46 Bus Through Crown Heights

Utica Ave Construction Impacting B46 Bus Through Crown Heights

De Blasio Takes Lead, Heads Task Force to Address Income Inequality at Conference of Mayors

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at U.S.

Will the City Vote Today to Freeze Rents?

Photo: thesurrealestate.org The New York City Rent Guidelines Board is set to vote today on whether it will freeze rent increases, wrote The New York Times .
BAMcinématek Presents a Spike Lee Joints Retrospective

BAMcinématek Presents a Spike Lee Joints Retrospective

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing.

What's in a Name? Food Co-op Organizing in Central Brooklyn

BMC Co-op meeting Dear Food-Justice-for-All Readers: I have been a member of the Brooklyn Movement Center (BMC) for the past year and am very excited about the work towards creating a much needed food co-op here in Central Brooklyn.

Two Men Shot Saturday Night on Lewis Ave, Following Verbal Dispute

Police are looking for the gunman who shot and injured two men following a dispute Saturday night on Lewis Ave.

The Week Ahead: June 23-27

Kara Walker Exhibit; Williamsburg, Brooklyn Alternate side of the street parking regulations are in full effect all week, including metered parking. Weather : Highs all week in the high 70s, low 80s with a chance of showers on Wednesday and Thursday.