GOWANUS — AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY OPENED for the new Gowanus Canal towers at 420 Carroll Street, according to Brownstoner. The development, part of the Gowanus rezoning initiative, offers 89 rent-stabilized, income-restricted apartments, including studios starting at $784 per month. The project, expected to be LEED-certified, features modern amenities like smart controls, WiFi-enabled appliances, a […]

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GOWANUS — AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY OPENED for the new Gowanus Canal towers at 420 Carroll Street, according to Brownstoner. The development, part of the Gowanus rezoning initiative, offers 89 rent-stabilized, income-restricted apartments, including studios starting at $784 per month. The project, expected to be LEED-certified, features modern amenities like smart controls, WiFi-enabled appliances, a […]

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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A MOVING COMPANY sales representative was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court over his role in a far-reaching fraud scheme that conned $3 million from over 800 victims. The defendant, Andre Prince of Florida, was convicted in December of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was […]

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CROWN HEIGHTS — THE ANNUAL WEST INDIAN DAY PARADE, filled with colorful costumes and calypso along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn each Labor Day, takes place with celebrations starting in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, Sept. 2. A beloved local tradition that has garnered more than 60 corporate, government and philanthropy sponsors, the West Indian Day […]

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A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court Wednesday to restore him to New York’s presidential election ballot, even though he has suspended his campaign. A state judge knocked Kennedy off the state’s ballot earlier this month, ruling that he had falsely claimed to live in New York on his nominating petitions, despite […]

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