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Second round of Brooklyn Marine Terminal workshops set for Dec. 5 and 16


A SECOND ROUND OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project will take place Thursday, Dec. 5 and Monday, Dec. 16.

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NYC mom paid $14K in bribes to sneak weed, blades to son jailed inside juvenile facility: feds


Jessica Alicea bribed as staffer at the Brooklyn juvenile detention center were her son was held on more than 130 occasions to sneak her kid marijuana and scalpels, officials said.

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@Xudozhnikipoeti: Дмитрий Налбандян. «Ереван строится». 1972 г. https://t.co/QMNTObfbmD



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Award-winning Merz residence on Willow Place sells for $10.6M


A HOME AT 48 Willow Place in Brooklyn Heights, designed by famous Brooklyn architects Joseph and Mary Merz, has been sold for $10.6 million.

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DEVELOPING | City of Yes for housing deal takes shape as crucial Thursday council committee vote gets pushed back


City Hall appears to be closing in on a deal to make Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes zoning changes to boost housing production a reality.

As the two sides of City Hall continued negotiating Thursday the final details of the plan, Adams’ office has agreed to pay $5 billion for policies championed by the City Council, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The details came as the mayor’s office and the council appeared to still be hashing out the final compromise on Nov. 21. Planned votes by the council’s Zoning Subcommittee and Land Use Committee scheduled for late Thursday morning were indefinitely pushed back during Thursday.

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The City Council, led by Speaker Adrienne Adams of Queens, looks to advance its own $5 billion housing plan through a potential deal with the Adams administration on his “City of Yes” residential zoning changes.Photo by Dean Moses

The $5 billion will fund the City Council’s own housing plan, known as City for All, the source told amNewYork Metro. Those funds will go toward funding for affordable housing construction, housing affordability and affordable homeownership programs, infrastructure upgrades, and other expenses.

Additinally, the final deal will include alterations to some of City of Yes’ proposals, meant to assuage council members who are skeptical about the plan.

The changes include easing the elimination of a mandate that new residential developments build a certain amount of off-street parking and adding restrictions around where accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can be buil.

However, the revamped City of Yes is only projected to produce 80,000 new units of housing over the next 15 years, rather than the roughly 100,000 that would have come out of the original plan.

This is a developing story; check with amNY.com later for updates.


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Cartoon Sketchbook: November 21


The Brooklyn Daily Eagle editorial staff highlights images from around the world, photos courtesy of the Associated Press.

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@GovKathyHochul: From the first formerly undocumented member of Congress to the first Afro-Latino to lead the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, this is a historic choice. Congratulations to New York’s own @RepEspaillat!



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Art therapy exhibition highlights Maimonides patients’ creativity and healing


Since 2008, the biannual event has celebrated patients’ artwork created during therapy sessions, which includes mediums.

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Premium Content: Maimonides exhibition shows patients’ creations as alternative to traditional psychotherapy


“Lines of Sight,” an exhibition featuring an array of diverse and heartfelt artwork created by 37 participants in Department of Psychiatry.

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Elected officials calls for ‘state of emergency’ regarding behavior of some homeless persons


SOUTHERN BROOKLYN’S ELECTED OFFICIALS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY to address what they call the city’s ongoing.

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