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The Merchants of Third Avenue Civic Improvement Association, a non-profit serving the Third Avenue retail corridor for over 30 years is conducting a study, an in-depth survey of local residents that will help: –Understand the buying habits and desires of the community; –Gain insight from local consumers [...] Open and Closed: A case for the life of a small business in Bay Ridge Written by Rosalie Drago
Any Bay Ridge resident who strolls the avenues knows that every few weeks a new business opens while another vacant storefront, with skeletal remains of shelves and [...] Tenants Rights Upheld in Court This week, a Manhattan judge ruled that an amendment to New York City’s Human Rights Law obligates landlords to accept section 8 housing and other federal subsidies for units that are already rent stabilized and for those tenants who moved in after the law was already [...] After we ran this article yesterday, … after a two day survey of 3rd avenue and 5th avenue in Bay Ridge, our reporting team found over 25 vacated or vacating storefronts. City Cuncilman Vincent J Gentile and Republican Challenger Robert Capano were kind enough to respond with some comments, suggestions and possible courses of [...] But after a two day survey of 3rd avenue and 5th avenue in Bay Ridge, our reporting team found over 25 vacated or vacating storefronts. Perhaps the most unfortunate block of all is 3rd avenue, between Bay Ridge Avenue and 70th street. Here we found four empty store fronts. The remaining stores are niche food services, a used goods store, a deli and the famous fresh-bread Cangiano’s. With the exception of the Second Hand Goods store, all other businesses on the block could in some way be threatened by the pending July opening of the Key Food on Bay Ridge [...] PROTECT SUNSET PARK… WEDNESDAY JUNE 10TH This wednesday, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will be reviewing the Sunset Park Rezoning changes forwarded him from Community Board 7. CB7, which is NOT representative of the neighborhood (where’s the pro-bono lawsuit??) voted in favor of this new rezoning. If the rezoning goes through as planned, the height limits for Sunset Park Buildings will [...] Here’s how you can find out, courtesy of the Sunset Park Alliance of Neighbors listserv (gotta love the activist ALL CAPS, HAS YOUR RENT GONE UP? Saturday June 6th HAS YOUR RENT GONE UP? Day of Action Against Displacement Saturday June 6th Learn about how the proposed rezoning in Sunset Park could raise your Come out and look at the rezoning plan, write letters, and prepare for Sunset Park is Not For [...] |
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