NYC to close road at Grand Army Plaza — but locals fear grand traffic chaos

NYPost.com (Metro) 4/17 1:00A Estrella McDaniel, Haley Brown

New York City is finally moving ahead with a long‑simmering plan to turn Brooklyn’s most chaotic traffic circle, Grand Army Plaza, into a true front door to Prospect Park.

NYC wants to connect Grand Army Plaza's arch to Prospect Park in major redesign

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 4/13 8:24A NBC New York Staff

Brooklyn’s famed Grand Army Plaza could undergo a redesign in an effort to increase pedestrian and cyclist safety in an area that is described as “dangerous” and “chaotic”, city officials announced Monday. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and...

Once on the black market, this spirit fuels Steven Soderbergh's birthday at Nitehawk

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 4/5 10:54A Brian Price

At the heart of a nine-week film series celebrating the birthday of acclaimed filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is a 500-year-old Bolivian spirit with one wild origin story. “A Man Under the Influence” has been running since Feb. 18 and features films...

Alleged straw donor to former Mayor Adams planning mixed-use Park Slope project

CrainsNewYork.com (Labor Unions) 3/12 12:33A Julian Nazar

Brooklyn developer Tolib Mansurov is adding another project to his portfolio in the borough. Mansurov recently filed plans with the city's Department of Buildings for a new 8-story, roughly 35,400-square-foot mixed-use building at 250 Flatbush...

Eight-building Brooklyn affordable housing portfolio sells for $80M

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 2/27 7:27A Julianne Cuba

An eight-building assemblage of residential properties near Brooklyn's Prospect Park has traded hands for nearly $80 million, Crain's has learned. Affordable and mixed-income housing developer Camber Property Group recently closed on its sale of...

On Politics: Six revenue strategies Mamdani's city budget overlooked

CrainsNewYork.com (Banking) 2/18 12:33A Ross Barkan

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s bid to close a $5 billion budget gap through an income tax hike is understandable enough, if Gov. Kathy Hochul has indicated it probably won’t happen. Now Mamdani, with his $127 billion preliminary budget, is resorting to...