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Home » Community Board 4

Tag: Community Board 4

Posted inPolicy & Government

Brooklyn’s Worst Road? What to Do About Broadway

by Jessy Edwards October 4, 2021October 22, 2021

There are lumps, bumps, cracks and giant crevasses you can stand your whole foot in. Anyone who frequents Brooklyn’s Broadway between Flushing and Jamaica Avenues knows the road is full of hazards that could see you dink your vehicle, bounce off your bike or even twist an ankle crossing the road. Now — after decades […]

Posted inReal Estate

Developers to Amend Illegal Plans for Bushwick High-Rise After Locals Uncover Surprise Clause

by Jessy Edwards September 2, 2021December 15, 2021
Posted inHousing

Plans for Luxury Bushwick Development Are Illegal, Neighbors Find

by Jessy Edwards February 8, 2021February 19, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Bushwick Neighbors Oppose Plans for 20-Story Development Atop Former Community Garden

by Jessy Edwards January 26, 2021January 27, 2021
trash, trash can, rubbish
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Clean Bushwick Initiative: A Movement to Tidy Up a Neighborhood

by Kimberlean Donis January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
The plan outlines the city's strategies to create affordable housing and jobs, small businesses opportunities, health services and more
Posted inFeatured News Archive

City Releases Bushwick Neighborhood Plan and Rezoning Proposal

by Andrea Leonhardt April 26, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inPolicy & Government

Bushwick Residents Devise Plan to Address Neighborhood’s Rapid Gentrification

by Andrea Leonhardt September 25, 2018January 28, 2021
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