Downtown plan: An health center for women will move into a Downtown that has increasingly become known less for its social service agencies than for its rising population of luxury residential towers. Comments (1).
Art: Anyone who has passed by the steps of Borough Hall and thought, “There ought to be some turquoise, L-shaped, table-like things here,” is going to get his wish. Comment.
Downtown: Councilman Bill DeBlasio vowed to stop one of the borough’s most prolific architects this week, charging designer Robert Scarano with endangering the safety and aesthetic character of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods. Comment.
Downtown: A disabled woman was robbed of her handbag by a purse snatcher and a Rollerblading teen on July 12 — plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown. Comment.
Downtown: A Brooklyn Heights community board, citing a rash of requests, is poised to make it tougher to rename streets after everyday people. Comments (1).