A Jewish woman was assaulted last Wednesday morning while walking in East Flatbush The incident occurred near Utica Ave and Lenox Rd when the perpetrator randomly approached the victim and suddenly punched her in the chest knocking her to the ground Crown Heights Shmira was called and quickly responded He was placed under arrest by the NYPD’s 67th Precinct and found to be in possession of a knife at the time of his arrest Sign up for the COLlive Daily News Roundup and never miss a story Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_2").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) And part of the guilty is that they allow people to feel they can go these things and overall have nothing happen to them essentially being part of their crime and facilitating it Never forget that the manufactured crime is for an agenda To use as an excuse to justify limiting your freedom in the name of safety and to justify more taxes for theft by these same government people causing the problems in the first place Don’t fall for the proposed solutions that never solve the created problems in the first place do we still have catch and release?….good Shabbos and stay safe out there…and such… This is what happens when you have Democrats running the show complete chaos where the criminals get away with their crimes and innocent people have to be afraid to walk in the streets of their own neighborhood I’m so sick and tired of hearing non stop a Jewish man or a Jewish woman was assaulted by some violent maniac but was “arrested” arrest means absolutely nothing if dangerous criminals are released from jail shortly after committing a crime it’s such joke and a disgrace They don’t care one bit about public safety and… Read more » The peasants should tell AG James not to approve more homeless shelters in CH If the man was a jew and the woman was of color This happens every single day it’s crazy also scooters and bikes getting stolen in lefferts and Rutland parks every day Thank you SHMIRA for getting this guy off the streets Infiltration Basins Will Capture More Than 122 Million Gallons—Enough to Fill 184 Olympic Swimming Pools—of Stormwater Annually Keeping East Flatbush and Canarsie Residents Safe Reduce Effects of Hotter Summers on Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods in New York City New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the completion of a $42.3 million safety project in East Flatbush and Canarsie that will reduce street flooding and keep New Yorkers safe during rainstorms Nearly 1,200 new flood-fighting assets will keep excess rainwater off the streets and out of the sewers This includes 906 infiltration basins and 291 rain gardens which will capture approximately 122.5 million gallons of stormwater annually—enough to fill 184 Olympic-sized swimming pools “Protecting New Yorkers from the clear and present danger to life and property that flooding poses is critical to keeping New Yorkers safe on Earth Day and every day,” said Mayor Adams “These investments in Canarsie and East Flatbush will capture enough water annually to fill 184 Olympic swimming pools—keeping residents safe and reducing flooding Our administration continues to focus on creating a safer and with climate change continuing to produce more intense and more frequent extreme weather investments like these are a key part of our public safety and affordability strategies.” “Stronger and more frequent storms are felt more acutely with every passing year one thing is clear: We need to bring every resource we have to bear to protect communities from the water that laps at our shores and inundates us from above,” said Deputy Mayor for Operations Jeff Roth “Delivering rain gardens and infiltration basins may seem minor they offset tens of millions of gallons of rainwater Locations of new flood mitigation public safety infrastructure in East Flatbush (left) and Canarsie (right) Credit: New York City Department of Environmental Protection but at sidewalk level they have a walkable surface that blends into the surrounding conditions As part of the project, the city planted 223 trees across East Flatbush and Canarsie, which have historically been two of New York’s most heat-vulnerable neighborhoods. The trees provide shade, improve air quality, and relieve the urban heat island effect. Cared for by NYC Parks, the new trees build on the record number of trees planted by NYC Parks in FY24 “Every storm is a reminder that climate change is here and hitting New York City hard,” said New York City Chief Climate Officer and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T “This new green infrastructure in East Flatbush and Canarsie will soak up stormwater to ease flooding and reduce pollution Green infrastructure like this can be delivered to New Yorkers quickly and with little construction disruption.” “These trees will help to cool some of the city’s hottest neighborhoods one of our Climate Strong Communities,” said Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice Executive Director Elijah Hutchinson so many of our residents are at risk of multiple climate threats Today’s announcement is a perfect example of how we’re going to have to think holistically to keep our communities safe from climate hazards as the city gets hotter and wetter.” “Bringing green infrastructure to East Flatbush and Canarsie Brooklyn as part of these two projects is just one way we are celebrating Earth Week at DDC,” said New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley “We are completing other projects like these all over the city and have a team working hard every day to find engineering and architectural solutions to make our infrastructure and public buildings stock greener while also combating the effects of climate change and the New York City Department of Transportation for working with us on these important upgrades that help curb flooding and beautify streets.” “Investments in resilient infrastructure are vital to keeping our city and New Yorkers safe,” said New York City Economic Development Corporation President & CEO Andrew Kimball “We are proud to work with our partners at DEP and DDC to build significant green infrastructure such as infiltration basins and rain gardens that will help protect Brooklyn from street flooding and water pollution resulting in cleaner and greener neighborhoods.” Last fall, Mayor Adams celebrated milestones in five major public safety projects including the completion of major sewer upgrades that tripled drainage capacity in College Point and doubled it in Maspeth the installation of the 200th flood sensor in Corona and breaking ground on the first Cloudburst project at the New York City Housing Authority’s South Jamaica Houses which will keep nearly 3.5 million gallons of stormwater out of the sewer system each year By: 7:30 am on January 5 Demolition has concluded at 275 Flatbush Avenue Extension, the site of a forthcoming five-tower, 450-unit residential complex in Downtown Brooklyn Designed by J Frankl Architects and developed by Jacob Kohn of The Jay Group the conjoined structures are planned to stand 27 stories and 293 feet tall The developer purchased six adjacent lots for $75 million from Pearl Realty Management to form a 39,000-square-foot assemblage at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby Street The deal also included $12.5 million of air rights transferred by the nearby 147 Pearl Street Recent photographs show the lot surrounded by wooden fencing and fully cleared of its former low-rise commercial occupants but a groundbreaking date for the project remains unclear No renderings have been released for the project apart from the zoning diagram below The towers are shown conjoined to form a J-shaped massing The structures rise uniformly up to a flat parapet capped with individual bulkheads with only one shallow setback depicted spanning across the towers’ ninth floors along the Willoughby Street- and Flatbush Avenue-facing elevations The assemblage is comprised of 104-106 Fleet Place and will rise adjacent to a 12-story residential building at 167 Willoughby Street on the southeastern corner of the city block Current zoning allows for the project to span up to 462,000 square feet The nearest subways from the development site are the B A construction timeline and architect for 159 Willoughby Street have yet to be revealed Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews I hope this isn’t going to have a weird setback on Wiloughby like the diagram suggests That’s going to look like trash with that newer building on the corner but its official development remains a secret: Thanks I was really hoping we would get something more interesting here and Newyork City say they having problems with MTA All the money that the city gets from theses Developers they should be paying toward Our Transit System ga('send', 'event', 'beautyofblock', 'Impression', 'https://newyorkyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Standard_336x280-100-2.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); 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Gothamist is a website about New York City news By: 7:30 am on April 25 Below-grade work is underway at 275 Flatbush Avenue Extension, the site of a five-tower residential complex in Downtown Brooklyn Designed by J Frankl Architects and developed by The Jay Group the conjoined structures will stand 27 stories and 293 feet tall The property is alternately addressed as 165 Willoughby Street and located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and Willoughby Street Demolition at the site was completed in late 2024 and excavation and piling work is currently in progress The below rendering posted to the construction board is oriented looking northwest from the intersection of Willoughby Street and Fleet Place depicting the new structure surrounding the 12-story residential holdout at 167 Willoughby Street The exterior features an idiosyncratic design incorporating dark floor-to-ceiling glass and an irregular pattern of white mullions Photograph of construction notice for 165 Willoughby Street The following elevation diagram offers a different angle of the conjoined towers The 12-story holdout is visible in light shading in the lower right of the illustration The 39,000-square-foot assemblage was formed from six adjacent parcels including 104-106 Fleet Place The nearest subways from the development are the B The five separate towers is an interesting strategy – Curious why that would be better than just two who wouldn’t want to live on the 21TH It’s too bad they have to build around that silly holdout on the corner “idiosyncratic design” is one way of describing it And it seems to be the better looking of the two I was really hoping for at least another Toren-style tower Hopefully at some point the low rise on the triangular spot across the street that is occupied by the health department will get redeveloped The Poor tower (nee Poor Door); the BLS student dorm types; the working stiff DINKS; Pied a terre’s; and livin’ large Master of the Universe penthouses Follow on Instagram var sb_instagram_js_options = {"font_method":"svg","placeholder":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/instagram-feed\/img\/placeholder.png","resized_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sb-instagram-feed-images\/","ajax_url":"https:\/\/newyorkyimby.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; © COPYRIGHT New York YIMBY® LLC YIMBY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF NIKOLAI FEDAK / NEW YORK YIMBY LLC 2025Anthony Carlo reports from East Flatbush with more on the house fire.EAST FLATBUSH Brooklyn (WABC) -- Firefighters battled early morning flames at a home in Brooklyn as sub-freezing temperatures made the fight even tougher It happened in the East Flatbush section on East 38th Street just before 1 a.m At least five people got out safely but were being treated for minor injuries The FDNY says the agency had difficulty fighting the fire as hydrants were frozen and the water used to tackle the flames quickly turned to ice and coated everything "I believe there were two frozen hydrants on this block so the water they brought in had to come from the next intersection It took a little time and any chance we had to get ahead of the fire we lost it right there," FDNY Deputy Chief James Carney told Eyewitness News Once firefighters were able to establish a water source Houses on either side of the burning home were also evacuated as firefighters spent hours battling the flames in bitter temperatures While the cause of the fire is under investigation officials believe the blaze started in the attic of the home before spreading to all floors At least 13 people were displaced from their homes and are receiving emergency assistance from the Red Cross Sanitation crews arrived to the scene to put salt down on the street that had turned into a sheet of ice * More Brooklyn news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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By: 6:30 am on February 18 Permits have been filed to expand a three-story structure into a four-story mixed-use building at 1377 Rogers Avenue in Flatbush Located between Farragut Road and Foster Avenue the lot is near the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College subway station LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications The proposed 50-foot-tall development will yield 9,696 square feet with 8,432 square feet designated for residential space and 1,264 square feet for commercial space most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 843 square feet The masonry-based structure will also have a cellar and a rooftop terrace Opera Studio Architecture is listed as the architect of record Demolition permits will likely not be needed as the project calls for a vertical expansion An estimated completion date has not been announced Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Alison Hardwood is a health care worker who says she must take the B41 from her home in Flatbush to Methodist Hospital “I stand at the bus stop for a long period [of] time till I can get a bus She’s one of the 132,000 daily bus riders along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn A new report from the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance and the Pratt Center for Community Development lays out the hardship faced by those commuters 91% of bus riders reported that they experienced at least one negative consequence of bus delays,” Sylvia Morse the senior program manager for research and policy for the Pratt Center been reprimanded or been fired as a result of bus delays.” The survey found that it disproportionately affects Black two out of three riders endured long waits in bad weather and 85% would do more shopping and dining along the corridor with better service The report also found 87% supported bus lanes riders and supporters of a bus lane gathered along Flatbush Avenue to demand the city's Department of Transportation to move faster with an effective proposal “There’s a lot of really ambitious options and improvements they can do,” Jolyse Race “And we don’t want those ambitious projects to get watered down.” the DOT proposed three types of bus lanes for the northern end of Flatbush: curbside offset from the curb with a lane of parking and center running Now the DOT says it’s coming back to the community with a new proposal saying in part, “We look forward to continued public outreach and completing our traffic analysis in consultation with the community.” But advocates hope they listen to these riders “We're hoping that they use the findings of this report to go with the most ambitious project for the northern part of Flatbush Avenue,” Race said start looking really in depth at the central and southern part soon.” The DOT expects to present its new proposal in the coming weeks and chose a final bus lane design by the spring By: 6:30 am on January 29 Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 354 East 28th Street in East Flatbush Located between Clarendon Road and Avenue D the interior lot is near the Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti subway station Charles Wurzberger of Candor Capital One is listed as the owner behind the applications The proposed 54-foot-tall development will yield 22,419 square feet designated for residential space most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 679 square feet The concrete-based structure will also have a 25-foot-long rear yard but no accessory parking NA Design Studio is listed as the architect of record Demolition permits were filed this month for the three-story residential building on the site So sad that single family homes are all being replaced by buildings Rita Joseph and Crystal Hudson — want to see a center-running bus lane on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn signing a letter urging the DOT to take action “I recognize just how much of a necessity buses are for working people The city Department of Transportation proposed three types of bus lanes last spring to address slow bus speeds for the over 132,000 average daily riders along 12 bus routes that use Flatbush Avenue The center-running portion would run from Livingston Street to Empire Boulevard Livingston Street itself has both a curbside and center-running lane with pedestrian islands for drop-off next to cross walks A center-running bus lane on 161st Street in the Bronx has increased speeds as much as 45% A similar increase is much needed between Livingston Street and Atlantic Avenue where speeds can average four miles per hour Advocates say center running is a win-win for riders and businesses  “The center-running bus lanes won’t impact parking because cars can only park on that part of the corridor during off-peak hours,” Jolyse Race “And I think this would preserve the opportunity for a lot of loading and unloading because trucks would have more room to stop in front of the stores they’re making deliveries too.” Most people who patronize businesses along the corridor take public transit according to a Riders Alliance-Pratt Center for Community Development Survey of riders and small business focus groups last year A DOT spokesperson said in a statement they appreciated the councilmembers’ support and added: “We have been refining our design proposal and look forward to sharing more soon with the local elected officials The agency expects to have a bus lane of one type or another by summer By: 7:00 am on February 15 The affordable housing lottery has launched for 2605 Snyder Avenue, a seven-story mixed-use building in Flatbush Wieder Architect and developed by Anshel Friedman of Artist Construction LLC Available on NYC Housing Connect are 19 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI) ranging in eligible income from $117,360 to $218,010 name-brand kitchen countertops and finishes there are four studios with a monthly rent of $3,423 for incomes ranging from $117,360 to $161,590; five one-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $3,661 for incomes ranging from $125,520 to $181,740; and ten two-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $4,376 for incomes ranging from $150,035 to $218,010 Prospective renters must meet income and household size requirements to apply for these apartments Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than March 3 By: 6:30 am on February 19 Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 315 East 29th Street in Flatbush Located between Avenue D and Clarendon Road the lot is near the Beverly Road subway station Shalom Stahler is listed as the owner behind the applications The proposed 55-foot-tall development will yield 8,776 square feet designated for residential space most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 675 square feet The steel-based structure will also have a rooftop terrace and a 29-foot-long rear yard Oleg Ruditser of Engineering Professional Service is listed as the architect of record Demolition permits have not been filed yet offering a soothing and relaxing respite for wellness in New York City Natasha Decker•Apr 2 Located in Flatbush, Brooklyn Bathhouse recently opened, offering a soothing and relaxing respite in New York City Weekday passes are $50 and grant four hours of access Weekend pass pricing is $65 for a four-hour period and begins at 3:30 p.m Visitors who purchase a spa treatment may have access to the bathhouse amenities included in their treatment’s price Brooklyn Bathhouse offers 60 and 90-minute massages and three different types of body scrubs (conducted in the designated “Scrub Room”) Visitors may also decide to dine at the on-site restaurant Come with me to the new Black owned “Brooklyn Bathhouse” in Flatbush Brooklyn! We had a blast! We definitely will be back! #brooklynbathhouse Brooklyn Bathhouse has convenient open hours for those who work late, have lengthy fitness regimens, or are simply burned out by the daily hustle and bustle The establishment is open Sundays through Thursdays from 10 a.m Check for events on social media or Brooklyn Bathhouse’s website, as a Paint and Sip is usually hosted monthly Guests must remove their “street shoes” in the lobby and wearing a swimsuit and sandals is required in the bathhouse areas The women’s and men’s locker room areas are separate Visitors are asked to keep their voices at a whisper to maintain a relaxing ambiance for all guests Visitors should reschedule their trip if they feel sick or are contagious There’s also a strict no-tolerance policy for “sexual harassment a free daily newsletter that features the best of travel and guides to the cities you love from a new point of view — yours you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy Queen Elizabeth Once Stepped In To Prevent Snoop Dogg From Being Banned From The UK United Airlines Flight Attendant's Armrest Announcement Sparks Social Media Frenzy ‘Basketball Wives’ Star Mehgan James Speaks Out About Popular Bahamas Island With Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Friend Loses Leg Chaos Erupts After Ethiopian Airlines Passenger Forced To Give Up Seat For Minister Check out these filming sites that have added to this harrowing story of creative survival in two popular cities Paramount+'s 'MobLand' has rapidly garnered a wide audience thanks to its fascinating characters and gorgeous scenic backdrops A 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan was rescued twice from Mount Fuji within days – the second time after reascending for his phone The Haifeng is Taiwan’s first luxury dessert-themed train It redefines the afternoon tea experience with some Michelin-starred desserts is taking a step towards opening its doors to international travelers