Tunnel Repairs ‘R’ on Track
R train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan won't return for another year because of tunnel repairs necessitated by Sandy. But the feds are paying for most of the project.
Place: Brooklyn
via The Nabe
Barclays Effect a Mixed Bag
Some businesses around the Barclays Center are benefiting from the arena, while others are seeing little impact.
via Crain's New York Business
Photo Finish for B&H in Brooklyn
The Midtown photo and electronics retailer appears set to move its warehouse from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to upstate.
via Bensonhurst Bean
School Faces Unwanted Company
Parents with children at Brooklyn's Seth Low Intermediate School are fighting a proposal that would make their kids share space with charter school students.
via The Nabe
Free Food for the Furloughed
Cochinita Tacos in Clinton Hill is helping out federal employees during the government shutdown by offering free burritos.
via Voices of NY
Electoral Milestone in Brooklyn
Carlos Menchaca became the first Mexican-American elected to office on New York City.
United by Party, Not Candidate
Demographics have changed in Fort Greene, but not party affiliation. The neighborhood remains heavily Democratic, even if there was no candidate consensus among voters.
Primary Vote for Primary Care
The fate of Long Island College Hospital emerged as key issue for some Brooklyn voters.