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4 days ago | brownstoner.com | Robert Pearl |Brooklyn Paper

By Robert Pearl, Brooklyn PaperA number of Sheepshead Bay residents are protesting the city’s plans to build a shelter for homeless families in the neighborhood. The plan for 2134 Coyle Street has sparked significant opposition, with locals particularly frustrated after initial plans to build affordable housing at the site fell through. Protests against the shelter began in March, and have drawn attendees across the political aisle, including politicians, community leaders, and everyday residents.

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Megan McGibney |Brooklyn Paper

By Megan McGibney, Brooklyn PaperIt took mere seconds after the Pledge of Allegiance to get a sense of how Community Board 15’s general board meeting would unfold. As soon as attendees lowered their right hands from their hearts, a few began chanting, “No batteries!”Chairperson Theresa Scavo attempted to quiet the small group, members of the volunteer organization Protect Our Children New York (POCNY).

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil |Brooklyn Paper |Susan De Vries

By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil, Brooklyn PaperJust steps from her beloved carousel, a corner of Dumbo now bears the name of Jane Walentas, the woman who helped transform the once-gritty Brooklyn waterfront into the cultural hub it is today. On May 6, friends, family, and community leaders gathered at the corner of Old Dock Street and Water Street to unveil “Jane Walentas Way,” honoring the late artist and philanthropist on what would have been her 81st birthday.

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Ethan Stark-Miller |Brooklyn Paper

By Ethan Stark-Miller, amNYMaking it easier to build affordable housing in New York City and opening local partisan primaries to voters of any party are just two of the ideas being floated by a local panel that voters may get to decide on this November. The panel — known as a “Charter Revision Commission” — outlined the proposals prepared by its staff in a preliminary report gleaned from several months of public hearings.

2 weeks ago | brooklynpaper.com | Dean Moses |Brooklyn Paper

Police officers on Tuesday shot and killed a driver in Canarsie who allegedly tried to flee from a traffic stop and nearly struck a lieutenant with his vehicle in the process. According to police brass, the NYPD Community Response Team spotted the driver operating a Porsche erratically along the Belt Parkway at about 8:06 p.m. on April 29. Chief of Department John Chell said cops spotted mismatched license plates on the vehicle in question and discovered they belonged to a stolen car.