Gabriel Sandoval, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

New Crown Heights Armory Rec Center Falls Short on Community Discounts, Council Member Charges

Sept. 30, 2021, 8:02 p.m.Sept. 30, 2021, 9:17 p.m.

City-owned Major Owens facility, set to open Oct. 27, offers just 250 discount low-income hips in an area with 45,000 eligible residents. Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, a longtime er of the project, now calls it NYC’s “biggest failure.”

Development

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Tower Neighbor — and Its Shadows — Nixed By City Planning Board

Sept. 22, 2021, 6:12 p.m.Sept. 22, 2021, 6:12 p.m.

Unusual, unanimous ‘no’ vote on Franklin Ave. development project spells end for a 34-story high rise plan. But the developer is suing to get an alternative approved — and says it can just build condos regardless.

Brooklyn

Sears Closing Brooklyn Store, Its Last Outpost in New York City

Sept. 18, 2021, 9:53 p.m.Sept. 18, 2021, 9:53 p.m.

A liquidation sale is on at the Flatbush retailer, part of what was once a national retail juggernaut. Landmarking will protect the building but what comes next is unknown.

Brooklyn

Crown Heights Armory Pool Offers Kids’ Swimming Lessons — for $50 a Half Hour

Sept. 12, 2021, 8:00 p.m.Sept. 12, 2021, 8:00 p.m.

The Brooklyn neighborhood was promised affordable recreation as part of the deal to transform the former armory. Residents are still waiting for details on possible class discounts as the Major Owens Community Center readies to open.

Housing

Bed-Stuy Tenants Bemoan Deterioration and Vagrants in Complex Run By Ex-Met Mo Vaughn

Aug. 31, 2021, 10:01 p.m.Aug. 31, 2021, 10:01 p.m.

Calling Betty Shabazz Apartments “raggedy,” residents plead to remove homeless from their hallways — but management says NYPD’s “Clean Halls” patrol shutdown ties their hands.

Health

Call for Donors in Blood ‘Emergency’ Easier for Brooklyn to Answer Thanks to New Facilities

Aug. 29, 2021, 8:51 p.m.Aug. 29, 2021, 8:51 p.m.

A pop-up store on Atlantic Avenue will soon be followed by a new permanent donation center somewhere in downtown Brooklyn. The borough has lacked a fixed place to give blood for years.

Community Boards

COVID-Concerned Community Boards Ready to Break State Law to Keep Online Meetings

Aug. 19, 2021, 8:05 p.m.Aug. 20, 2021, 3:13 p.m.

As cases of the Delta variant rise, community board leaders are urging city and state officials to re-suspend rules requiring in-person sessions. Under state open meeting law, any member Zooming in must allow the public to them — in person.

Parks

Red Hook Thrown into Parks Space Race as More Fields Close for Environmental Overhaul

Aug. 4, 2021, 12:00 p.m.Aug. 4, 2021, 10:13 a.m.

Work has dragged on for nearly a decade in a Brooklyn neighborhood still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. The city Parks Department recently shuttered a local track, basketball courts, soccer fields and more for 18 months.

Brooklyn

Make-or-Break Vote Looms for Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers

July 29, 2021, 9:22 a.m.July 29, 2021, 9:50 a.m.

City Planning Commission has power to kill a project projected to steal sunlight from part of the historic green space, or cut it down from a proposed 34 stories. The developer says affordable housing is at stake.

Development

Rogue Brooklyn Building Demolition Stirs Furor and Questions About City Oversight

July 21, 2021, 8:28 p.m.July 21, 2021, 8:32 p.m.

A developer — undeterred by more than $68,000 in fines for violating asbestos safety rules — knocked down half a house in Prospect Lefferts Gardens before authorities intervened. Neighbors say their health is at risk.

Gabriel Sandoval

New Crown Heights Armory Rec Center Falls Short on Community Discounts, Council Member Charges

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Tower Neighbor — and Its Shadows — Nixed By City Planning Board

Sears Closing Brooklyn Store, Its Last Outpost in New York City

Crown Heights Armory Pool Offers Kids’ Swimming Lessons — for $50 a Half Hour

Bed-Stuy Tenants Bemoan Deterioration and Vagrants in Complex Run By Ex-Met Mo Vaughn

Call for Donors in Blood ‘Emergency’ Easier for Brooklyn to Answer Thanks to New Facilities

COVID-Concerned Community Boards Ready to Break State Law to Keep Online Meetings

Red Hook Thrown into Parks Space Race as More Fields Close for Environmental Overhaul

Make-or-Break Vote Looms for Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers

Rogue Brooklyn Building Demolition Stirs Furor and Questions About City Oversight

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