By Kim Velsey 5/22 1:45pm

The Past

Winner! Congregation Beth Elohim Will Get New Windows (congregationbethelohim.org)

Brooklyn and Bronx Historic Sites Win Citywide Popularity Contest

In a competition for preservation cash, four historic sites have proved themselves most beloved—at least among the social media savvy—netting the most popular votes in a battle that spanned five boroughs and 40 historic sites.

Two of the winners—the Brooklyn Public Library and Congregation Beth Elohim—are in Park Slope, which is quite a coup, especially coming on the heels of the much-expanded historic district, for the neighborhood that everyone loves to hate. Read More

By Nicole Brydson 11/14/08 1:04pm

Brooklyn, The Borough: Library (Not) Fine

"It’s not like libraries are over-funded!" said Soledad O’Brien, master of ceremonies for the 12th annual fundraising gala for the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday. "It’s not like, ‘Trim the fat off those libraries!’ Those are cuts that are going to be very much felt."

Ms. O’Brien was drinking a glass of water in Read More

By Staff 9/01/06 12:56pm

Shush!


Plug your ears, Mr. Carnegie.

The Atlantic Yards Draft Environmental Impact Statement finds that the Pacific Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library would:

experience significant adverse impacts from noise associated with the Site 5 construction activities between 2007 and 2009, including demolition, utility work, and above-ground construction of structures. The thresholds in the 2001 Read More