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Red Hook, Brooklyn residents decry summer pool closure during summer's dog days

Neighbors call for faster repairs after beloved Brooklyn pool shut down for most of the season. NYC Parks blames ruptured water line and slow part delivery.
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As temperatures heat up on Friday, some Brooklyn residents say they're left with no relief

Their community pool in Red Hook is closed for most of the season. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger spoke with neighbors who ...

Sunset Park hit-and-run prompts renewed calls for Brooklyn street redesign

After two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run, traffic safety advocates are urging the city to act on long-promised safety upgrades along Brooklyn's Third Avenue corridor.
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Brooklyn leaders demand city redesign Third Avenue corridor after deadly hit-and-run

Traffic safety leaders are calling on New York City to keep its promise to redesign Brooklyn's Third Avenue corridor after ...

Brooklyn's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast celebrates towering Giglio tradition

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast in Williamsburg culminated Sunday with the lifting of the Giglio, an 80-foot tower carried ...

Historic Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast ends with famous tradition dating back 1,000 years

Italian-Americans came out in droves on Sunday in Williamsburg. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger has more on the lifting of ...
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Williamsburg-Greenpoint Rezoning's complicated legacy

The 2005 rezoning of 175 blocks along Brooklyn's waterfront reshaped the skyline and community. But some promises are still ...

Williamsburg-Greenpoint Rezoning has complicated legacy 20 years later

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the historic Williamsburg and Greenpoint rezoning that changed the northern Brooklyn waterfront forever.The area's industrial waterfront gave way to a vision of ...