Congress members Nydia Velázquez and Jerry Nadler urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a letter to fund the infrastructure improvements necessary to build an offshore wind plant in Sunset Park. The request comes as the state seeks to turn ports into wind turbine assembly plants for wind farms located off the country’s eastern shore. Sunset Park’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal — a largely unused 72-acre lot just south of Industry City — is one of 11 ports under consideration for the improvements. If selected, the state will spend $200 million, matched by $200 million from private firms, to upgrade 65 acres of the southern Brooklyn port into a viable port and factory space, where workers will build wind turbines from parts …
Skate of the art: Industry City courtyard turns into holiday ice rink
It’s a new spot to chill out! One of Industry City’s outdoor courtyards has frozen over, transforming into a holiday-themed ice rink and winter wonderland featuring an inflatable Santa, blinking lights, and plastic snowmen. The courtyard’s Christmas decorations are designed to evoke the feeling of Brooklyn’s most festive neighborhood, said the complex’s development director. “It’s our ode to Dyker Heights,” said Jim Somoza. “Over the top, everything over the top…
Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Brooklyn, whatever your speed
Photo: Nowadays Ah, 2018…the year that zipped by while tugging at every political and ideological nerve it could snatch. While we prepare to reflect upon personal moments of growth, follies, loves lost and conquered, ledgers jumping red and green, and the tiny victories afforded us by living in this brutal and beautiful city, there is one question that is still left looming, almost universally, in the air: Where are we going this New Year’s Eve? Well, we here at Brooklyn Based understand the pressure you’re under to ring things in on an appropriate note, and are happy to help. Below you’ll find a list of all-nighters, champagne toasts, and public spectacles (beyond the curbside meltdowns we’ve …