Gowanus Rezoning, Landlord Fights: Park Slope 2021 Year In Review

Park Slope NY

23 December, 2021

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PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Though the roller coaster of 2020 seemed in the rear view mirror, 2021 offered no shortage of surprises for New York City and Park Slope. Whether it was a battle with a large-scale landlord spurred by pandemic purchases, or the ongoing recovery of the neighborhood's bustling business corridors, the pandemic lingered in Park Slope's headlines despite its consistently low coronavirus rates driven by high vaccinations. But not all noteworthy stories were dominated by the ongoing crisis. Park Slope also saw a history-making city council election, celebrations of a neighborhood icon and the passage of a transformative rezoning that had been a decade — and months of legal fights — in the making. As 2022 begins, Park Slope Patch is taking a look back at the neighborhood's top stories of 2021: 1 Yr Later, Family Fights To Bury BK Social Worker Taken By COVID BROOKLYN, NY — Nearly two years ago, Elizabeth Ndubisi-Ukandu traveled all the way from her native Nigeria with plans to retire with her sister Peggy Ndubisi, a former New York City social worker... Read more Park Slope 'Optimistic' About Fifth Ave's Empty Storefront Crisis PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — As Park Slopers flock to Fifth Avenue's outdoor dining oasis this... Read more Tenants Tackle 'Morally Reprehensible' Landlord In Park Slope PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — When Anh-thu Nguyen learned in March that the new owners of the 70 Prospect Park West apartment building where she'd lived for 11 years wouldn't be renewing her lease, it... Read more 'He Finally Comes Home': Park Slope Street Named For Pete Hamill PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — With a decades-long writing career that spanned the globe, Pete Hamill was a man with "hundreds of addresses" throughout his life, his brother Denis says. But as... Read more Fight To Save Grand Prospect Hall Not Yet Over, Neighbors Say PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Neighbors working to save Park Slope's historic Grand Prospect... Read more Shahana Hanif Wins Brooklyn's 39th District City Council Race PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Shahana Hanif will represent Brooklyn's 39th District in City Council, according to projected election results. Shahana Hanif — who beat... Read more Gowanus Rezoning Passes City Council, Opponents Vow Lawsuit BROOKLYN, NY — The largest rezoning during Mayor Bill de Blasio's eight years in office has officially been approved by City Council, paving the way for a transformation of the once-industrial Gowanus.... Read more