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Billion Oyster Project

Counting down the hours until daylight savings, and much more from Ward 6.

Mar 7, 2026

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16 min read

Counting down the hours until daylight savings, and much more from Ward 6.

Beer made with oysters--oh my! What you should know about a preliminary state Superfund site for lower Court St. and a health survey to track dangerous chemicals; the mysterious Mr. Flower Fantastic

Julie Holstein

Brooklyn Marine Terminal

SPRING IS IN THE AIR, AT LEAST FOR TODAY, AND MORE NEWS FROM WARD 6

Feb 28, 2026

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17 min read

SPRING IS IN THE AIR, AT LEAST FOR TODAY, AND MORE NEWS FROM WARD 6

Decent landlords please stand up. New Yorkers vs. Bad Landlords hearing #1

Julie Holstein

Dog poop

Just in time for a blizzard: Ward 6 with all of your local news.

Feb 21, 2026

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15 min read

Just in time for a blizzard: Ward 6 with all of your local news.

BK Councilmembers take on the dogs. "Pick up your fxxxxxx shit!" "Scoop your poop!"

Julie Holstein

Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Post #21: Heartbreak Holiday Dance and so much more on this V-Day weekend

Feb 14, 2026

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11 min read

Post #21: Heartbreak Holiday Dance and so much more on this V-Day weekend

Is the Court St. Redesign getting a Redesign? Businesses file an appeal; the karaoke queen of Montero's; Paulie Gees is coming to Gowanus; live in a rental ripoff? Mamdani needs to know and hip-hop at Borough Hall

Julie Holstein

Artists

How to survive the coolld weather and so much more.

Feb 7, 2026

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16 min read

How to survive the coolld weather and so much more.

Post #20: Wuthering Heights is all the rage, year-round outdoor dining is almost back, the most popular books in our corner of Brooklyn and an entire Cobble Hill block has a new owner

Julie Holstein

ICE

Post #19: My local celebrity big-ish reveal, birds as therapy, a former Nat Geo photog. shares his favorites, NYC should be more like Bogota? BK n'hoods rank high for air pollution

Jan 31, 2026

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16 min read

Post #19: My local celebrity big-ish reveal, birds as therapy, a former Nat Geo photog. shares his favorites, NYC should be more like Bogota? BK n'hoods rank high for air pollution

R.E.M is not A Tribe Called Quest and other adventures as a young journalist

Julie Holstein

photography

Post #18: A new pickleball club on Van Brunt; Elon Musk Leaves Red Hook; help stop another Ryder Cup chopper invasion!

Jan 24, 2026

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14 min read

Post #18: A new pickleball club on Van Brunt; Elon Musk Leaves Red Hook; help stop another Ryder Cup chopper invasion!

Remember that gawd-awful Ryder Cup weekend when hundreds of helicopters flew non-stop above our Brooklyn neighborhoods because people paid $1200 for a 12-minute flight to the Long Island golf tournament?

Julie Holstein

Artists

Sanitation trucks as roving works of art.

Jan 18, 2026

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16 min read

Sanitation trucks as roving works of art.

Ward 6: #17 ALL THOSE NEW DISPENSARIES, EXPLAINED

Julie Holstein

News

Jan 11, 2026

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7 min read

HNY! WELCOME TO WARD 6 IN 2026

"It will still be Montero - same name, same everything. Karaoke and all..."

Julie Holstein

JOBS

"Around here after 4pm, it all turns into bedlam” (DOT survey)

Dec 21, 2025

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14 min read

"Around here after 4pm, it all turns into bedlam” (DOT survey)

WARD 6 #15: MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI HAS A JOB FOR YOU; DID YOU SAY CROISSANT? THE CITY CLAIMS HELICOPTERS ONLY FLY OVER WATER AND A BIG WIN FOR TRANSPARENCY

Julie Holstein