Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Fake spring sucks and more from Ward 6 to warm up your day.

Mar 16, 2026

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14 min read

Fake spring sucks and more from Ward 6 to warm up your day.

Residents came out strong this week for each other and our communities. More restaurants open and close; Pure joy seeing Oscar-nominated neighbor in Gen X tribute band; what was that smell early Wednesday morning?

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

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

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

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

Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Another tipster told me Madewell will move into the space, which I immediately responded with an eyeroll and a groan. “It’s better than a bank,” she aptly said—yes, but tough, tough news.

Dec 13, 2025

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17 min read

Another tipster told me Madewell will move into the space, which I immediately responded with an eyeroll and a groan. “It’s better than a bank,” she aptly said—yes, but tough, tough news.

In this week's post #14: Two big scoops; a warning after the closure of a Brooklyn private school for two days; a packed CB6 meeting about you know what (hint: 2-wheels), a Gen X guide for the holidays and a world with less trucks.

Julie Holstein

Brooklyn Marine Terminal

IN THIS WEEK'S POST#13: WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS TOLD THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT ITS WATERFRONT PLAN; SAUNA COMEDY; A LOCAL MOM TAKES ACTION; SOULCYCLE FOUNDER DISCOVERS CHILL

Dec 6, 2025

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15 min read

IN THIS WEEK'S POST#13: WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS TOLD THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT ITS WATERFRONT PLAN; SAUNA COMEDY; A LOCAL MOM TAKES ACTION; SOULCYCLE FOUNDER DISCOVERS CHILL

“Residents and container cranes [at the proposed BMT] do not mix, except where these cranes are painted fancy colors and frozen like dinosaurs on display.” (Cong. Nydia Velazquez)

Julie Holstein