Empty storefronts have become a common sight across the city since the pandemic. But now the city’s comptroller is sounding the alarm, as neighborhoods in Brooklyn continue to see some of the highest vacancy rates across the city.
A new report from the City Comptroller Mark Levine has found that since the pandemic, long-term storefront vacancy has become an issue in certain neighborhoods across the borough.
Specifically in Northern Brooklyn. Ocean Hill tops the list with a 19.5% vacancy rate, then East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Crown Heights, all with vacancy rates over 15%…