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As demolition permits for a beloved mansion move forward with the city, neighbors are moving their focus to salvage parts of the building.
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Skipped stops, rerouted trains and closed stations: the weekend is here.
The new development on Fountain Avenue recently joined the city's affordable housing lottery, but only for those who make at least $58,000.
Live music, film screenings, dance performances and other events will come to Prospect Park for Caribbean-American Heritage Month in June.
A man robbing T-Mobile stores at gunpoint has been spotted in three boroughs in just one week, according to police.
Arrests like that of Brooklyn fruit vendor Maria Falcon could be a thing of the past if reforms unveiled this week stick, advocates say.
"I'm scared of my life when I come in in the night," one tenant said.
The shooting unfolded at one of the complex's buildings on Nostrand Avenue, police said.
Homeless advocates are still wondering what kind of care the 1,300 people touted by Mayor Eric Adams were offered.
Tristan Templeman, 22, was shot in the head in his home on Montauk Avenue, police said.
A visually-impaired man who fell face first on the subway tracks was brought to safety by officers, who were honored by the MTA Wednesday.
More than 5,500 weapons and 20 guns have been found in schools this year, a dramatic increase from years before, officials said Wednesday.
Mapmakers reversed a plan to divide both Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy between two congressional districts
Mapmakers reversed plans to split Bed-Stuy between two districts, but Rep. Hakeem Jeffries remains troubled by the changes.
Computer labs, water fountains and a multimedia studio were among the winners of Councilmember Chi Ossé's finding this year.
Neighbors in the 58th Assembly District — which includes East Flatbush, Canarsie and southern Brownsville— cast their votes on Tuesday.
As many as 21 extreme storms could hit the East Coast during the 2022 hurricane season, officials warned.
A proposal to install speed humps around the city's larger parks could bring hundreds of the traffic-calming measures to city streets.
A new bill introduced by Crown Heights Councilmember Rita Joseph proposes putting speed humps around city parks.
