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"I don't know if this is racism, claiming your spot, or just dumb," the artist said after seeing ads covering his painting of a Black woman.
Hochul updated New York City Wednesday on her efforts to ensure to-go cocktails will be here to stay.
The 35-year-old man was stabbed in the cheek after an argument with another straphanger at Franklin Avenue, police said.
The man is accused of shooting another straphanger in the chest after a fight on the L train, according to police.
The teenager was walking near Utica Avenue on Monday when he was shot in the ankle, according to police.
The exhibit, featuring blood donated by gay, bisexual and queer men preserved in resin panels, will open in Crown Heights this week.
Only 38 percent of students in District 23 have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to new data from the city.
The 22-year-old and baby were found after firefighters put out the Agate Court blaze, which is the third fatal fire in Bed-Stuy this year.
An analysis by THE CITY found that the mayor's plan to help New Yorkers on the subway system is "fatally flawed."
The court ruling comes more than two weeks after activists stepped in when the Robinson family came home to find their locks changed.
The pair punched a cashier, took his cell phone and wallet and grabbed $2,000 from the Nostrand Avenue store's register, police said.
The 27-year-old was shot in the chest after an argument with a man near Broadway Junction station, according to police.
The Tompkins Avenue blaze is the second fatal fire in Bed-Stuy this month.
The city broke ground Thursday on project that will turn the former shelter on Blake Avenue into 255 until of affordable housing.
Repairs needed at three major apartment complexes are of particular concern in the wake of the fatal fire, according to elected officials.
"Actions speak louder than words and your actions against queer people and women's healthcare options have spoken volumes," a pastor said.
Construction woes at the historic Crown Heights school, where an apartment complex was approved, come as neighbors work on a lawsuit.
The apartments, in a new building on Willoughby Avenue, will go to those making as little as $36,000 a year, records show.
The Dean Street home — from which landlords tried to evict tenants in the middle of the pandemic — will become affordable housing.
The eight restaurants — two of which scored nominations in two categories — are among more than 30 semifinalists in New York City.
