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Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Friday, July 16.
The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership was one of 14 organizations in areas most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic that got a boost.
Authorities found 40 pounds of heroin and fentanyl that dealers stamped with brand names like "COVID-19" and "Drop Dead," officials said.
A pandemic surge in noisy cars and bikes racing through New York City streets has gotten worse in 2021, with complaints nearly doubling.
The mayor said New York City is monitoring rising coronavirus cases, but does not have immediate plans to bring back a mask requirement.
The banquet hall, whose former owner died during the coronavirus pandemic, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Anthony Watts was inside a cardboard box near Third Avenue when he was hit by a Jeep trying to park under the highway, police said.
More than 180 restaurants in and around Prospect and Crown Heights got Restaurant Revitalization grants from the American Rescue Act.
More than 170 restaurants in and around Bed-Stuy got Restaurant Revitalization grants from the American Rescue Act.
More than 100 restaurants in and around Park Slope got Restaurant Revitalization grants from the American Rescue Act.
"We haven’t seen any action from the MTA — the time for action is now," the mayor said about the plan to impose tolls to clear up traffic.
The Miss USA 2020 winner Asya Branch visited a nonprofit that supports children of incarcerated parents to share her own story.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo kicked off his $138-million plan to curb gun violence with a meeting about hot spots in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
The ring sold $500,000 of oxycodone pills and 500 grams of cocaine in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, the AG said.
The Masala Mama pop-up is available throughout the summer at a storefront on Third Avenue between Seventh and Eighth.
The governor, who has notoriously feuded with current Mayor Bill de Blasio, believes he and Adams will "work very well together."
The city's new $99 billion budget includes millions of dollars heading to Prospect and Crown Heights. Here are a few notable projects.
Four people who led an elaborate plot to kidnap Masih Alinejad, who has been critical of the Iran government, were charged on Tuesday.
