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One bedroom spots on Howard Avenue have hit the city's affordable housing lottery, but only for those that can afford to pay $1,800 a month.
The midtown incident is the second time the mayor has called up 911 dispatchers in his short six months leading the city.
Lawyers are demanding the NYPD hand over video of the moment officers hit and dragged a man while trying to make a red light, records show.
Should the Marcus Garvey Boulevard armory be turned into a cultural center? New supportive housing? A new survey asks neighbors to weigh in.
Park Slopers Want Permanent 'Play Street' + Brownsville Gets Its 1st Accessible Subway Station + Track Fire Brings 'Terminator' To Bed-Stuy
The cease-and-desist zone would protect homeowners from aggressive brokers, who researchers found are particularly rampant in Bed-Stuy.
Skipped stops, rerouted trains and closed stations: the weekend is here.
New elevators at the Livonia Avenue L station are the first in Brownsville and Ocean Hill, according to the MTA.
The Hasidic man and his wife were walking to the synagogue when a group began punching and kicking him, according to prosecutors.
From DJ happy hours to dancing lessons, the popular Open Street on Vanderbilt Avenue has a lot in store for June. Here's what to know.
The Lewis Avenue Open Street will kick off for the first time this weekend. Here's what to know.
The East New York organizer will head a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, the latest in the mayor's quest to quell a spike in shootings.
"I called the super and I said, 'Listen, somebody is going to lose their life,'" said one tenant of the Lefferts Avenue building's elevator.
Eric Redding, 35, hurled insults as he punched and kicked a man in broad daylight near President Street last month, according to police.
Miguel James, 42, was arrested late Wednesday, just a few days after he attacked a woman on St. Marks Avenue, police said.
The track fire broke out between Kosciuszko Street and Myrtle Avenue stations, officials said.
The Big Apple Leadership Academy for the Arts needs $12,000 to keep its space on Gates Avenue afloat, according to leaders.
A long-requested plan for the rapidly-changing swath around Atlantic Avenue will be part of a sweeping zoning plan from the mayor, he said.
The plan would mean less obstacles for affordable housing, sustainability initiatives and small businesses, according to the mayor.
The East 93rd Street fire broke out on in a three-story building early Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
