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New York Legislature passed a one-year moratorium on large AI data centers to protect residents from rising electric bills, with...
Chez Bushwick, the affordable artist studio space at 304 Boerum Street in Bushwick, marked 24 years with a celebration on...
Southridge Cooperative in Jackson Heights borrowed $22 million to fund facade repairs and avoid penalties, raising maintenance fees for shareholders—a...
Four Haitian artists present a free community-built exhibition in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, exploring grief, memory, and place through collaborative projects...
Community Board 1 reacts with outrage to TF Cornerstone's plan to build segregated affordable and market-rate towers in Greenpoint, calling...
Facing a shortage of green space, Woodside’s Filipino-American community built Little Manila Park on an idle lot at 70th St...
The South Bushwick Reformed Church, a 173-year-old NYC landmark at 855 Bushwick Avenue, burned Friday in a three-alarm fire, leaving...
On the 25th anniversary of a fatal Astoria hardware store fire, the widows of three fallen FDNY firefighters honored their...
El Olomega, Red Hook's last Salvadoran pupusa truck, shut down for the 2026 season, citing nearly $14,000 in Parks permit...
Rayhan Ahmed and Shaude Tyson won $25,000 each in the 2026 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, with their Brooklyn schools...
For the first time in 30 years, an apartment-building block — Crown Heights Keepers on Eastern Parkway — won Brooklyn...
Carlos Alberto Guerrero Mercado, a 47-year-old Mexican citizen awaiting trial, died in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center; two months later, no...
Brad Lander, former NYC comptroller, is mounting a progressive challenge against Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10’s Democratic primary on June...
After 129 years, Newtown High School in Elmhurst is launching its first football team as part of a major athletic...
Forest Hills Stadium in Queens dodged a lawsuit that could have ended concerts, but neighbors’ nuisance claims live on, potentially...
Rep. Grace Meng, who has held her Queens congressional seat since 2013, faces a progressive challenger on Tuesday’s primary ballot...
The Latimer Gardens Older Adult Center in Flushing, serving 700 seniors, has closed due to persistent roof leaks, disrupting meals...
A three-alarm fire destroyed the steeple and roof of the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church on Juneteenth, just years after...
State Senator Jessica Ramos faces a record $850,000 attack from an untraceable Delaware company days before her primary, after she...
A gunman wearing a shark T-shirt opened fire inside the Brooklyn Monarch in East Williamsburg, injuring two men before fleeing...
Three state lawmakers announced $350,000 for Brooklyn250, a free summer program marking 250 years since the Battle of Brooklyn, with...
A hours-long standoff at 190 Kosciuszko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant left a 15-year NYPD veteran shot, a 48-year-old gunman dead, and...
A Jewish and interfaith coalition led by the American Jewish Committee is urging Congress to expand the Nonprofit Security Grant...
LEIMAY is giving artists free rehearsal time at its Williamsburg CAVE space until 1,000 hours are used up, with bookings...
Astoria’s 77-year-old auto body shop at 34-29 31st Street secured community board support to retain its zoning variance, preserving industrial...
The Bushwick Starr is hosting its annual fundraiser at Rule of Thirds in Greenpoint this year, embracing a cosmic disco...
Brooklyn rapper MIKE brings his free Young World festival to Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy on July 11, featuring...
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who grew up in Los Sures, brought the NBA championship trophy to Toñita's Caribbean Social Club...
Senator Bernie Sanders and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani headlined a major get-out-the-vote rally at Kings Theatre in Flatbush, urging Brooklyn...
New York’s revived J-51 tax incentive helps middle- and working-class co-op and condo owners afford mandatory repairs and green upgrades,...
Nydia Velázquez’s Brooklyn-Queens congressional seat is open for the first time in 30 years; Tuesday’s Democratic primary will decide her...
After 132 years, Aqueduct Race Track in South Ozone Park is closing, and Empire State Development is launching public workshops...
Bushwick Community Darkroom, rebuilt from scratch after losing its 2023 space, now seeks funds to reinstate its lease after a...
Attorney General Letitia James sues a Crown Heights landlord for hiding rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years and sending a friend...
New York City unveiled a draft plan to meet state class-size mandates by 2030, allocating $1.5B for school space and...
In West Brooklyn neighborhoods like Park Slope and Gowanus, soaring prices and scarce inventory are pushing out first-time buyers as...
A rider proposal suggests extending the G train to Forest Hills or Coney Island during weekend shutdowns to avoid shuttle...
Borough President Antonio Reynoso is funding free public World Cup screenings across Brooklyn neighborhoods including Bushwick, Coney Island, and Cypress...
LaGuardia Airport closed Runway 4/22 for the second time in a month due to a two-inch pavement dip, blamed on...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined Bushwick’s 8th Annual Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade, a community-focused alternative to Manhattan’s larger event,...
NYC Mayor Mamdani criticized Trump's immigration crackdown on players and journalists while unveiling a free World Cup Final watch party...
NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has relaunched school integration efforts in five districts including Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, forming community...
Last year, 21 New Yorkers died from heat stress — up from three the year before — with nearly all...
Attorney General Letitia James sued a Crown Heights landlord for allegedly sending a stand-in to court to avoid providing rent-stabilized...
Teachers unions are suing to block Eva Moskowitz’s plan to transfer a Success Academy charter to Strive Charter School, run...
Starting July 1, 450,000 New Yorkers on the Essential Plan will lose coverage due to federal cuts, hitting Bushwick and...
After the Knicks clinched their first NBA title Saturday, Jose Alvarado joined the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade in...
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited Bushwick’s P.S. 116 to record a student podcast amid her fight to block $47 million in...
Bushwick Starr hit its $25,000 fundraising goal for Education and Community programs, funding teaching artist salaries, classroom supplies, and field...
Roughly 500 New Yorkers die annually from heat-related causes, mostly on ordinary hot days between 82-94°F, not heat waves, as...