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A view of traffic signs after congestion pricing began in New York. The report is the latest to examine the effects of congestion pricing. [ more › ]
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Dyker Heights house, a Bay Ridge row house, and a Park Slope brownstone. Bay Ridge listings were popular this week, with other listings spread around the borough. The least expensive property for sale on the list is a row house in…
Police said the man began to experience a life-threatening medical emergency shortly after being taken into custody and rejecting medical assistance. Police said an internal investigation is underway and have not released the man’s name. [ more › ]
New York Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue Public officials condemned the incident and says people should be allowed to worship in peace. [ more › ]
Rite Aid-Replacing Tower Coming to Corner of Smith and President? A big change is coming to the corner of Smith and President streets in Carroll Gardens, right across from Carroll Park and at the F train stop. The entire block front on the west side of Smith Street from Union to… Read More &g
“What you’re looking for … is the person’s soul, the essence, what their perspective on the world was, as well as what people thought of them and what motivated them. … One of the things I always try to do is find the ‘Rosebud’ moment in a person’s life that changed them, that made them who they wer
Welcome to the most exciting part of your week: StreetEasy's open house roundup, where we bring you the latest and greatest in NYC real estate. This week we've got an eclectic mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedrooms, with a rare Queens offering mixed in with our Manhattan and Brooklyn usuals. Take your time bro
Hermès is set to open any day now on the corner of North 6th and Berry Street in Williamsburg. Signage is up in the windows, and the storied French luxury brand recently advertised for a general manager ahead of its long-promised fall opening of the permanent Brooklyn flagship at 111… Read Mo
The New York City Council passed a package of bills Thursday that take aim at the proliferation of dog poop on city sidewalks and parks. Among them is a measure that would create a composting program that turns dog droppings into compost rather than ending up in landfills. The Safe and Clean Outdoor
Starting next month, 39,000 bus riders in the Bronx will have a faster daily commute. The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) this week officially started construction on the Tremont Avenue Busway, a mile-long, car-free lane designated for the Bx36 bus from Third Avenue to Southern Boule
New York City is expanding outreach to homeowners in flood-prone areas of Queens to see whether they would consider selling their homes to the government as part of a climate adaptation program. The program, called Resilient Acquisitions, targets neighborhoods where flood mitigation measures are lim
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Midwood, Sunset Park, Bed Stuy, and Windsor Terrace. They range in price from $1.498 million to $2.1 million. 1534 East 14th Street Price: $2.1 million Area: Midwood Broker: Twelve Stories (Shaya Rosenberg) Sunday August 16, 12-3 p.m.,
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. This year’s startling collapse of New York City’s reading scores, followed by last year’s big gains, has some experts asking: Did something go wrong with the test itself? There is no clear evidenc
“A most bewildering and frightening awareness of man’s position in a technological society he found he neither understood nor controlled … brought fears and a sudden exhilaration. In every man there is a corner of rebellion against the machine, and the blackout allowed us a brief period of fre
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper A new musical about Emily Warren Roebling, “the woman who saved the Brooklyn Bridge,” has arrived in Fort Greene. “Brooklyn’s Bridge,” playing at The Space at Irondale through August 23, chronicles the 11 years Emily spent as the de facto leader of the project aft
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President Donald Trump stands with Bruce Blakeman, County Executive of Nassau County, in 2025. Gov. Kathy Hochul attacks campaign challenger over support for Trump policies. [ more › ]
Henry Hudson’s ship, a trio of possible oystermen, and a helmeted woman bearing sword and shield. They’ve been elements of the unofficial borough flag for Staten Island for more than a decade, hanging at City Hall in Manhattan and Borough Hall on the island. On Thursday, it became official.&nb
Nearly 2,000 homeowners who the Mamdani administration threatened with a new pied-à-terre tax have already been told they won’t have to pay because their primary residences were erroneously tagged as possible second homes, city officials admitted this week. They were among the 4,290 owners who
The city financed the creation and preservation of 12,491 affordable homes in the first six months of the year, the lowest since 2022. But housing experts cautioned against drawing conclusions from just six months of data. “It’s really the long term trends that matter.” Mayor Mamda
