Neighbors in Bensonhurst formed a tenant union to address unsafe conditions and alleged negligence, making use of a city program that pays organizers to help renters in bad buildings. Mayor Zohran Mamdani poses with brothers Kevin Paxtor (18), Pablo Paxtor (21) and David Paxtor (21), during an event
By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Green-Wood Cemetery has received $4 million in City Council funding to support the development of its proposed greenway project. The cash, secured by the council’s Brooklyn delegation, will fund community outreach and design for the Green-Wood Green-Way, which wou
By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Green-Wood Cemetery has received $4 million in City Council funding to support the development of its proposed greenway project. The cash, secured by the council’s Brooklyn delegation, will fund community outreach and design for the Green-Wood Green-Way, which wou
New Yorkers will have to wait a little longer for the self-filtering floating pool in the East River. Initially slated for a pilot this summer, the +POOL team announced on X on Wednesday that while construction is nearly complete, ongoing work on the Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience pro
New Yorkers will have to wait a little longer for the self-filtering floating pool in the East River. Initially slated for a pilot this summer, the +POOL team announced on X on Wednesday that while construction is nearly complete, ongoing work on the Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience pro
MTA Chair Janno Lieber has been in charge of the nation's largest transit system for a half-decade. Lieber helped drag the nation's largest transit system out of the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented congestion pricing, but collected his fair share of scars along the way. [ more › ]
See the 100 city-owned lots where the mayor plans to develop 50,000 units of affordable housing, taking advantage of reforms that the administration hopes will make it easier to build. Mayor Mamdani and Deputy Mayor Bozorg leading a sight-seeing tour of city-owned lots being eyed for new housing. (
See the 100 city-owned lots where the mayor plans to develop 50,000 units of affordable housing, taking advantage of reforms that the administration hopes will make it easier to build. Mayor Mamdani and Deputy Mayor Bozorg leading a sight-seeing tour of city-owned lots being eyed for new housing. (
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The CommuniCards will be distributed to shelters to help residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. The CommuniCards are meant to help deaf New Yorkers more quickly communicate their needs. [ more › ]
New York City has released an interactive map identifying more than 100 city-owned sites where it plans to build over 50,000 new homes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg on Thursday released the Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Tracker, a tool providing New
New York City has released an interactive map identifying more than 100 city-owned sites where it plans to build over 50,000 new homes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg on Thursday released the Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Tracker, a tool providing New
A stock photo of an NYPD cruiser NYPD says the man met at least three of his victims at homeless shelters. [ more › ]
Dozens of women, men and their children, many fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatamala and El Salvador, arrive at a bus station following release from Customs and Border Protection on June 23, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. The end of a federal legal services contract for unaccompanied minors l
Throughout the summer, inside a small, fluorescent-lit courtroom in Lower Manhattan, hundreds of migrant children, some as young as three, faced deportation hearings. Most appeared virtually. Some sat around desks in a classroom, while others bounced on bunk beds or rocked in chairs inside small off
Throughout the summer, inside a small, fluorescent-lit courtroom in Lower Manhattan, hundreds of migrant children, some as young as three, faced deportation hearings. Most appeared virtually. Some sat around desks in a classroom, while others bounced on bunk beds or rocked in chairs inside small off
Health officials say five people remain hospitalized, but no new symptoms have been reported in the last two weeks and the city believes the source of exposure has been eliminated. [ more › ]
This 1920s Sunset Park co-op has high ceilings, French doors, and a flexible layout. On the third floor of a walk-up building near the neighborhood's park, the unit can work as a two-bedroom with a dining room or a three-bedroom without one. The pale brick building at 759 42nd Street, also… R
This 1920s Sunset Park co-op has high ceilings, French doors, and a flexible layout. On the third floor of a walk-up building near the neighborhood's park, the unit can work as a two-bedroom with a dining room or a three-bedroom without one. The pale brick building at 759 42nd Street, also… R