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Permits Filed For 1024 Manhattan Avenue In Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Permits Filed For 1024 Manhattan Avenue In Greenpoint, Brooklyn

The building will have 30 residences with nine affordable housing units.
Contractor Gets Rare Homicide Conviction in Death of Crushed Brooklyn Worker

Contractor Gets Rare Homicide Conviction in Death of Crushed Brooklyn Worker

A construction company operator was convicted Thursday in connection with the death of laborer Luis Sánchez Almonte , who was fatally crushed by 15,000 pounds of debris on a Sunset Park job site in 2018.
Fire in Fort Greene, Brooklyn leaves 3 people injured

Fire in Fort Greene, Brooklyn leaves 3 people injured

Three people were injured in a fire in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. Officials say flames broke out just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire started on the fourth floor of a building on Monument Walk. To read more, go here: https://abc7ny.
Retired NYPD cop, 76, killed in Brooklyn apartment fire: officials

Retired NYPD cop, 76, killed in Brooklyn apartment fire: officials

Joseph Newkirk, 76, was found unconscious inside the building on Union Street near Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights where the blaze broke out just before 2 p.m., police and fire officials said.
Family Demands Changes After Wife, Mom Killed by Truck While Riding Bike in Brooklyn

Family Demands Changes After Wife, Mom Killed by Truck While Riding Bike in Brooklyn

A family is sharing their pain and calling for action after a 37-year-old mother was mowed down while riding her bike in Brooklyn.
City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All

City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All

City officials revealed to reporters on Tuesday that they may build an interim highway atop a residential street on the edge of Brooklyn Heights when they rebuild the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s beleaguered triple cantilever section — a
Frustrated tenants rally outside Brooklyn court demanding action against landlord

Frustrated tenants rally outside Brooklyn court demanding action against landlord

Tenants of a Chestnut Holdings-owned apartment building rallied outside of a courthouse in Brooklyn on Tuesday, demanding action and debt forgiveness for their living issues.
Woman found dead at Brooklyn health center, reportedly with bag over head

Woman found dead at Brooklyn health center, reportedly with bag over head

The 38-year-old woman was discovered at the Housing Works East New York Health Center.
City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All

City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All

On Tuesday, city officials said they may build an interim highway atop a residential street.
NYPD: Brooklyn man steals American Airlines bus from JFK airport

NYPD: Brooklyn man steals American Airlines bus from JFK airport

A Brooklyn man stole an airline bus from JFK Airport and made it to Cadman Plaza before getting caught.