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Auto Accident on Halsey St in Bed-Stuy Leaves Victims Injured

Auto Accident on Halsey St in Bed-Stuy Leaves Victims Injured

Reports show that injuries followed an auto collision in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The crash happened on Friday evening, December 23 , on Halsey Street. Click here to view original web page at localaccidentreports.
Crown Heights Rabbi Helps Thousands of Refugees Flee Ukraine

Crown Heights Rabbi Helps Thousands of Refugees Flee Ukraine

Rabbi Zushe Abelsky sat at his dinner table in Crown Heights during Hanukkah surrounded by his family. He had just returned from Chisinau, Moldova, after a harrowing few months responding to war efforts in neighboring Ukraine.
Scaffolding Deaths Are Claiming NYC's Immigrant Workers in an Industry Lacking Accountability

Scaffolding Deaths Are Claiming NYC's Immigrant Workers in an Industry Lacking Accountability

Juan Chonillo, a 44-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant, was working on a luxury Manhattan skyscraper in September 2017 when he plummeted 29 stories from a scaffold to his death.
Brooklyn family living without heat, gas and hot water

Brooklyn family living without heat, gas and hot water

A family of five has been living without heat in their apartment for four years despite making dozens of complaints to their landlord.
Hochul says Ambitious Affordable Housing Plans will Require a Developer Tax Break

Hochul says Ambitious Affordable Housing Plans will Require a Developer Tax Break

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced new affordable housing projects in Brooklyn and said she hopes to step up construction of low-cost housing to the rest of the state beginning [...] Click here to view original web page at www.wxxinews.org
Accused Sunset Park Subway Shooter Intends to Plead Guilty to Terrorism Charges, According to Court Documents

Accused Sunset Park Subway Shooter Intends to Plead Guilty to Terrorism Charges, According to Court Documents

The man accused of shooting passengers at random on a Brooklyn subway in April intends to plead guilty to terrorism charges, according to court documents.
Largest Menorah Parade Heads Out to Crown Heights

Largest Menorah Parade Heads Out to Crown Heights

The largest-ever Menorah parade to celebrate Chanukah will head out from 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights to New York City today.
Officials Unveil Designs for New Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush

Officials Unveil Designs for New Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush

The parks department has unveiled designs for the future Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush. The Center – featuring a pool, teaching kitchen, and more — is expected to be completed in 2025 [...
NYC to Pay $3M to Family of Brooklyn Teen Shot Dead by NYPD Officers over Hairbrush Mistaken for Gun

NYC to Pay $3M to Family of Brooklyn Teen Shot Dead by NYPD Officers over Hairbrush Mistaken for Gun

The city will shell out $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill teen killed in a hail of police bullets after NYPD officers mistook a hairbrush for a gun, the Daily News has learned. Five cops fired 20 bullets at Khiel Coppin, 18, on Nov.
Newly Elected GOP Pol Lester Chang Grilled by Democrats Over Residency: ‘I’m a Brooklynite’

Newly Elected GOP Pol Lester Chang Grilled by Democrats Over Residency: ‘I’m a Brooklynite’

Republican Assemblyman-elect Lester Chang repeatedly declared, “I’m a Brooklynite!” during a heated legislative hearing Wednesday where Albany Democrats tried to prove he did not meet residency requirements in a bid to stop him from taking office.