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We’ll Miss You, MetroCard Machine: This is our last year with the ubiquitous, hulking machine.

We’ll Miss You, MetroCard Machine: This is our last year with the ubiquitous, hulking machine.

When contacted about the approaching demise of the hulking stainless-steel object found in every New York City subway station since 1999, Paola Antonelli, the Museum of Modern Art’s senior curator for architecture and design, referred to it as “my be
78-year-old woman dragged out of Access-A-Ride vehicle by driver in Brooklyn

78-year-old woman dragged out of Access-A-Ride vehicle by driver in Brooklyn

A 78-year-old woman who requested an Access-A-Ride was hospitalized after the driver appeared to drag the woman out of his car in Brooklyn. Shocking video posted on Twitter appeared to capture the incident that unfolded on Wednesday in Marine Park.
A 13-year-old girl who was abducted in Pennsylvania was found safe in Brooklyn Wednesday night, according to police.

A 13-year-old girl who was abducted in Pennsylvania was found safe in Brooklyn Wednesday night, according to police.

Officers responded to a call for a 13-year-old girl not wearing any shoes and found that it was Janae Kalia-Henry, a missing girl from Reading. She was located at Glenmore Avenue in East New York.
Trucker fatally strikes e-biker in East New York crash

Trucker fatally strikes e-biker in East New York crash

Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in East New York, Brooklyn. A truck driver fatally struck an e-bike rider at a treacherous intersection in East New York, Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon.
Comptroller Brad Lander Proposes New Approach to Provide Resident Rights and Protections for NYC Basement Apartments

Comptroller Brad Lander Proposes New Approach to Provide Resident Rights and Protections for NYC Basement Apartments

Modeled on NY’s Loft Law, this regulatory framework would require immediate basic safety interventions, protect tenants, & offer resources to building owners Proposal is part of a longer-term path toward legalization New York, NY – Ahead of the o
Man gropes, exposes himself to 5-year-old girl in Brooklyn laundromat

Man gropes, exposes himself to 5-year-old girl in Brooklyn laundromat

The NYPD is looking for a sicko who they say groped a 5-year-old girl and exposed himself to her in a Brooklyn laundromat Tuesday. The young victim was in Go Easy Laundry on Ralph Ave.
From Texas to Missouri: A Crown Heights Story of Love and Memory

From Texas to Missouri: A Crown Heights Story of Love and Memory

The horrific murder of Pesha Leah Lapine thirty years ago shocked the Crown Heights Jewish community and the city of New York at large. (Credit: Sefira Lightstone) Rabbi Avraham Lapine describes his childhood in broad, simple terms.
Keeping New Yorkers and Their Pets Together in Tough Times

Keeping New Yorkers and Their Pets Together in Tough Times

Deedra Cheatham said she would have never left her domestic abuser if she didn’t have a safe space for her family, which includes her pet turtle, Danny-Lee, May 19, 2022.
Spike Lee shares special message for Serena Williams ahead of 2022 US Open

Spike Lee shares special message for Serena Williams ahead of 2022 US Open

He's New York's biggest tennis fan, and he loves Serena Williams : Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee shared a special message for the all-time great from Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park ahead of Day 1 of the 2022 US Open.
Brooklyn e-bike fire leaves one person injured at Pink Houses

Brooklyn e-bike fire leaves one person injured at Pink Houses

Photo by Lloyd Mitchell An apparent e-bike fire in a New York City Housing Authority building lobby left a resident injured in Brooklyn on Monday morning. At 11:24 a.m. on Aug.