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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.
Notorious B.I.G. mural vandalized in Brooklyn

Notorious B.I.G. mural vandalized in Brooklyn

The mural was defaced with black paint splattered on his face and the words “East Coast” written in red spray paint. Police are investigating after a Notorious B.I.G. mural was vandalized in the rapper’s home borough of Brooklyn.
Woman fatally shot in head at Brooklyn birthday party

Woman fatally shot in head at Brooklyn birthday party

A birthday party at a Brooklyn event space called Hearts of Love turned deadly early Sunday when a 44-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head, police said. The 44-year-old victim was shot about 5 a.m. at the party spot on Liberty Ave.
A tennis club grows new roots in Brooklyn

A tennis club grows new roots in Brooklyn

A recent book chronicles the long history of the Knickerbocker Field Club, which has risen from the ashes and connected with its neighborhood in new ways.
A Retiree Finds Somewhere to Call Home in Brooklyn

A Retiree Finds Somewhere to Call Home in Brooklyn

Randall King, a retired fire inspector, was the first resident to move into Fountain Seaview apartments, a new affordable housing complex in East New York, Brooklyn.Credit...
What Should Happen to Drivers Who Kill Cyclists?

What Should Happen to Drivers Who Kill Cyclists?

On April 16, 2016, Danielle Davis stepped off an overnight flight from San Diego to New York City with her mother, Lana.
Man shot in chest in lobby of East New York apartment building

Man shot in chest in lobby of East New York apartment building

A man was shot multiple times in the chest while inside the lobby of an apartment building in Brooklyn. It happened on Wortman Avenue in East New York just before 8 p.m. Saturday. Police say the victim is a 51-year-old man who is now in [...
From neglected mud patch to outdoor oasis, a Brooklyn backyard gets a garden makeover

From neglected mud patch to outdoor oasis, a Brooklyn backyard gets a garden makeover

After a top-to-toe renovation of their 1870s Clinton Hill two-family townhouse that spanned two years (read all about it here ), 6sqft writer Michelle Cohen and her husband, Stanley Peck, decided to relegate sprucing up their brownstone backyard to “