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NYC Funded a Pilot to Make Basement Apartments Safer, But Then It Went Off Track

NYC Funded a Pilot to Make Basement Apartments Safer, But Then It Went Off Track

In September, the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept the Eastern seaboard, dropping historic rainfall and causing flash floods in New York City neighborhoods.
Man Takes Fatal Shot During Street Argument in Brooklyn: NYPD

Man Takes Fatal Shot During Street Argument in Brooklyn: NYPD

Yet another argument in Brooklyn ended in bloodshed Thursday when a twenty-something man was gunned down following a street feud, police reported.
Brownsville Residents Take to Streets Amid Concerning Rise of Drug Use in Their Area

Brownsville Residents Take to Streets Amid Concerning Rise of Drug Use in Their Area

Residents in Brownsville have had enough of the rise of drug use taking place in their neighborhood. And they are using their voices to try to get things to change.
NYC’s COVID Catchup Plan for Students? More Tests. Here’s What We Know About Them.

NYC’s COVID Catchup Plan for Students? More Tests. Here’s What We Know About Them.

As part of New York City’s plan to help students catch up after more than a year of interrupted learning during the pandemic , students have begun taking a battery of tests.
Woman Dies After She’s Fatally Shot in Head on Violence-Plagued Brooklyn Street, Leaving Neighborhood Rattled

Woman Dies After She’s Fatally Shot in Head on Violence-Plagued Brooklyn Street, Leaving Neighborhood Rattled

Residents of a violence-plagued Brooklyn neighborhood were shaken but hardly surprised Wednesday after a woman was gunned down during a street fight one night earlier.
A Brooklyn Palestinian Restaurant Says It Was Flooded With Fake Negative Reviews

A Brooklyn Palestinian Restaurant Says It Was Flooded With Fake Negative Reviews

Ayat, a Palestinian restaurant in Bay Bridge, Brooklyn â€" considered to be one of the city’s top new restaurants â€" took to Instagram this week to share allegations that it had been getting unfairly harassed online.
Adams Picks Greens, Talks Healthy Living in Brownsville

Adams Picks Greens, Talks Healthy Living in Brownsville

The vegan Brooklyn borough president visited the new farm on Eastern Parkway on Oct. 12 to see just how much they’ve grown in less than a month on the formerly vacant lot.
Woman Beaten, Thrown Into Planter During Violent Robbery in Brownsville

Woman Beaten, Thrown Into Planter During Violent Robbery in Brownsville

Police are searching for the man and woman behind a brutal attack and robbery in Brooklyn. This video is hard to watch but the victim will recover. It happened on Wednesday, October 6 at 3:14 a.m. on Powell Street in Brownsville.
Nets Tell Kyrie Irving: No Vax, No Thanks!

Nets Tell Kyrie Irving: No Vax, No Thanks!

This is either the Brooklyn Nets putting their collective feet down, or one last-ditch effort to get Kyrie Irving vaccinated before the start of the 2021-22 season.
Police Say They Identified Wrong Man As Suspect In Brutal Fort Greene Attempted Robbery Caught On Video

Police Say They Identified Wrong Man As Suspect In Brutal Fort Greene Attempted Robbery Caught On Video

Police say they made a mistake, accusing the wrong suspect in a brutal attack on a 65-year-old woman  was caught on camera in Brooklyn . It happened on Sept. 28, just before 5 p.m. near St. Edwards and Willoughby Streets in Fort Greene .