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Man Gunned Down in Brooklyn Just Weeks After his Younger Brother’s Murder: ‘We Can’t Believe It’s Our Turn Again’

Man Gunned Down in Brooklyn Just Weeks After his Younger Brother’s Murder: ‘We Can’t Believe It’s Our Turn Again’

The crack of gunshots Wednesday morning brought fresh grief for a family cursed by violence, killing the father of two daughters just weeks after his younger brother was cut down in a gang feud.
Sobre Masa’s New Sister Location in Bushwick Is a Destination for Handmade Tortillas

Sobre Masa’s New Sister Location in Bushwick Is a Destination for Handmade Tortillas

Mexican chef Zack Wangeman uses food to spark conversation about his culture.
Tenants: Feces Raining From the Wall, Down Stairwell Into Apartments

Tenants: Feces Raining From the Wall, Down Stairwell Into Apartments

Tenants at the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene say feces raining from the wall and down the stairwell into tenants' apartments is a dire situation -an issue they say has happened before but never this bad. A family tells News 12 they were up at 4 a.
Brooklyn Man Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver While Crossing Bronx Highway Had Just Attended Friend’s Memorial Service

Brooklyn Man Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver While Crossing Bronx Highway Had Just Attended Friend’s Memorial Service

A Brooklyn man mowed down by a hit-and-run driver while trying to cross the Bruckner Expressway was visiting the Bronx to pay his respects at a friend’s memorial service, his grieving mother told the Daily News.
Brooklyn Is the Gentrification Capital of America. This $256 Million Experiment Tries to Change That

Brooklyn Is the Gentrification Capital of America. This $256 Million Experiment Tries to Change That

Filling nearly a full city block in the lower-income Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, a gigantic barrel-vaulted building sits as a vestige of a distant past.
COVID Vaccines Are Coming For Kids Aged 5-11. Here’s What New Yorkers Need To Know.

COVID Vaccines Are Coming For Kids Aged 5-11. Here’s What New Yorkers Need To Know.

Children ages 5 to 11 will likely be able to get their COVID-19 shots next month after an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of authorizing the Pfizer vaccine for all children in this age group on Tuesday.
Politicians Arrested at Protest Over NYC Taxi Medallion Bailout

Politicians Arrested at Protest Over NYC Taxi Medallion Bailout

Elected officials hitched a ride all the way to jail with angry taxi drivers who blocked streets outside City Hall Monday to protest a debt bailout plan they said doesn’t go far enough.
Car Crashes Into Brooklyn Funeral Home, Police Say Driver May Have Been Involved In Carjacking

Car Crashes Into Brooklyn Funeral Home, Police Say Driver May Have Been Involved In Carjacking

A car crashed into a funeral home in Brooklyn on Tuesday, and police say the driver may have been involved in a carjacking. The blue sedan crushed a fence outside House of Hills Funeral Home on St. John’s Place in Crown Heights  around 6:30 p.m.
NYPD Police Union Files Lawsuit Against COVID Vaccine Mandate

NYPD Police Union Files Lawsuit Against COVID Vaccine Mandate

Police Benevolent Association lawyers filed a lawsuit in Staten Island court to halt the mandate scheduled to take effect Friday.
Massive Affordable Housing Development Opens in Brownsville

Massive Affordable Housing Development Opens in Brownsville

Hundreds of new affordable housing units have come to Brownsville, thanks to local do-gooders who paid millions to develop the long-time-coming Ebenezer Plaza development.