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NY COVID latest: Friday, November 26, 2021

NY COVID latest: Friday, November 26, 2021

Find the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic in New York state and New York City, including data on positive cases and other indicators, and information from local officials.
NYC Council Approves de Blasio’s Massive Gowanus Rezoning

NYC Council Approves de Blasio’s Massive Gowanus Rezoning

The New York City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to upzone an 82-block swath of Gowanus, delivering a late-term land use victory for Mayor Bill de Blasio and paving the way for a long-debated transformation of the Brooklyn neighborhood.
BP Weekender: Seven things to do in Brooklyn Nov. 26-28

BP Weekender: Seven things to do in Brooklyn Nov. 26-28

Friday, Nov. 26 Cookie decorating class: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, indeed â€" and the sweetest! Join Sahadi’s at Industry City for an hour-long cookie decorating class that comes with a kid’s hot chocolate and a goodie bag.
NYPD Releases New Video In Brooklyn Carjacking And Sexual Assault

NYPD Releases New Video In Brooklyn Carjacking And Sexual Assault

There is new information on a carjacking and sexual assault that happened earlier this month in Brooklyn . The NYPD  released new video in the case on Thursday. Police say video shows the man wanted in the Nov. 7 attack in Bushwick .
Don’t Call It Affordable Housing: Lottery Opens for Pacific Park Tower in Prospect Heights

Don’t Call It Affordable Housing: Lottery Opens for Pacific Park Tower in Prospect Heights

The latest tower to go up in the long-in-the-works Pacific Park (Atlantic Yards) mega-development is a market rate one on the corner of Pacific and 6th Avenue in Prospect Heights, once known as B5.
Fire Hits Brooklyn Heights Brownstone

Fire Hits Brooklyn Heights Brownstone

Numerous fire engine and ladder trucks from across the city rushed to the scene of an all-hands fire at 121 Henry St. near the corner of Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights at roughly 3:30 pm on Tuesday.
Police Officer Struck by Vehicle in Brooklyn

Police Officer Struck by Vehicle in Brooklyn

A police officer was struck by a vehicle in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. It happened around 6:30 p.m. near East 83rd Street and Foster Avenue in Canarsie . While patrolling, police spotted a car in a common driveway with two people inside.
Angela Yee’s New Coffee Shop Amplifies The Drink’s African Origin

Angela Yee’s New Coffee Shop Amplifies The Drink’s African Origin

Angela Yee is the definition of booked, busy and blessed.
Brooklyn Parents Rally After News of Ivy Hill Prep Founding Principal's Sudden Removal

Brooklyn Parents Rally After News of Ivy Hill Prep Founding Principal's Sudden Removal

Dozens of parents rallied outside Ivy Hill Prep Charter School in East Flatbush Monday over the removal of the school's founding principal.Parents say the removal of Ivy Hill Prep Charter School principal Ambrosia Johnson was sudden and unethical.
Haitian Enclaves in NYC Lag Behind in COVID Vaccinations

Haitian Enclaves in NYC Lag Behind in COVID Vaccinations

Vaccination rates in the majority of New York’s Haitian neighborhoods are lagging behind the rest of the city, according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).