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Rent for ‘Affordable’ Housing Units Rising With Increasing Average Mean Income

Rent for ‘Affordable’ Housing Units Rising With Increasing Average Mean Income

When it comes to affordable housing, the question remains: affordable for who? Two units available through the city's Affordable Housing Lottery in the Bushwick area at 65 Woodbine St . and 65 Graham Ave.
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Are Gatherings Like NYC’s Homecoming Concerts Potential COVID Spreading Events? Evidence Says No, But New Variants Could Change That

Are Gatherings Like NYC’s Homecoming Concerts Potential COVID Spreading Events? Evidence Says No, But New Variants Could Change That

Vaccinations continue to rise in New York City, and Mayor Bill de Blasio is counting on his vaccine mandate to help ensure that the coronavirus doesn't spread among vaccinated people, including people at the city's large scale Homecoming Concert seri
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School Policing Questioned as Students Return to Classrooms Amid Pandemic Stress and Security Revamp

School Policing Questioned as Students Return to Classrooms Amid Pandemic Stress and Security Revamp

The restart of fully in-person public school classes in less than a month will bring the return of nearly a million students — along with more than 4,000 school safety agents.
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Tropical Storm Henri: Rainfall Totals in New York City Tri-State Area

Tropical Storm Henri: Rainfall Totals in New York City Tri-State Area

Tropical Storm Henri unleashed devastating rain across the Tri-State area as it made its way up the east coast Sunday.
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Ghostface Killah to Headline 10th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party

Ghostface Killah to Headline 10th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party

Announced one week before the event, Ghostface Killah from Wu-Tang Clan will be headlining the notorious Bushwick Collective Block Party. The event will feature 25 musical performances , including rapper Tony Moxberg and D.J. Cipha Sounds.
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Bed-Stuy Lost 22K Black Residents Last Decade: Week In Review

Bed-Stuy Lost 22K Black Residents Last Decade: Week In Review

As longtime residents can attest, Bed-Stuy has been rapidly changing over the last decade. Now, newly-released census data reveals the extent of the transformation.... Read more Click here to view original web page at patch.
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Brooklyn Mother Fatally Shot by Possible Stray Bullets Outside Home, Son Says

Brooklyn Mother Fatally Shot by Possible Stray Bullets Outside Home, Son Says

A mother of four was killed Thursday night when she was struck by possible stray bullets as she was arriving home from work, according to family and the NYPD. Officers responded just after 8:30 p.m. to a call of a shooting on St.
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Uncertainty Over Quarantine Rules Sows Confusion in Runup to Start of NYC School Year

Uncertainty Over Quarantine Rules Sows Confusion in Runup to Start of NYC School Year

Uncertainty over quarantine rules and teaching plans for city public school students exposed to COVID-19 cases is sowing confusion weeks before kids return to class. In-person public school classes start on Sept.
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MTA Worker Hides In Toll Booth From Knife-Wielding Flasher: Cops

MTA Worker Hides In Toll Booth From Knife-Wielding Flasher: Cops

An MTA employee was left hiding in a toll booth inside a Crown Heights subway station after a man who flashed her took out a knife and threatened her life, according to police.
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Carnival Vibe in the Air, But Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade is Canceled

Carnival Vibe in the Air, But Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade is Canceled

What's Labor Day in Brooklyn without oxtails, roti, sugar cane and coconuts, says Evelyn Cooper, a Trinidadian native who sells the popular fare every year at the New York Caribbean Carnival Parade.
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