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Families Demand Remote Learning Option for Kids

Families Demand Remote Learning Option for Kids

Last week, Andrea Castellano sent her two kids to school for the first time in 18 months, along with a letter expressing her support for a remote option.
NYPD Suspects Murder in Death of Month-Old Brooklyn Baby

NYPD Suspects Murder in Death of Month-Old Brooklyn Baby

The death of a month-old Brooklyn boy six months ago is now a murder investigation, police said Wednesday. Daquan Vaughn-Sanchez died at SUNY Downstate Medical Center on March 10.
New York Targets Kids With Popup COVID Vaccination Sites, 120 Locations Planned

New York Targets Kids With Popup COVID Vaccination Sites, 120 Locations Planned

Summer's ice cream trucks could be fading to fall's vaccine vans. New York Gov. Hochul said Tuesday that 120 new popup coronavirus vaccination sites will crop up across New York State, part of a "VaxtoSchool" campaign targeting school-aged youth.
2 More Apartment Towers Proposed For Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue

2 More Apartment Towers Proposed For Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue

Plans for two Atlantic Avenue apartment towers that started the city's review process on Monday will likely be the latest fuel in an ongoing debate about the future of North Crown Heights.
Bed-Stuy Man Sought In Strangling Of Bronx Woman: Cops

Bed-Stuy Man Sought In Strangling Of Bronx Woman: Cops

Police are searching for a Bed-Stuy man who they say strangled a woman in the Bronx earlier this week, according to the NYPD.
COVID Update NYC: Gov. Hocul visits Brooklyn school amid vaccine push

COVID Update NYC: Gov. Hocul visits Brooklyn school amid vaccine push

Governor Kathy Hochul is visiting a school in Flatbush, Brooklyn this morning as she continues to push her "Vax to School" campaign.
Data Shows Higher COVID Rates In NYCHA Than Rest Of Crown Heights

Data Shows Higher COVID Rates In NYCHA Than Rest Of Crown Heights

New York City Housing tenants in Crown Heights were more likely to get coronavirus throughout the pandemic than the rest of the neighborhood, new data reveals.
Reckless Driver Causes Serious Crash Near Clinton Hill Intersection Where a Baby Was Killed Last Week

Reckless Driver Causes Serious Crash Near Clinton Hill Intersection Where a Baby Was Killed Last Week

An out-of-control driver injured two construction workers at a Clinton Hill job site roughly one block from where another reckless driver killed a 3-month-old baby in a crime that shocked the city and led to a week of recriminations against the de Bl
NYC Mayoral Contender Eric Adams Outlines Blueprint to Turn City Hotels Into Supportive Housing

NYC Mayoral Contender Eric Adams Outlines Blueprint to Turn City Hotels Into Supportive Housing

It could be the city's last resort.
Driver Charged With Manslaughter for Brooklyn Crash That Killed 3-Month-Old

Driver Charged With Manslaughter for Brooklyn Crash That Killed 3-Month-Old

The driver who crashed into a Brooklyn family killing a three-month-old baby girl faces up to 15 years behind bars after he was booked for second-degree manslaughter, according to officials with Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez's office.