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Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue Station Reopens After Over 30 Years

Transit authorities unveiled a shiny new entrance and mezzanine inside the Nostrand Avenue subway stop on the A/C line, following a months-long, $2 million project to restore the long-shuttered Bedford-Stuyvesant entryway.
NYC Councilman Calls for Expedited Vaccine for Animal Shelter Workers After Manhattan Facility Shut Down by COVID

NYC Councilman Calls for Expedited Vaccine for Animal Shelter Workers After Manhattan Facility Shut Down by COVID

Animal shelter workers should be next in line to get the COVID vaccine, after a Manhattan shelter was forced to shut down because of too many infected employees, says a New York City councilman.
Tax Lien Sale Bill Asks for Reform Taskforce

Tax Lien Sale Bill Asks for Reform Taskforce

City council has moved to pass legislation that may end the city's tax lien sale. Neighborhood groups in East New York led the collective petition against it, citing that the sale disproportionately affected Black and Brown homeowners.
Pop-Up Vaccine Sites Open At Brooklyn Churches, Senior Centers

Pop-Up Vaccine Sites Open At Brooklyn Churches, Senior Centers

Three pop-up coronavirus vaccination sites will open this week in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
NYC Animal Shelter Forced to Temporarily Close Due to COVID Hopes to Find Foster Homes

NYC Animal Shelter Forced to Temporarily Close Due to COVID Hopes to Find Foster Homes

Animals at a Manhattan shelter are becoming victims of the virus — without ever contracting COVID-19.
Hattie Carthan Saves a Tree and Starts Environmental Movement in Brooklyn

Hattie Carthan Saves a Tree and Starts Environmental Movement in Brooklyn

Hattie Carthan was a rare breed — as rare as the huge Magnolia grandiflora flourishing and blooming near her home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, way north of its natural habitat. And Carthan — a transplant herself from Portsmouth, Va.

‘It’s Astounding’: Six People Shot During NYC Snowstorm, Including Woman Struck by Stray Bullet Through Her Kitchen Wall

The massive snowstorm that pelted New York City wasn't enough to tamp down surging gun violence, with six people shot, including a woman struck by a stray bullet that came through her apartment wall, police said Tuesday.
Burglar Takes Off with Ceremonial Torah Crowns from Bklyn Synagogue

Burglar Takes Off with Ceremonial Torah Crowns from Bklyn Synagogue

On early Monday morning, police confirmed that an intruder stole six ceremonial crowns from an Orthodox synagogue in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn. As reported by the NY Post, police have video footage showing that at about 1 a.m.
Bed-Stuy City Council Candidates Weigh-In on NYCHA, Affordable Housing

Bed-Stuy City Council Candidates Weigh-In on NYCHA, Affordable Housing

After a chaotic pandemic year, Brooklynites are worried about stability, money, employment, and housing.
Borough President Candidates Take Center Stage at Democratic Party-Sponsored Debate

Borough President Candidates Take Center Stage at Democratic Party-Sponsored Debate

The online debate between candidates for the Democratic nomination for borough president sponsored by the Kings County Democratic Committee on Sunday night revealed some very real differences on some of the issues as well as near-unanimity on others.