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Revel Introduces a $99-a-Month E-Bike Subscription for NYC Residents

Revel Introduces a $99-a-Month E-Bike Subscription for NYC Residents

Electric moped rental company Revel is expanding its product lineup to include monthly e-bike subscriptions for residents of New York City.

Why New York’s Snowstorms Are Growing—Along With Warming Winter Temperatures

James McGowan fondly remembers ice skating every winter while growing up in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
NY State Website Overwhelmed By Newly-Eligible People Seeking Vaccine

NY State Website Overwhelmed By Newly-Eligible People Seeking Vaccine

New York state's vaccine sign-up website opened up to millions more people across the state with an underlying condition putting them at risk of severe COVID-19 on Sunday morning.

‘This Is Not Personal. This Is Business’: Judge, City Official in Fiery Legal Battle in Brooklyn Courthouse

Two of the top players in Brooklyn's Surrogate's Court, where deceased peoples' estates are meted out to their heirs and creditors, are embroiled in a sharp-tongued war with their jobs at stake.
Homeless Man Arrested in Subway Stabbings That Left 2 Dead, 2 Wounded

Homeless Man Arrested in Subway Stabbings That Left 2 Dead, 2 Wounded

A homeless man was arrested on Sunday on charges of stabbing four people who were sleeping in the subway, killing two of them, during a violent spree that raised alarm over safety in the transit system.
Nearly 30-Year-Old Brooklyn Murder Case Solved With Arrest of Alleged Killer Who Fled to Dominican Republic

Nearly 30-Year-Old Brooklyn Murder Case Solved With Arrest of Alleged Killer Who Fled to Dominican Republic

He had eluded police in Brooklyn for 27 years — but now he's behind bars. Luis Carmona, 48, is facing murder and weapons possession charges for allegedly gunning down Jose Rafael Laro in East New York during an apparent dispute in August 1993.
See It: NYPD Horses Race Through Midwood After Breaking Free

See It: NYPD Horses Race Through Midwood After Breaking Free

A rag of runaway NYPD horses made the streets of Midwood look like the Aqueduct Racetrack on Thursday afternoon.
Sewage Floods Flatbush Basement While Homeowner Awaits Fix From City

Sewage Floods Flatbush Basement While Homeowner Awaits Fix From City

A Flatbush homeowner has been inundated with putrid sewage in his basement for nearly a month due to a sewer back-up on his block — and the city hasn't taken any steps to fix it! Eric Alexie says the basement of his East 21st Street home near W

Party’s Over: 14 Men Arrested, Eight Guns Seized From NYC Birthday Bus Rolling Through Brooklyn

An 18th birthday celebration on a party bus ended abruptly in Brooklyn early Friday with 14 men arrested and eight pistols seized among the party favors, police said. Cops working off a community tip pulled over the bus on Front St. near Main St.

Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Greenpoint Saw Borough’s Largest Housing Growth Last Decade

Sections of Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg-Greenpoint, where high-rise apartment buildings spurted up after city rezonings, had the most housing growth in the borough in the last decade.