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NYers Will Get Paid Time Off To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

NYers Will Get Paid Time Off To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

New York workers will not have to worry about taking unpaid time from their jobs to get the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
Man Stabbed in Neck in Unprovoked Attack on Brooklyn Bus

Man Stabbed in Neck in Unprovoked Attack on Brooklyn Bus

The 47-year-old victim was chatting on his cellphone as he rode a B46 bus toward the corner of Sterling Place and Utica Ave. in Crown Heights around 5:20 p.m. on March 5 when a bald man came up and started talking to him.

2021 Elections: Who’s Running in the 40th Council District

The candidates vying to replace Mathieu Eugene, the longest-serving member of the New York City Council, face a laundry list of issues at the forefront of their would-be constituents' minds.
Envisioning a Community Farm for Our Neighborhood, and Yours

Envisioning a Community Farm for Our Neighborhood, and Yours

Our needs for housing, food security, health, and green open spaces are all critical. Therefore, city policies and planning must not pit these needs against each other. Seldom considered are the health benefits provided by greenery.
Real Estate Agent Fired After He's Caught On Camera Telling Gym Manager To 'Go Back To China'

Real Estate Agent Fired After He's Caught On Camera Telling Gym Manager To 'Go Back To China'

Yet another real estate agent learned the hard way earlier this week that it's not okay to be racist.

‘They Need to Find This Guy’: Brooklyn Widow Outraged as Manhunt Continues for Husband’s Accused Killer Set Free From Rikers Island in Clerical Error

The outraged widow of a Brooklyn murder victim wanted answers and an arrest Wednesday after a Correction Department snafu put the accused killer back on the street.

Year of COVID: A Community ‘Left Behind’ At the Edge of Brooklyn Grapples With Deep Losses

It seemed that everyone in East New York knew Winchester Key.
I Was an E.M.T. in New York Last Spring

I Was an E.M.T. in New York Last Spring

One of my most vivid memories from last April is the sound. I was working as an emergency medical technician in New York City. Day and night for weeks, sirens drowned out every other sound within earshot.
Bullets Fly in Brooklyn in Two Shootings That Left Man Dead and Woman Injured

Bullets Fly in Brooklyn in Two Shootings That Left Man Dead and Woman Injured

Detectives in Brooklyn are investigating two separate shootings between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning that left a man dead and a woman injured. The fatal shooting happened in Midwood at about 12:21 a.m.
LPC Asks Architect to Adjust Fort Greene Carriage House Design

LPC Asks Architect to Adjust Fort Greene Carriage House Design

Examples of modern architecture in historic districts are not unique.