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Adams Again Calls to Bring Back NYPD’s Anti-Crime Unit

Adams Again Calls to Bring Back NYPD’s Anti-Crime Unit

Following a deadly shooting that left one person dead and seven people shot late Sunday night, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said Monday to put reform police politics aside and bring back the police Department's plainclothes anti-crime unit w
NYC Braces for Possibility of More COVID-19 Restrictions as FDA Approves New Treatments

NYC Braces for Possibility of More COVID-19 Restrictions as FDA Approves New Treatments

New York City residents lined up in Prospect Heights waiting to get coronavirus tests as infections continue to rise throughout the state.
Tracy Morgan Returns to Brooklyn for Thanksgiving Food Give-Away

Tracy Morgan Returns to Brooklyn for Thanksgiving Food Give-Away

Comedian Tracy Morgan made his way back to his home of Brooklyn for Thanksgiving to participate in a special food give-away for his community! On Saturday morning (Nov.
Six People Shot Inside Brooklyn Apartment Building in ‘Targeted’ Attack

Six People Shot Inside Brooklyn Apartment Building in ‘Targeted’ Attack

Six people were shot — including one who was gravely injured — at a Brooklyn apartment building on Sunday night in what appeared to be a targeted attack, police and sources said. Bullets started flying just after 11 p.m.
City’s Worst Landlord Threatens Mass Eviction at Rent Striking Crown Heights Building, Says He Just Wants Them Back At The Negotiations Table

City’s Worst Landlord Threatens Mass Eviction at Rent Striking Crown Heights Building, Says He Just Wants Them Back At The Negotiations Table

The city's worst landlord warned tenants at one of his distressed properties in Brooklyn that they have 14 days to call off their rent strike and begin paying rent again, or they'll face eviction. The tenants' association at 1616 President St.
Brooklyn High Low Tea Room Offers a Cozy Escape

Brooklyn High Low Tea Room Offers a Cozy Escape

Brooklyn High Low is a new indoor and outdoor tea room in Prospect Heights along Vanderbilt Avenue, one of the most activated open restaurant streets in the city.
L+M Signs Historic Hiring Deal with Laborers Union

L+M Signs Historic Hiring Deal with Laborers Union

Affordable housing giant L+M Development Partners has struck a major hiring deal with Laborers' Local 79, the biggest laborers' Local in North America.
A Bright Spot in the Pandemic Gloom: Jazz is Everywhere in New York

A Bright Spot in the Pandemic Gloom: Jazz is Everywhere in New York

Every night after her shift this spring, Bridget Queral would leave the hospital where she worked as a nurse to find her husband, Luis, waiting to walk her home. As they ambled through an eerily silent Central Park, Ms.
Dianne Morales Officially Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign

Dianne Morales Officially Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign

Former non-profit executive Dianne Morales officially kicked off her campaign for mayor Thursday night, seeking to become the city's first Afro-Latina mayor and pushing a progressive platform against a field of better-known politicians.
Their Annual Gathering Impossible, Chabad Rabbis Convene on Zoom — for Days and Days

Their Annual Gathering Impossible, Chabad Rabbis Convene on Zoom — for Days and Days

At the end of the annual conference of Chabad emissaries from around the world, they typically take a giant group photograph in front of the movement's headquarters in Brooklyn's Crown Heights.