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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.
Brooklyn Nets: A Letter to Kevin Durant

Brooklyn Nets: A Letter to Kevin Durant

It's like a motion picture plot straight from Spike Lee's (40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks) production company. The tone of Casanova's "So Brooklyn" fades in and crescendos as the visual starts to take shape. This is a blockbuster movie in the making.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Five Units in Flatbush, Starting at $1,725 a Month

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Five Units in Flatbush, Starting at $1,725 a Month

An affordable housing lottery has opened for five units in an eight-story building under construction at 142 Lenox Road in Flatbush. It is located on a stretch of Lenox Road that has been undergoing major changes , as Brownstoner documented in 2019.