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City Green-Lights ‘Brutalist’ Townhouses in Stuyvesant Heights Historic District

After being forced to return to the drawing board late last year, a proposal to construct four modern-looking townhouses in a vacant lot in Bedford-Stuyvesant was approved with modifications by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Feb. 9.
Vigil To Be Held For Subway Stabbing Spree Victims; Rigoberto Lopez, 21, Faces Murder Charges

Vigil To Be Held For Subway Stabbing Spree Victims; Rigoberto Lopez, 21, Faces Murder Charges

The man accused in a deadly stabbing spree on the A train is in custody. A vigil will be held Monday afternoon at the 207th Street station in Inwood to remember the victims.
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