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Brooklyn Rents Are Finally Starting to Drop

Brooklyn Rents Are Finally Starting to Drop

As we approach the six-month mark of the pandemic, the wealthiest neighborhoods in Manhattan are emptying out as young professionals — some newly unemployed, others working remotely — break their leases to move home or to second homes, tr
Event Equips Students with Backpacks, Supplies Ahead of Uncertain School Year

Event Equips Students with Backpacks, Supplies Ahead of Uncertain School Year

An organization created during the coronavirus pandemic held a backpack and school supply giveaway in Brooklyn Sunday. It's not where Nicole Whitner and her family would normally go for school supplies.
Two Families Torn Apart by Brooklyn Double Shooting That Killed Young Father, Paralyzed Second Man

Two Families Torn Apart by Brooklyn Double Shooting That Killed Young Father, Paralyzed Second Man

A young man shot dead on his way to a memorial for another gun violence victim had just welcomed a baby boy two weeks before his untimely death, devastated family members said Friday.
MTA to End For Hire Vehicle Program at End of the Month Citing High Costs

MTA to End For Hire Vehicle Program at End of the Month Citing High Costs

The MTA is ending its temporary For Hire Vehicle (FHV) program, leaving New Yorkers without an option for overnight public transportation. The program will end effective Aug. 30 at 5 a.m.
Beauty And Stillness At Life Wellness Center In Bed-Stuy

Beauty And Stillness At Life Wellness Center In Bed-Stuy

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — "When people come in, they're usually surprised," Life Wellness Center co-owner Khadija Tudor told CBS2's Elle McLogan .
Brooklyn Man Builds Restaurant Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

Brooklyn Man Builds Restaurant Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

A Brooklyn man is not letting the pandemic stop him from opening his restaurant. Renovations are underway at what will soon be Leland Eating and Drinking House in Prospect Heights.
DOT to Extend Fourth Avenue Bike Lane to Flatbush

DOT to Extend Fourth Avenue Bike Lane to Flatbush

City transit bigwigs announced plans to complete the last leg of the Fourth Avenue protected bike lane project, pledging to fill in the fourteen-block gap between First Street and Flatbush Avenue where the lane abruptly ends and ushers riders into sp
Mayor de Blasio Tells Public Teachers to ‘Show Up’ and Serve People

Mayor de Blasio Tells Public Teachers to ‘Show Up’ and Serve People

Mayor Bill de Blasio told New York City public school teachers Thursday to put aside fears about contracting the novel coronavirus and to "rise up to the occasion" by returning to school buildings for in-person classes this fall during a press confer
Why the Homeownership Gap Between White and Black Americans is Larger Today Than it Was Over 50 Years Ago

Why the Homeownership Gap Between White and Black Americans is Larger Today Than it Was Over 50 Years Ago

For more than 30 years, Parker McAllister's parents have held onto the Brooklyn, New York, brownstone they purchased in 1985 for about $91,000.
What ‘Defund The Police’ Means In A New York Neighborhood With High Homicide Rates and a History of Struggling for Justice

What ‘Defund The Police’ Means In A New York Neighborhood With High Homicide Rates and a History of Struggling for Justice

At a time when cities across the country are talking about shrinking police budgets and reimagining the role of law enforcement, what do people living in a neighborhood with one of New York City's highest homicide rates actually want? Many outsiders