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Here’s What to Do If You Can’t Pay Rent or Mortgage Due to Coronavirus

Here’s What to Do If You Can’t Pay Rent or Mortgage Due to Coronavirus

If someone is out of work thanks to the coronavirus crisis and can't pay the rent or mortgage, what can they do? The situation is changing rapidly so what works today may not apply tomorrow.
Virus Rules Let Construction Workers Keep Building Luxury Towers

Virus Rules Let Construction Workers Keep Building Luxury Towers

On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where, like most New Yorkers, residents are largely staying home as the city reels from the coronavirus pandemic, construction workers building a luxury condominium tower are being forced to continue working in co
Bedford-Stuyvesant man charged with murder following fatal building fire

Bedford-Stuyvesant man charged with murder following fatal building fire

A Bedford-Stuyvesant man has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal building fire left one man dead last week, according to officials.
The coronavirus child care talk you need to have with your nanny

The coronavirus child care talk you need to have with your nanny

When New York City schools shuttered March 16 due to the coronavirus, mom-of-two Juliet Raio Silveira was faced with a dilemma: should she continue to have her nanny work for the family as they self-isolate in their one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment? Af
New Renderings Reveal 2708 Snyder Avenue In East Flatbush, Brooklyn

New Renderings Reveal 2708 Snyder Avenue In East Flatbush, Brooklyn

Renderings from S. Wieder Architect offer a first look at a new seven-story mixed-use building in East Flatbush , Brooklyn.
New Crown Heights vegan Ethiopian spot Ras Plant Based opens its doors

New Crown Heights vegan Ethiopian spot Ras Plant Based opens its doors

A new vegan Ethiopian restaurant has made its debut in the neighborhood. The new addition to Crown Heights, called Ras Plant Based , is located at 739 Franklin Ave.
Cops looking for armed suspect who shot two on Brooklyn street

Cops looking for armed suspect who shot two on Brooklyn street

Two people were shot, including a woman walking with her son and husband, along a Brooklyn street next to a city housing complex on Sunday afternoon, police officials said.
Equality for Flatbush starts emergency fund to help people in need amid coronavirus pandemic

Equality for Flatbush starts emergency fund to help people in need amid coronavirus pandemic

The organization Equality for Flatbush is looking to "flatten the curve" by creating a fund to help people in need amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus closings: These are the services still open in New York

Coronavirus closings: These are the services still open in New York

In New York , where there are over 7,000 diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus , 100% of the state's workforce will be ordered to stay home except for those providing essential services.
Two people injured after flames rip through Brooklyn apartment building

Two people injured after flames rip through Brooklyn apartment building

Two people suffered injuries after a fire raced through a three-story brick apartment building in Brooklyn on Saturday night, fire officials said.