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NYPD Targets Cyclists With Criminal Summonses For Minor Infractions

NYPD Targets Cyclists With Criminal Summonses For Minor Infractions

The NYPD maintains that officers will have discretion and that the goal is not zero-tolerance, but improving safety on city streets.
Bed-Stuy Blossoms With Upgraded Community Garden

Bed-Stuy Blossoms With Upgraded Community Garden

Community leaders and neighbors unveiled upgrades to the Lefferts Place Community Garden, including a new gazebo, planting beds and shaded greenery.
Brooklyn Museum Announces Bold Summer Lineup With Immersive Installations And Major Debuts

Brooklyn Museum Announces Bold Summer Lineup With Immersive Installations And Major Debuts

Brooklyn Museum’s summer exhibitions feature a revival of the iconic Ruckus Manhattan, the New York debut of Christian Marclay’s Doors, a contemplative Tibetan Shrine Room from the Rubin Museum, and a bold outdoor installation by UOVO Prize–winner Melissa Joseph.
Tenants Rally in Brooklyn for First Rights to Buy Building

Tenants Rally in Brooklyn for First Rights to Buy Building

Outside a South Slope apartment building, tenants joined elected officials and housing organizers to call for passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which would give renters the first chance to buy their buildings and create permanently affordable housing amid NYC’s deepening housing crisis.
City to Convert Boerum Hill Parking Lot Into Senior Housing

City to Convert Boerum Hill Parking Lot Into Senior Housing

A 68-unit, permanently affordable, rent-stabilized housing development for older adults will be built on Third Avenue, between Bergen and Wyckoff Streets.
Rep. Velázquez Aims to Recognize National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week

Rep. Velázquez Aims to Recognize National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week

The House resolution honors the Young Audiences Arts for Learning network’s contributions to arts education and highlights the importance of creative learning in youth development ahead of its 73rd anniversary celebration in 2025.
After Inspection Delays, Brooklyn Mirage Pauses Reopening

After Inspection Delays, Brooklyn Mirage Pauses Reopening

The popular East Williamsburg performance space was set to reopen on Thursday, but cancelled DJ Sara Landry's show after it failed to secure city permits. Landry moved her Friday show to the Knockdown Center.
Rising Food Costs And Federal Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis

Rising Food Costs And Federal Cuts Threaten to Deepen Hunger Crisis

Food prices in the New York City metropolitan area have risen 25.2% since 2019 and low-income households are paying substantially more toward food than before the pandemic, according to a report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
State Unveils New Housing to Boost Brownsville Community

State Unveils New Housing to Boost Brownsville Community

The $50 million project includes 71-units, including 47 supportive apartments for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families.
Green-Wood Cemetery Hosts Daylong Event to Explore Grief And Death

Green-Wood Cemetery Hosts Daylong Event to Explore Grief And Death

The free event at the historic Brooklyn cemetery invites the public to reflect on life, death, and grief through workshops, talks and community gatherings.