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A man was arrested after he allegedly pretended to be a Con Edison worker and stole a woman's purse at gunpoint in Brooklyn.

The lawsuit accused the New York City Rent Guidelines Board of going through a “sham process” before voting 7-1 in June for zero rent increases on one- and two-year leases, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From August 3 through September 25, the Department of Sanitation will require vehicles on participating streets to be moved once a week for street cleaning, instead of the current twice a week schedule.

In the fiction category, a novelist introduces us to a New Yorker just evicted from her apartment, while a philosopher pays tribute to Black women who combined their ancestral spiritual beliefs from West Africa with local herbal rituals and remedies still in use today.

The gunman entered the 21-year-old man's TLC cab in front of 525 Parkside Ave. just after 4:00am on July 11.

When officers arrived, they were told a 30-year-old man was shot in the arm and abdomen. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and is in stable condition.

Brooklyn renters facing persistent housing problems will receive direct city support to help them organize and advocate for better living conditions.

Through the first five World Cup Group matches at MetLife Stadium in June, there was $1.2 billion in direct visitor spending, generating a total economic impact of $2.1 billion in the state.

The annual event on July 25 will bring thousands to the waterfront for recreational and educational activities in NYC’s largest natural area.