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Alicka Ampry-Samuel Joins HUD as NY/NJ Administrator

Alicka Ampry-Samuel Joins HUD as NY/NJ Administrator

The former BK councilmember's experience includes serving as chair of the Public Housing Committee for a district with the highest concentration of public housing in the U.S.
How New Yorkers Can Get Free At-Home Covid Tests and N95 Masks

How New Yorkers Can Get Free At-Home Covid Tests and N95 Masks

The federal government has offered a new way to combat the spread of the virus: providing free Covid testing kits and N95 masks. But how accessible are they, and how can we get them? Since Jan.
Albany Avenue Restaurant Named Among Best Cheap Eats In NYC

Albany Avenue Restaurant Named Among Best Cheap Eats In NYC

A restaurant near the Crown Heights border dishes out some of the best cheap eats in New York City, according to Eater.
2021 Was Deadliest Year on NYC Roads Under Mayor de Blasio: Advocates

2021 Was Deadliest Year on NYC Roads Under Mayor de Blasio: Advocates

More New Yorkers died in crashes in 2021 than in any other year of the former-Mayor Bill de Blasio administration, data collected by street safety advocates reveal.
After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns

After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns

When Alvin Bragg was a candidate for Manhattan district attorney, he spoke often about gun possession cases that did not merit harsh prosecution or imprisonment, saying that not every person charged with such a crime was linked to violence.
BK Pol Cleans Basement of Tenants Allegedly 'Neglected' by Landlord

BK Pol Cleans Basement of Tenants Allegedly 'Neglected' by Landlord

Tenants of a Bushwick building thought management would improve after a nonprofit took over their building under the TPT Program. Instead, they say nothing has changed and now they fear eviction.
Permits Filed for 8-Story Building on Vanderbilt Ave.

Permits Filed for 8-Story Building on Vanderbilt Ave.

The 85-foot building will have 26 apartments, according to plans filed by the developer

Plain Clothes Officers Likely Returning to Multiple Brooklyn Neighborhoods

A police memo obtained by the New York Post confirmed that the controversial “anti-crime” unit could be deployed across a number of Brooklyn precincts
Second NYPD Officer Dies Four Days After Harlem Shooting Ambush

Second NYPD Officer Dies Four Days After Harlem Shooting Ambush

The second NYPD officer shot in Harlem last Friday has died, according to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell. “Wilbert is 3 times a hero,” Commissioner Sewell wrote on social media. “For choosing a life of service.
NY Expands Absentee Voting After Defeat of Ballot Measure

NY Expands Absentee Voting After Defeat of Ballot Measure

New Yorkers can again choose to vote by absentee rather than face the risk of catching COVID-19 at polling sites through the rest of 2022 under a bill that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Friday.