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Weeks after the omicron variant began its alarming surge in New York City, data shows that COVID-19 rates are beginning to dip in the Bed-Stuy and around the five boroughs — though cases remain worryingly high.

A crash on Atlantic Avenue on Tuesday sent two people to the hospital, according to fire officials. The crash — which unfolded around 12:45 p.m. on the corner of Nostrand Avenue — included at least one person who was hit by a car, according to FDNY.

It’s been three weeks since tenants in a Bed-Stuy building say they lost power. Now, it seems like they are finally getting some help. Tenants say they have been without light, heat and the ability to cook on a stove.

A 14-year-old was punched in the face on the subway earlier this week in a possible hate crime targeting him and his family, according to police. The 14-year-old was riding the 4 train near Atlantic Avenue station about 7:15 a.m.

After independent testing confirmed paint from three Bushwick subway stations had high levels of lead, a local business owner is demanding the MTA take action.

The chamber has been given a $1.3 million grant to support small businesses hit hard by the pandemic

A man made anti-Mexican statements and slugged a 14-year-old boy in the face while on a train in Brooklyn on Monday morning, police said. The victim was on a northbound No. 4 train heading toward Atlantic Avenue with two family members.

Tenants and housing activists marched through Brooklyn and Manhattan on Saturday, calling for an extension to the eviction moratorium and a blanket end to cold-weather evictions in New York City.

Developers of the controversial towers near the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens have proposed a new, smaller building down the block, according to reports.

What Brooklyn nun Caroline Tweedy has done at St. John’s Bread & Life food pantry in four years is nothing short of a miracle.