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NYC To Invest $900 Million In Traffic Safety Through Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Only Streets and other Vehicle Reducing Efforts

NYC To Invest $900 Million In Traffic Safety Through Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Only Streets and other Vehicle Reducing Efforts

by CrownHeights.info Proud of your tax dollars? Another $900 Million is being invested into making the NYC’s Streets safer for bicyclists and Pedestrians, and making driving more difficult.
Bushwick Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns

Bushwick Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Numerous Weapons, Both Completed and Unfinished, Recovered from Defendant’s Apartment, Including Four Assault Weapons, Five Handguns and Four Rifles Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced the indictment of a Br
Two men shot, one fatally, on Brooklyn street

Two men shot, one fatally, on Brooklyn street

The victims were standing near Van Siclen Ave. and Fulton St. in East New York when a gunman opened fire about 1:30 p.m., police said. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News) The victims were standing near Van Siclen Ave. and Fulton St.
Janelle Monáe Stops Through BAM to Discuss New Book on Gender Identity, Time Travel, Totalitarianism and More

Janelle Monáe Stops Through BAM to Discuss New Book on Gender Identity, Time Travel, Totalitarianism and More

The Memory Librarian is Janelle Monáe's new anthology oriented around her critically acclaimed album Dirty Computer where we fast-forward to life in "the New Dawn."
Meet the Brownsville Running Club for Women of Color Disrupting Systemic Inequity

Meet the Brownsville Running Club for Women of Color Disrupting Systemic Inequity

We Run Brownsville is a free running club for women of color featuring a walk-to-run program and a supportive, wellness-focused community.
Sen. Myrie Announces State Funding For College Career Training in Environmental Sciences

Sen. Myrie Announces State Funding For College Career Training in Environmental Sciences

The $2.1 million program will connect environmental science with social justice work in New York's Adirondack Park
One Psychedelic Ride: Brooklynites Bike for the Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms

One Psychedelic Ride: Brooklynites Bike for the Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms

With growing understanding of the medicinal properties of psilocybin mushrooms, New Yorkers are advocating for political and societal acceptance of the substance.
Long-Awaited Transformation Of Bed-Stuy Armory Finally Underway

Long-Awaited Transformation Of Bed-Stuy Armory Finally Underway

A study of how to use the massive Marcus Garvey Boulevard armory kicked off this month, a decade after officials first floated the idea. (Google Maps.
Prospect Heights Hires First Full-Time Female Firefighter

Prospect Heights Hires First Full-Time Female Firefighter

There’s a new firefighter with the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District and it’s a first: Vanessa Kieres was hired Feb. 16 as the district’s first full-time female firefighter.
Prospect, Crown Heights Rents Reach Record Highs As Pandemic Deals End

Prospect, Crown Heights Rents Reach Record Highs As Pandemic Deals End

The neighborhoods both saw the highest median rent in a decade at the start of 2022 thanks to a citywide trend of record-high prices.