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Community Boards and Restaurants Divided Over the Direction for Outdoor Dining

Community Boards and Restaurants Divided Over the Direction for Outdoor Dining

The city proposed a zoning amendment to permanently remove geographic restrictions on sidewalk cafes can be located, but 29 of 51 community boards voted against it.
Controversial Tax Lien Sale Moves Forward, Will Eliminate 1000s of Potential Affordable Housing Units, Group Says

Controversial Tax Lien Sale Moves Forward, Will Eliminate 1000s of Potential Affordable Housing Units, Group Says

The controversial tax lien sale took place on Dec 17, despite months of efforts by community leaders to block it.
Some in Shelters Urge NYC to Let Them Go Back to Hotels Amid COVID-19 Surge

Some in Shelters Urge NYC to Let Them Go Back to Hotels Amid COVID-19 Surge

NEW YORK â€" Alison Gibney says she and others who are currently being housed at group setting shelters in the city are growing more nervous as COVID-19 cases increase.
1 hurt in Prospect Heights apartment fire

1 hurt in Prospect Heights apartment fire

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- One person was injured when a fire broke out inside their Brooklyn apartment building on Thursday morning. It happened on Eastern Parkway in the Prospect Heights section just after 5 a.m.
NYC Restaurants Closing in Efforts to Stop the Spread of Omicron Variant This Holiday

NYC Restaurants Closing in Efforts to Stop the Spread of Omicron Variant This Holiday

A few eateries are ending up compelled to close their entryways again later a flood of COVID-19 cases with the Omicron variation.
NYPD Murders Black Man Having Mental Health Crisis

NYPD Murders Black Man Having Mental Health Crisis

Early Monday morning NYPD officers murdered Eudes Pierre , a 26-year-old Black man, in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
How Bushwick's Guerrilla Gardener is Making Starr Street Bloom ... Even in Winter

How Bushwick's Guerrilla Gardener is Making Starr Street Bloom ... Even in Winter

This playful, untamed ecosystem is made entirely out of reclaimed materials, including the plants.
Hate crimes against Muslims and Jews in New York City double since last year

Hate crimes against Muslims and Jews in New York City double since last year

Crimes directed at Jewish people went from 121 to 183, while incidents against Muslims went up from four to 14 Though the national hate crime numbers have yet to be released, locally, they have increased (AFP) Hate crimes against Jews and Muslims in
NYC restaurants closing in efforts to stop the spread of Omicron variant this holiday

NYC restaurants closing in efforts to stop the spread of Omicron variant this holiday

Some restaurants are finding themselves forced to close their doors again after a surge of COVID-19 cases with the Omicron variant.
T&T citizen convicted in double homicide in Brooklyn

T&T citizen convicted in double homicide in Brooklyn

Defendant Faces up to 50 Years to Life in Prison When He is Sentenced Brooklyn District Eric Gonzalez today announced that a former Brooklyn resident has been convicted of two counts of murder for shooting to death his sister and former girlfriend in