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New York’s Surging Covid Cases Driven by New Omicron Subvariants

New York’s Surging Covid Cases Driven by New Omicron Subvariants

WATCH: The U.S. is extending a mask mandate for travelers along with the formal Covid public health emergency declaration. Emma O’Brien reports. Two new omicron subvariants that appear even more transmissible than the highly-contagious BA.

Homeless Advocates Rally at Fulton St. With Alternate Plan to Adams' Removal of Encampments

The news comes as Mayor Eric Adams' administration enters its third week of clearing homeless encampments around the city, as more homeless advocates call for him to stop
Brooklyn Public Library Issues eCards so Teens Nationwide Can Access Banned Books

Brooklyn Public Library Issues eCards so Teens Nationwide Can Access Banned Books

Librarians and teen volunteers spearhead books Unbanned Initiative to combat censorship across the country
Erykah Badu, Kamasi Washington, Phoebe Bridgers and More Bring Music Party to BK With Celebrate Brooklyn!

Erykah Badu, Kamasi Washington, Phoebe Bridgers and More Bring Music Party to BK With Celebrate Brooklyn!

Summer 2022 is truly heating up with this announcement: BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is returning with performances from Erykah Badu, Yemi Alade, Kamasi Washington, Ravyn Lenae, Phoebe Bridgers and more.
Rents Lowered At New Sutter Avenue Apartment Complex In Council Deal

Rents Lowered At New Sutter Avenue Apartment Complex In Council Deal

Developers agreed to make 28 apartments more affordable in a new building that received support in City Council on Tuesday. Developers agreed to make 28 apartments more affordable in a new building that received support in City Council on Tuesday.

New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin Charged With Bribery And Related Offenses

BENJAMIN Allegedly Used His Official Authority While a New York State Senator to Procure a State-Funded Grant in Exchange for Campaign Contributions Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J.
Officials slam NY activist working to keep Orthodox Jews out of her community

Officials slam NY activist working to keep Orthodox Jews out of her community

“Everyone is welcome in New York. The despicable and antisemitic rhetoric used at a Rockville Centre board of trustees meeting has no place in our state,” Gov. Kathy Hochul stated.
U-Haul Linked To Brooklyn Subway Shooting Found: Reports

U-Haul Linked To Brooklyn Subway Shooting Found: Reports

A U-Haul linked to the man suspected in the Brooklyn mass subway shooting Tuesday morning has been found, according to reports. Emergency personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
Brooklyn's Industry City Brings New Life to Beloved NYC Comic Shop, St. Mark's Comics

Brooklyn's Industry City Brings New Life to Beloved NYC Comic Shop, St. Mark's Comics

After 36 years in Manhattan, St. Mark's Comics closed up shop in the East Village in March of 2019 and has now moved to Brooklyn.
Locals Send More Than 1,000 Letters in Support of Prospect Park Lakefront Restoration

Locals Send More Than 1,000 Letters in Support of Prospect Park Lakefront Restoration

The Prospect Park Alliance is seeking the public’s help in securing funds to restore the park’s 150-year-old lakefront