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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.
For Many Pre-K and 3-K Students, Quarantines Have Been Relentless

For Many Pre-K and 3-K Students, Quarantines Have Been Relentless

Whitney McMullan’s three-year-old daughter, Frankie, attends 3-K in Brooklyn. But she hasn’t been in class much lately.
A Story Of Corn, Wine, And Coffee At Brooklyn’s For All Things Good

A Story Of Corn, Wine, And Coffee At Brooklyn’s For All Things Good

What do coffee, wine, and corn have in common? Maybe more than you might think. For starters, all three have been harvested for thousands of years over the course of the industrial revolution and global colonization.
What's Injuring the Aquatic Birds at Prospect Park?

What's Injuring the Aquatic Birds at Prospect Park?

Fishing equipment left in and around the lake in Prospect Park has become a serious hazard to birds and other wildlife in the area