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NYPD Crossing Guard Says She 'Can't Stop' Dancing, Even When It Nearly Cost Her Job

NYPD Crossing Guard Says She 'Can't Stop' Dancing, Even When It Nearly Cost Her Job

Esther Bishop has been a crossing guard for 13 years, and she's danced her way through every year on the job, despite those who have tried to stop her groove.

Bed-Stuy’s Woodhull Hospital Adds 16 Exam Rooms and More in $5M Expansion

The 5,000 square feet expansion includes the exam rooms, a new nurse’s station, a new isolation room and more
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

Overall, crime is up in Brownsville, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
Driver Charged With Reckless Manslaughter for BK Crash That Killed 3-Month-Old

Driver Charged With Reckless Manslaughter for BK Crash That Killed 3-Month-Old

Tyrik Mott was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter after he allegedly drove against traffic on a one-way street causing a major car crash
Back to Normal? It’s a Tall Order as New York City Restaurants Struggle.

Back to Normal? It’s a Tall Order as New York City Restaurants Struggle.

At Sylvia’s Restaurant , a 59-year-old Harlem mainstay that rode out the shocks and shutdowns of the pandemic’s first year, the city’s return to full-capacity indoor dining this spring and summer has simply brought a new set of challenges.
Innovative Brooklyn Coffee Company Gets $25M Funding, Its Secret? Tiny Spaces

Innovative Brooklyn Coffee Company Gets $25M Funding, Its Secret? Tiny Spaces

The Brooklyn-born coffee company Blank Street is growing rapidly, with plans to have 100 locations in NYC by the end of 2022
BK Queer Flea Market Moves in to Bushwick for All of October

BK Queer Flea Market Moves in to Bushwick for All of October

BK Queer Flea is setting up its market in a new Bushwick studio space for all of October, starting this weekend. Featuring vendors, live performances and more.
BP Eric Adams Supports Open Space Memorial for Flatbush Burial Ground

BP Eric Adams Supports Open Space Memorial for Flatbush Burial Ground

The City released plans to convert the ancient burial ground into affordable apartments in 2020, and those plans were met with immediate community backlash.
NYC’s COVID Catchup Plan for Students? More Tests. Here’s What We Know About Them.

NYC’s COVID Catchup Plan for Students? More Tests. Here’s What We Know About Them.

As part of New York City’s plan to help students catch up after more than a year of interrupted learning during the pandemic , students have begun taking a battery of tests.
Honk for Pumpkin! East New York Great Grandma Is Turning 105

Honk for Pumpkin! East New York Great Grandma Is Turning 105

Family members of Kathleen "Pumpkin" Dowling are asking people in East New York to honk, shout or leave flowers at her housing complex Thursday to show love on her 105th birthday