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NYC to Open Additional COVID-19 Testing Sites

NYC to Open Additional COVID-19 Testing Sites

The city is set to open seven of its own COVID-19 testing sites next week, including two newly announced sites in Queens. Starting Monday, a site at Culture Lab in Long Island City will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Umoja: Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition

Umoja: Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition

A unified Flatbush coalition fights to preserve an African burial ground from city bulldozers.
Tis the Season! Will You Give to BK Reader?

Tis the Season! Will You Give to BK Reader?

Dear BK Readers, As you probably have heard by now, local news outlets across the country are struggling, and BK Reader is no exception.
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.