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See You in 2022: Wary New Yorkers Are Delaying Celebrations Again

On many weekdays this time of the year, the Aqua Azul , a 120-foot, four-level private yacht, would be wafting down the Hudson River, past the Statue of Liberty, as United Nations ambassadors marking the arrival or departure of a fellow delegate gorg
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

Overall, crime is down in Bed-Stuy, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Is the NYPD's New 'Graffiti Cleanup' Blotting Out Brooklyn Street Art?

A Brooklyn artist has filed a lawsuit against the City and NYPD saying their anti-graffiti campaign is endangering hundreds of valuable, recognized, and permitted artworks across NYC.

City Launches Block Parties for Teens in an Effort to Increase Vaccination

As NYC Youth Vax Week continues, community leaders are encouraging youth and parents to remain informed about the vaccine and get vaccinated.

New 14-Story 100% Affordable Apartment Building to Be Built in Brownsville

RiseBoro Community Partnership and Slate Property Group have bought the site for the building at 326 Rockaway Avenue

NYC Immigrant Renters to Get Legal Guidance, Rent Relief Through New Housing Helpline

Legal Aid, Enterprise, Make the Road NY, RiseBoro, CAMBA and Robin Hood Foundation have launched the new helpline to help immigrant NYers access state rental relief program

New York City Can’t Just Gentrify Its Way Back to Normal

On the rare occasions I have left the city over the past few months, I have been asked the same question repeatedly: "How is New York?" People want to know whether they should visit and what it will be like when they do, and I tell them that they sho

Controversial Crown Heights Rec Center Project Creates Tension in Community, City Council Race

The construction of a new community center on Bedford Ave. is creating tension in the City Council race and in the Crown Heights neighborhood it calls home, according to THE CITY

Elevator at Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station to Close for Six Months

The elevator closure will leave the station inaccessible to those with disabilities until a new elevator is installed next year

Flower Shop Art Collective to Kick Off Sustainable Summer Series in Brooklyn

Local artists and non-artists alike are invited to a free workshop where they will use natural dyes from vegetables to create "painted poems."