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NYPD Marks 25-Year High in Taking Guns Off the Street

NYPD Marks 25-Year High in Taking Guns Off the Street

Cops took 160 guns off New York City streets last week — a record number the department hasn't seen in a quarter century, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Tuesday.
Video: Meet the East New York Woman Who Feeds 550 Feral Cats All Night, Every Night

Video: Meet the East New York Woman Who Feeds 550 Feral Cats All Night, Every Night

Meena Persaud spends $150 a day feeding neighborhood cats with all of her own money
The Bushwick Film Festival is Going Online with Theme of Transformation

The Bushwick Film Festival is Going Online with Theme of Transformation

Amidst COVID-19, the ways in which we interact with art must be reimagined. The Bushwick Film Festival has found a temporary solution.
J'Ouvert 2020: Empty Streets, Lots Of Cops, And Muted Parties

J'Ouvert 2020: Empty Streets, Lots Of Cops, And Muted Parties

For decades, Central Brooklyn has thrummed with energy and pounding music in the pre-dawn hours of Labor Day.
He Turned His Life Around. Then a Gunman Showed Up at His Church.

He Turned His Life Around. Then a Gunman Showed Up at His Church.

To his friends, Edward James was the prime example of someone who had thrived after getting a second chance. He had been an alcoholic for years before sobering up and being hired as the caretaker at the Glorious Church of God in Brooklyn. Mr.
Brownsville Youth Honor Black Lives Matter with New Mural

Brownsville Youth Honor Black Lives Matter with New Mural

A new Black Lives Matter mural painted by students of the Youth Design Center aims to inspire other Brownsville youth

Crown Heights Community Board Inks ‘Historic’ Deal With Private Developer

Crown Heights' Community Board 8 forged a first-of-its-kind agreement with a private developer to set aside space for artisans and light manufacturing in a new, mixed-use development.
Mysterious Mass-Delivery of Right-Wing Newspaper Raises Questions in Brooklyn

Mysterious Mass-Delivery of Right-Wing Newspaper Raises Questions in Brooklyn

Brooklyn residents are reporting a huge unsolicited drop of the pro-Trump publication The Epoch Times this election year
Prospect Heights Among Neighborhoods to be Sprayed for Mosquitoes This Week

Prospect Heights Among Neighborhoods to be Sprayed for Mosquitoes This Week

The city is planning to spray several Brooklyn neighborhoods with pesticides Thursday to reduce risks posed by the pests
How to Use Precision Medicine to Personalize COVID-19 Treatment According to the Patient's Genes

How to Use Precision Medicine to Personalize COVID-19 Treatment According to the Patient's Genes

Why does COVID-19 present such different symptoms - or none at all - in different people?