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What It Would Take for N.Y.C. Schools to Fully Reopen This Fall

What It Would Take for N.Y.C. Schools to Fully Reopen This Fall

For over a year, Lilah Mejia has spent her days cooped up in her living room, supervising her five school-age children's remote learning on a jumble of iPads and laptops.

Haitian American Flag Day Celebration Happening This Weekend

The daylong celebration is being held by Life of Hope in collaboration with New York Haitian Consulate Office
Union Demonstration Held Outside of Bedford Armory

Union Demonstration Held Outside of Bedford Armory

Local 79, a construction labor union holds informational line on President Street to bring awareness on issues regarding the Bedford construction site.
'I Miss My Friends': BK Service Provider Says City Must Urgently Plan to Reopen Senior Centers

'I Miss My Friends': BK Service Provider Says City Must Urgently Plan to Reopen Senior Centers

A Brooklyn senior service provider is raising the alarm about the length of time senior centers have been closed, and calling on the city to urgently plan to reopen.
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is down in Flatbush, but up in East Flatbush and Brooklyn as a whole.
Family of 12-yr-Old Flatbush Boy Who Died at the Hands of Bullies Seeks Justice, Answers From the City and DOE

Family of 12-yr-Old Flatbush Boy Who Died at the Hands of Bullies Seeks Justice, Answers From the City and DOE

Romy Vilsaint, a Haitian immigrant and 5th-grade student, was delivered a fatal punch to the head by a classmate who admitted he was dared to hit him for $1
The Nonprofit Fighting to Preserve East New York's Historic Buildings and History

The Nonprofit Fighting to Preserve East New York's Historic Buildings and History

Several sites in the rezoning area are vulnerable to demolition, says Preserving East New York (PENY).
Flatbush Landlord Indicted for Manslaughter in Connection with Fire That Killed Tenant

Flatbush Landlord Indicted for Manslaughter in Connection with Fire That Killed Tenant

Evener Leon allegedly rented out unsafe rooms in an illegally subdivided apartment
Why Are Some NYC Restaurants Struggling to Find Workers? It’s Complicated

Why Are Some NYC Restaurants Struggling to Find Workers? It’s Complicated

In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Samantha DiStefano closes her Mama Fox restaurant and bar for Sunday dinner and all of Monday because she can't hire enough workers to cover those shifts.

Grandma Hanging on in 5-Year Battle Against 'Audacious' Bed-Stuy Landlord

After five years, one tenant — a grandma named Ava Pennie — is still hanging on in the fight against a Bed-Stuy landlord accused of harassment.