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Speed Limit on E-Bikes in NYC Start in October

Speed Limit on E-Bikes in NYC Start in October

The 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes, e-scooters and pedal-assist commercial bicycles that starts on Oct. 24 will match the same speed limit that currently applies to stand-up e-scooters.
$3.5B Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project Clears Key Hurdle

$3.5B Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project Clears Key Hurdle

After multiple delays, the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force on Monday gave its approval on the project that will transform the Columbia Street Waterfront District.
Charter School Rally in Brooklyn Displays Joy And Unease

Charter School Rally in Brooklyn Displays Joy And Unease

A pro-charter school rally organized by Success Academy drew thousands to Brooklyn on Thursday, with supporters urging the state to keep promoting charter schools. But some employees said they felt pressured to attend.
Brooklyn Community Board Gives Nod to Soaring Tower

Brooklyn Community Board Gives Nod to Soaring Tower

Once built, the 72-story tower at 395 Flatbush Ext. would be the borough's second-tallest building.
Lawsuit Pushes NY to Provide Secular Education at Yeshivas

Lawsuit Pushes NY to Provide Secular Education at Yeshivas

Education policy attorney Michael Rebell, together with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP and the Youth Advocacy and Policy Lab at Harvard Law School, said they are suing the state on behalf of the approximately 100,000 Hasidic and Haredi students who are being denied access to meaningful educational opportunities in their nonpublic schools known as yeshivas. 
Massive Brooklyn Warehouse Fire Destroys Red Hook Art Studios, Businesses

Massive Brooklyn Warehouse Fire Destroys Red Hook Art Studios, Businesses

A five-alarm fire ripped through a 150-year-old warehouse complex on Van Brunt Street in Red Hook on Wednesday.
New Flood Barriers to Rise in Brooklyn

New Flood Barriers to Rise in Brooklyn

The Red Hook Coastal Resiliency project will include the construction of floodwalls, deployable floodgates, the raising of some streets, and upgrades to local sewers to address flooding.
NYC's Trash Revolution is Coming to Brooklyn

NYC's Trash Revolution is Coming to Brooklyn

Residents of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill will soon see the Empire Bin, a large trash container, arriving in their neighborhoods.
Brooklyn Housing And Arts Center Project Breaks Ground

Brooklyn Housing And Arts Center Project Breaks Ground

Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments (BACA) will bring 283 affordable apartments and a new cultural center.
Thousands of NYC Public School Students to Get Free Chromebooks

Thousands of NYC Public School Students to Get Free Chromebooks

Mayor Eric Adams said 350,000 New York City public school students will receive free LTE and 5G Chromebooks this school year, closing the digital divide for working families.