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Brooklyn Yeshiva Spray Painted With Swastikas

Brooklyn Yeshiva Spray Painted With Swastikas

A security guard at Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend called 911 about 6:30am on Wednesday after finding two swastikas in red paint on a pillar and window, police told the Daily News.
MTA Boosts Weekday Service on The A And L Trains

MTA Boosts Weekday Service on The A And L Trains

Providing more frequent service will reduce wait times for more than 100,000 weekday riders on the two lines, according to officials.
Brooklyn's New Public Space Captures Stormwater Runoff

Brooklyn's New Public Space Captures Stormwater Runoff

The "Gateway to Greenpoint," project includes an underground system that will capture nearly one million gallons of stormwater each year.
Brooklyn Merchants Sue City Over Controversial Street Redesign

Brooklyn Merchants Sue City Over Controversial Street Redesign

The Court Street Merchants Association filed an order in court seeking to pause construction and remove the newly implemented street changes in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, citing traffic congestion, safety issues and a lack of community input,
Brooklyn School Becomes First to Launch 911-Integrated Emergency Alert System

Brooklyn School Becomes First to Launch 911-Integrated Emergency Alert System

Spring Creek campus in Brooklyn is now equipped with new Emergency Alert System that creates a direct, automated pathway to alert 911 during a hard lockdown involving a weapon-based threat, enabling dispatchers to respond in less than 10 seconds.
Brooklyn STEAM Center Expands With Six New Career Pathways For High School Students

Brooklyn STEAM Center Expands With Six New Career Pathways For High School Students

The Brooklyn STEAM Center is doubling enrollment to 600 students and preparing young New Yorkers for high-demand industries.
NYC School Bus Service Strike Averted For One Month

NYC School Bus Service Strike Averted For One Month

Public school students will have continued bus service for another month thanks to an emergency 30-day contract, as the Department of Education and over 50 school bus companies try to hammer out a five-year contract extension.
Residents Remain Weary as Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project Inches Forward

Residents Remain Weary as Brooklyn Marine Terminal Project Inches Forward

At the first public meeting after the $3.5 billion plan was approved by a task force in September, community members from Red Hook, Cobble Hill and the Columbia Street Waterfront District said they want the city to conduct a broader environmental impact study, among other things.
New York Governor Declares State of Emergency Over SNAP Cut

New York Governor Declares State of Emergency Over SNAP Cut

Governor Kathy Hochul also allocated another $40 million in new funding for various state food aid programs, bringing the total to $106 million.
Brooklyn Man Gets 33 Years to Life in Prison for 2020 Shooting Spree

Brooklyn Man Gets 33 Years to Life in Prison for 2020 Shooting Spree

Iquan Warlick of Fort Greene, along with others, were sentenced to prison for killing a college student and a young woman, and wounding several others in separate shootings in East New York and Bedford-Stuyvesant in 2020.