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NYPD Deploys Extra Cops to High Crime Areas in Brooklyn

NYPD Deploys Extra Cops to High Crime Areas in Brooklyn

Precincts in Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York and Flatbush will get help to keep violence under control for the summer months
Walker Pushes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in Residential Buildings

Walker Pushes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in Residential Buildings

The move comes in the wake of the growing opposition from tenants at NYC rent-stabilized apartment complexes, including Brownsville’s Atlantic Plaza Towers.
Flatbush Precinct Is Among City's Slowest to Respond to 911 Calls

Flatbush Precinct Is Among City's Slowest to Respond to 911 Calls

Brooklynites have to wait the longest when calling Flatbush's 67th Precinct for help

City Foreclosed on Hundreds of Homes in Black, Hispanic Neighborhoods

Over one hundred East Brooklyn homes were placed in foreclosure proceedings as part of the city's Third Party Transfer program
Protests Clash Before NY Senate Rent Laws Hearing in Crown Heights

Protests Clash Before NY Senate Rent Laws Hearing in Crown Heights

Housing advocates favoring laws that ramp up tenant protections clashed with worker groups fearing the reforms will cost jobs
Myrie's Housing Forum Tackles Community's Pressing Questions

Myrie's Housing Forum Tackles Community's Pressing Questions

Residents raised issues like AMI levels and housing affordability, tenant harassment, protections from predatory landlords as well as the City’s Third Party Transfer Program
Farah Louis Wins Special Election for Flatbush City Council Seat

Farah Louis Wins Special Election for Flatbush City Council Seat

The former City Council staffer put affordable housing in the center of her campaign and built a diverse coalition of supporters backing her
Outraged Seniors Rally Against Plan to Shutter Bed-Stuy Senior Center

Outraged Seniors Rally Against Plan to Shutter Bed-Stuy Senior Center

Under the mayor's proposed budget cuts, senior residents of Sumner Houses will be forced to travel 1.5 miles for social programs

East New York's Shirley Chisholm Park Gets $20M in State Funding

The project will transform 407 acres of East New York's waterfront into NYC's largest state park
Two Bed-Stuy Schools Shut Down for Ignoring City’s Measles Emergency Order

Two Bed-Stuy Schools Shut Down for Ignoring City’s Measles Emergency Order

Since the beginning of the measles outbreak last October, the city has confirmed 423 cases and is intensifying its efforts to get it under control.