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New MTA Tool Shows Where Transit Construction is Happening

New MTA Tool Shows Where Transit Construction is Happening

There's an easier way New Yorkers can follow construction projects and timelines across the entire transit system.
City Investigators May Still be Looking Into Mayor Adams

City Investigators May Still be Looking Into Mayor Adams

Judge Dale Ho, forced by the Trump Justice Department to dismiss corruption charges against the mayor, opens the door for the Department of Investigation or Campaign Finance Board to use sealed material from the criminal case, The City reported.
New Yorkers Can Now Apply For Winter Heating Assistance

New Yorkers Can Now Apply For Winter Heating Assistance

Applications are now open for the Home Energy Assistance Program.
Brooklyn Gun Buyback Event Offers Money And AirPods

Brooklyn Gun Buyback Event Offers Money And AirPods

The event will take place at St. Paul’s Community Baptist Church, 859 Hendrix St., in East New York on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Brooklyn Leaders Demand Clarity on Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing

Brooklyn Leaders Demand Clarity on Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing

Civic leaders urged the state and developers to provide specific figures on the affordable housing units planned for the next phase of the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project.
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Launches Bid for Congress

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Launches Bid for Congress

Reynoso is looking to replace U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez, who said she will not seek re-election.
New Bluebelt in Prospect Park Poised to Tackle Brooklyn Flooding

New Bluebelt in Prospect Park Poised to Tackle Brooklyn Flooding

The city will invest $68 million to create a Bluebelt system in Prospect Park, which uses nature-based solutions to manage intense rainfall and flash floods.
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison For Killing Pregnant Wife in Williamsburg

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison For Killing Pregnant Wife in Williamsburg

Defendant Timothy Taylor, 38, will serve his 22 years to life term consecutively as he is already serving for the murder of his former wife in Schenectady, N.Y. 
Mamdani And Sanders Join Starbucks Picket Line in Brooklyn

Mamdani And Sanders Join Starbucks Picket Line in Brooklyn

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders visited 4th Avenue in Park Slope to support the Starbucks unionization effort.
Where to Transfer Your MetroCard Balance to OMNY in Brooklyn

Where to Transfer Your MetroCard Balance to OMNY in Brooklyn

The sale of MetroCards ends on Dec. 31.