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Meet Your Candidate: Claire Valdez For NY-7

Meet Your Candidate: Claire Valdez For NY-7

Democratic Socialist and union member Claire Valdez is running for NY-7.
A Brooklyn Affordable Housing Development Moves Forward

A Brooklyn Affordable Housing Development Moves Forward

Built on state land on the former Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Site, Flatbush gained over 300 affordable housing units while construction on another project started.
Brooklyn Man Sent to Prison For Grizzly Murder With Hammer

Brooklyn Man Sent to Prison For Grizzly Murder With Hammer

Liyong Ye, 50, of Sunset Park, previously argued with the victim about living conditions in a shared apartment.
Two Indicted in Death of 3-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

Two Indicted in Death of 3-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

What began as an assault case has escalated into a murder indictment following months of investigation into the death of a Brooklyn toddler.
A Long Wait For Access-A-Ride Reimbursements

A Long Wait For Access-A-Ride Reimbursements

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's reimbursement system to use taxis and for-hire vehicles used to take weeks, but some Brooklyn riders say they are now waiting months.
A Bay Ridge Park Emerges After an $8M Renovation

A Bay Ridge Park Emerges After an $8M Renovation

The reconstruction at Owl's Head Park added accessible and inclusive play equipment and refreshed basketball courts named for local firefighter who died in the line of duty on September 11, 2001.
NYC High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

NYC High School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

Brooklyn resident Joseph McKeel, 33, a biology teacher at Independence High School in Manhattan, possessed hundreds of images of child pornography and a meth pipe, according to prosecutors.
Meet Your Candidate: Julie Won For NY-7

Meet Your Candidate: Julie Won For NY-7

A mother of two and caregiver to her parents, City Council Member Julie Won is running for NY-7.
NY AG Sues 2 Brooklyn Landlords For Skirting Rent Stabilization Law

NY AG Sues 2 Brooklyn Landlords For Skirting Rent Stabilization Law

John Anderson and Claudette Henry allegedly failed to convert Brooklyn apartments to rent stabilized units and attempted to evict and harass tenants, according to lawsuits filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Sweet Tax Relief For NYC Homeowners

Sweet Tax Relief For NYC Homeowners

The state will start sending tax relief checks through its School Tax Relief (STAR) program starting this summer.