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NYC Council Celebrates Signing of Bills Addressing Pay Equity And Accessibility

NYC Council Celebrates Signing of Bills Addressing Pay Equity And Accessibility

A total of eight bills were signed into law.
New Utrecht Avenue to Get $24 Million Reconstruction

New Utrecht Avenue to Get $24 Million Reconstruction

A long damaged stretch of New Utrecht Avenue will be fully rehabilitated by the city, to the tune of $24 million.
Mayor Adams Makes Major Investments in Office of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Mayor Adams Makes Major Investments in Office of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Mayor signs Executive Order 26 and appoints Michael Garner as Chief Business Diversity Officer of the Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 years for Anti-Gay Attack

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 years for Anti-Gay Attack

A Bedford-Stuyvesant man is heading to prison after an unprovoked attack sent two to hospital.
New Public Composting Bins in Crown Heights: The Latest Development In The 'War on Rats'

New Public Composting Bins in Crown Heights: The Latest Development In The 'War on Rats'

More than 25 bins in Crown Heights have been installed in the last week, giving central Brooklyn access to composting.
South Brooklyn Celebrates Inauguration of Iwen Chu, First Asian-American Woman in NY State Senate

South Brooklyn Celebrates Inauguration of Iwen Chu, First Asian-American Woman in NY State Senate

State Sen. Iwen Chu won her election to represent the 17th Senate District in Albany, which covers parts of Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach and Kensington.
Bensonhurst Woman Indicted for Murdering Her Father and Stabbing Her Sister

Bensonhurst Woman Indicted for Murdering Her Father and Stabbing Her Sister

Defendant initially claimed it was a home invasion.

'It Was Desecration': Family Of Man Killed By Police On Eastern Parkway Responds To Bodycam Footage

Ronald Anthony Smith was hit and killed by NYPD officers last year. Now, his sister reckons with the double burden of losing her brother and advocating for justice in his death.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: 'Brooklyn, I've Got Your Back!'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: 'Brooklyn, I've Got Your Back!'

In his State of the District Address, Hakeem Jeffries, the first African-American to lead any party in the House or Senate, brought Congress to Brooklyn ... then took them all to church.
Here's What You Need to Know About The Upcoming NY Assembly Redistricting Hearings

Here's What You Need to Know About The Upcoming NY Assembly Redistricting Hearings

The Kings County public hearings will be on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 4:00pm.