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NY OKs Construction of Offshore Wind Farm, Energy Will Be Piped Into Brooklyn

NY OKs Construction of Offshore Wind Farm, Energy Will Be Piped Into Brooklyn

The 810MW Empire Wind 1 project will provide enough renewable electricity to power 388,000 homes.
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Housing Lottery Opens For Units in Brighton Beach, Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg

Housing Lottery Opens For Units in Brighton Beach, Bed-Stuy, Williamsburg

There are three Brooklyn buildings with affordable housing units available via lottery.
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City to Start Evicting Single Adult Migrants Who Hit 30-Day Shelter Limit

City to Start Evicting Single Adult Migrants Who Hit 30-Day Shelter Limit

About 250 single adults currently staying in emergency shelters will likely be forced to leave this week, according to City Hall.
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Let DOT Know Your Thoughts About Your Neighborhood's Truck Routes

Let DOT Know Your Thoughts About Your Neighborhood's Truck Routes

The online public feedback period ends on June 30.
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NYCHA to Open Section 8 Housing Voucher Waitlist in June

NYCHA to Open Section 8 Housing Voucher Waitlist in June

The application period starts on midnight on Monday, June 3, and runs through Sunday, June 9.
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Settlement Forces DoorDash To Stop Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Settlement Forces DoorDash To Stop Discriminatory Hiring Practices

DoorDash will reform hiring practices and will pay $75,000 to applicants who were illegally rejected.
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Commission on Racial Equity Announces New Commissioners, Roadmap

Commission on Racial Equity Announces New Commissioners, Roadmap

The commission will now engage with community leaders to collect feedback.
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Brooklyn Man's Conviction Vacated After Serving 23 Years For Homicide

Brooklyn Man's Conviction Vacated After Serving 23 Years For Homicide

The Brooklyn District Attorney's office found that the identification procedure for the sole eyewitness was improper, and the probable culprit had implicated himself on two recordings.
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Mayor Says More Work is Needed on NYPD Mental Health Responses

Mayor Says More Work is Needed on NYPD Mental Health Responses

"I don't think we have it 100% right now. We need to continue to evolve to get it right the best way we can,” Mayor Eric Adams said, referring to the fatal shooting of Win Rozario by the NYPD.
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Construction Begins On 287-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

The second and final phase of of the housing project will create affordable units at the Marcus Garvey Apartments, an existing Mitchell-Lama complex.
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