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NEW YORK - Traffic safety advocates in Brooklyn are pushing for a major redesign of a roadway they call unsafe. They're calling on the Department of Transportation to implement the plan on a heavily t...
NEW YORK -- A new bill introduced in the New York City Council on Thursday would require city agencies to publicly report instances of squatting in the city. City Councilmember Susan Zhuang introduced...
NEW YORK - One Brooklyn hospital is making an effort to represent the growing Asian community it serves. Maimonides Medical Center is at the doorstep of one of the city's fastest growing Asian populat...
NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn woman who lost her daughter to cancer is on a mission to support other mom's weathering the same storm. This month marks seven years since Jalissa Nadine Carson died. Every few ...
NEW YORK - A new piece of legislation passed in the New York State Budget clarifies the distinction between squatters and tenants, offering new options for homeowners dealing with squatters. A bill pa...
NEW YORK -- Applause rang out and handshakes were generously given on Monday at FDNY Ladder 148 in Borough Park, Brooklyn in recognition of Lt. Richard Cannon, who was commended for saving a man's liv...
NEW YORK - Millions of stamps designed by a celebrated New York City artist are decorating postage envelopes circulating across the United States. A spring stroll through the brownstone-lined streets ...
NEW YORK - In light of budget cuts to New York City's public library systems, a Park Slope man decided to launch a fundraiser to support the Brooklyn Public Library. Park Slope resident Peter Goldwas...
NEW YORK -- Two New York City Council members are proposing a ferry connection between Staten Island and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. At the American Veterans Memorial Pier, dozens of passengers climb on and ...
NEW YORK -- Vicky Dennis was hospitalized with strange symptoms after contracting COVID-19 in 2020. She described itchy skin, yellowing of her skin and dark urine. In the hospital, doctors discovered ...
NEW YORK - A charter school in Brooklyn is trying out a 12-hour school day. Brooklyn Charter School in Bedford-Stuyvesant is making the experimental move to try to alleviate parent concerns over the c...
NEW YORK - Residents in Coney Island and Gravesend are worried about proposed bus route changes in their neighbors, saying parts of the MTA's plan just don't make sense. On any given day, the B36 bus ...
NEW YORK -- There's a common complaint from skaters around New York City: not enough space to shred. "Skaters are predominantly skating in urban locations, under bridges, in industrial environments an...
NEW YORK -- There are mounting concerns over the future of some Catholic schools in New York City after an all-girls school in Brooklyn announced it is shutting down. Historic Visitation Academy annou...
NEW YORK - The sight of demolition crews pulling down the historic sanctuary at 1006 Greene Ave. in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, was hard to watch for Rabbi Baruch Yehudah, leader of B'nei Adath Kol Beth Yisr...