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Brooklyn homeowner disputes community garden over much-needed repairs

NEW YORK – A Brooklyn man who is struggling to repair his property because of a neighboring community garden says despite a years-long dispute, nothing has been done. CBS News New York first reported ...

August 13, 2024
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NYC movie theater hosting free "Deadpool & Wolverine" screenings

NEW YORK - A small, independent movie theater in Brooklyn is giving away free movie tickets to "Deadpool & Wolverine" this weekend. It's part of an effort to support family-owned theaters around the ...

August 9, 2024
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Flooding issues continue to plague NYCHA residents in Williamsburg

NEW YORK - Residents of one Brooklyn NYCHA building say they've been dealing with plumbing problems for more than a year. Sweeping water out of their homes and hallways has become a normal occurrence,...

August 8, 2024
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How Downtown Brooklyn changed 20 years after historic rezoning

NEW YORK - This year marks 20 years since a historic rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn led to massive changes in the landscape of the neighborhood. In some images showing Downtown Brooklyn from 2004, the ...

July 30, 2024
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Brooklyn nonprofit helps parents facing challenges keep custody of kids

NEW YORK – Struggles like mental health challenges and homelessness can put parents at risk of losing custody of their children, but a program in Brooklyn is working to help lower that risk. The Insti...

July 25, 2024
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Trauma Recovery Center in Coney Island hopes to expand after grand opening

NEW YORK - It's been several months since a new Trauma Recovery Center opened in Coney Island, and leaders say the community has responded in droves. In a discreet building on Mermaid Avenue, a new sp...

July 5, 2024
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Residents in Brooklyn divided over new historic district in Bed-Stuy

NEW YORK -- There's a new Historic District in Brooklyn, located in the two-block radius of Willoughby Avenue and Hart Street, between Nostrand and Marcy avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant. By unanimous vo...

June 25, 2024
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Why a traffic safety project is at the forefront of the primaries in Brooklyn

NEW YORK - A hot-button issue in Brooklyn has candidates divided ahead of New York's Primary Election -- the McGuinness Boulevard Redesign Project. Not everyone agrees on the best way to make the road...

June 14, 2024
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A new art parade is coming to Gowanus this weekend

NEW YORK - Brooklyn's getting a new weird, artsy parade. The Gowanus Art Parade will dance along the historically polluted canal Saturday, the first of what organizers hope will become an annual trad...

May 31, 2024
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An inside look at NYC's small, busy community of wildlife rehabilitators

NEW YORK - New Yorkers share the city with the hundreds of species of wildlife that also call it home, and among those New Yorkers are different groups who work to help injured animals. Amina Martin ...

May 28, 2024
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How a Brooklyn hospital is working to represent the community's growing Asian population

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...

May 15, 2024
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Brooklyn mom who lost daughter to cancer advocates for children's health care

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 ...

May 10, 2024
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NYC homeowners dealing with squatters may have new options

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...

May 9, 2024
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Meet the Brooklyn artist who designed a new USPS Forever stamp

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 ...

May 3, 2024
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Meet the man organizing a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Public Library

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...

May 2, 2024