Following the closure of two Yeshivas (undisclosed) by the City’s Department of Health (DOH) over COVID-19 spread, officials inform that...
URGENT: Cases Triple In Ocean Parkway Cluster, Williamsburg, City Worries About Increase Community Transmission
We just received an email from the NYC Department of Health informing that there are several areas in Brooklyn and...
Unemployment in August Was 16.5% in Brooklyn
New York City’s unemployment is estimated by the NY State Labor Department to have been 16.3% in August, data released...
City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC
Brass Band, Oysters, Gowanus Wildcats, Flood walks - and that's just Gowanus.
Teachers From The School With One Of The First COVID-19 Cases Ring Alarm Bells On How Poorly Protocols Work
"The city has failed us and, in turn, the public. What happened to us is a dress rehearsal for disaster for our school communities."
Century 21 To Close All Stores, Files For Bankruptcy
Century 21 will be closing all of its 13 stores, located mostly across the city and nearby suburbs, and has...
“I don’t want any New Yorker to leave.” Scott Stringer Formally Enters Race for Mayor.
Brooklyn lawmakers Carroll, Salazar, Kavanagh endorse Stringer for Mayor.
Politicians Urge City To Remove Small Residential Buildings From Tax Lien Sale, Scheduled For Sept. 4
UPDATE: Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Finance Commissioner Jacques Jiha announced on September 4, the postponement of the...
Man Killed At Flatbush And Ditmas
Shortly after midnight on Friday, September 4, police responded to a 911 call of an assault near the corner of...
Southern Brooklyn Lawmakers Urge To Reopen Indoor Dining Now
BAY RIDGE – Standing in front of Chadwicks, State Senator Andrew Gounardes and City Councilman Justin Brannan who represent the...
Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?
Yesterday’s big announcement was that public school reopening is to be delayed from September 10 to September 16 for remote,...
Census Challenge: Midwood Against UES
New York City residents are woefully weary of being counted, so it seems, and the consequences will be significant as...
Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood
UPDATED WITH CURRENT DATA Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor of Education Richard Carranza recently remarked how the city is...
Mosquitoes To Be Sprayed In Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights Sept. 3
Brooklyn is getting the second adulticide treatment this summer, this time focusing on Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and areas around...
NYC Runs Again – First Race Since Pandemic Started on Friday in Brooklyn
WINDSOR TERRACE – It’s been a while, but sports events are starting to return, little by little. Tomorrow, Friday, August...