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Mar
16
Spring Creek Towers Forgives Rent For Those Sick With Coronavirus For Two Weeks

Spring Creek Towers Forgives Rent For Those Sick With Coronavirus For Two Weeks

Spring Creek Apartment complex via company website.Spring Creek Towers [http://www.springcreektowers.com/] (the old Starrett City) in East
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Mar
10
Neighbors Die In Possible Murder-Suicide

Neighbors Die In Possible Murder-Suicide

EAST NEW YORK/STARRETT CITY – The death of Petula Myrtil, 39, of Brownsville has been deemed a homicide. Petula was
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Mar
09
East New York Neighbor’s Death Ruled A Homicide

East New York Neighbor’s Death Ruled A Homicide

On New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2019, NYPD responded to a 911 call shortly before 7 pm that
1 min read
Mar
04
Proposed Urban Village Development To Bring Over 2,000 Affordable Units To East New York

Proposed Urban Village Development To Bring Over 2,000 Affordable Units To East New York

rendering of Urban Village is courtesy of Christian Cultural Center and Gotham Organization.EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday, at a NYC
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Mar
02
Truly Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in Williamsburg

Truly Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in Williamsburg

While we often discuss if Affordable Housing is actually affordable, [/affordable-housing-who-can-really-afford-this/] here’s a new, truly affordable Brooklyn housing lottery
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Mar
02
After 15 Rocky Years, NYC’s Teacher Union No Longer Wants to Run a Charter School

After 15 Rocky Years, NYC’s Teacher Union No Longer Wants to Run a Charter School

UFT President Michael Mulgrew Photo by Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatOriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/02/28/
4 min read
Mar
02
Harried East New York Homeowners Seek Ban On House Flippers

Harried East New York Homeowners Seek Ban On House Flippers

East New York homeowner Mercedes Sandoz says she was flooded with inquiries from home flippers after falling behind on her
6 min read
Feb
27
Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Pizza Man Assaulted, and Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks

Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Pizza Man Assaulted, and Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Wednesday, February 26, just after 3:30 p.m. a man entered Chase Bank at 975 Bedford Avenue and
3 min read
Feb
27
7-Year-Old Boy Killed, Mother Injured After Being Struck by SUV in East New York

7-Year-Old Boy Killed, Mother Injured After Being Struck by SUV in East New York

The intersection where the accident occurred has a four-way crosswalk. Photo via Google Maps.EAST NEW YORK — A young boy
2 min read
Feb
26
Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

CYPRESS HILLS — Police are looking for four people they suspect of being involved in a string of robberies over the
3 min read