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Community Garden in Long Island City Battles Eviction by MTA
The garden's future is now uncertain.
Corona Plaza Market Vendors Battle for Better Contract with City
The city’s regulation of Corona Plaza Market has left vendors limited in the scale of their operations.
At Hearing, Brooklyn Residents Spar with Commercial Developer
During an intense hearing, residents battled over gentrification, displacement, and density.
Embattled by Floods, Gowanus, Park Slope Residents Share DIY Solutions
With a few weeks left before the end of the hurricane season, Brooklyn residents are taking flood mitigation into their own hands.
Children’s Reading Book Lounge Opens to Increase Literacy Rates in the Bronx
More than 20 students from PS MS 29, from second to eighth grades, were the first to step foot in the new space.
New York Council Bans Broker Fees
Dozens of supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall ahead of the vote to show support for the bill.
E-Scooter Rollout in Queens Faces Speed Bumps Over Parking and Safety Issues
Over the summer, the New York City DOT rolled out a rideshare e-scooter program from Flushing and south to Springfield Gardens.
Here’s How New Yorkers Are Fighting To Keep Community Gardens in Eastern Brooklyn
East New York is home to more than 60 gardens, the most of any other neighborhood in the city.
How Far To Get Food in Weeksville, Brooklyn?
In one neighborhood in Brooklyn, bodegas outnumber supermarkets 25 to 1.
It’s a Whole New Prospect Heights. But for Whom?
The city is rezoning 13 blocks along Atlantic Avenue to build apartment complexes, many of them income-restricted.
Citywide Trash Bin Rollout has Some Hamilton Heights Residents Concerned
New York City’s residential containerization pilot program launched in West Harlem–not without controversy.
Older Adult Centers in Brooklyn Require Increased Funding for Upgrades
Community leaders have identified that St. Gabriel’s needs more funding.
Special Reports
Election 24: New Yorkers Look to the Future
Our reporters fanned out through the boroughs to take the pulse of the city amid a critical election.
Day Care Danger
How a patchwork system fails kids and families in New York and beyond
