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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.