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Jeffries secures $1M for safer streets around Brownsville schools
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The streets surrounding three Brownsville schools will become much safer for students and pedestrians thanks to a $1 million cash infusion secured by Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries for his district in the fiscal year 2024 government funding bill.
FREE TO READ: Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike
Businesses from airlines to hospitals have been grappling with faulty software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on a few providers for key computing services. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on a few providers for key computing services. But the problem appeared to divide those affected into the haves and have nots. Major customers of Microsoft and CrowdStrike are getting IT support to resolve the issues, but smaller businesses whose Windows PCs may have received the problematic update are struggling.
Robberies at smoke shop, deli on Staten Island carried out by 18-year-old, accomplices, cops allege
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An alleged robbery that resulted in injuries at a smoke shop on Staten Island has landed two young defendants behind bars, one of whom is facing similar charges in another case. Dustin Johns, 18, of the 200 block of Schmidts Lane in Castleton Corners, is...
Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, and NYC Comptroller Lander Announce $500 Million for Affordable Housing
Agreement Designates Monies From the Battery Park City Authority’s Joint Purpose Fund To Be Spent for Affordable Housing. Builds on Commitment to Address New York’s Housing Crisis by Increasing Housing Stock With Safer, More Affordable, Quality Homes, Reducing Housing Cost Statewide. (WNY News Now) – Governor Kathy Hochul,...
NYPD: Armed car theft attempt thwarted by complainant on Staten Island’s South Shore
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Tottenville residence became the target of an attempted grand larceny auto Sunday, until a male complainant apparently scared off the perpetrator. Police responded to the alleged incident just after 8 p.m. on the 200 block of Wood Avenue, where multiple high-end vehicles were parked on the residential block.
Armani-branded condos snag Manhattan’s priciest contract
The Giorgio Armani Residences once again nabbed the top spot in Manhattan’s luxury market, marking the fourth time the branded condo has landed a top deal this year. The penthouse at 760 Madison Avenue, asking $32.5 million, was the most expensive of 20 homes asking $4 million or more to find buyers last week, according to Olshan Realty’s weekly report.
Contra Reopens as a Cocktail Bar
The tasting menu restaurant, Contra, announced last fall that it would be closing after a decade. That was only half the story since owners Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske Valtierra kept the space. On July 23, they debut a reimagined version of 138 Orchard Street, as Bar Contra, adding cocktail expert and longtime friend Dave Arnold, known for experimental Existing Conditions, and Booker and Dax, as an owner.
Bike Rack Saves Pedestrians in Crash on Busy Brooklyn Street
A New Jersey driver with a long record of recklessness on New York City streets crashed his car onto a sidewalk in Brooklyn on Monday morning, but his out-of-control car only came to rest after nudging up against a bike rack, witnesses said. According to one witness, the driver jumped...
New York Comedy Festival founder on 20th anniversary of the event
The Big Apple will be filled with a lot more laughter than usual come November. The New York Comedy Festival will be in full swing. The festival's founder, Caroline Hirsch, talks about it on PIX11 Morning News.
Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman calls for safe spaces amid ongoing gun violence, drownings
Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman on July 13 joined residents for a fun-filled day of barbecuing, music, and community togetherness, at the return of East 34th Street Block party after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
An affordable housing lottery just opened up on the Brooklyn waterfront
As much as we love Brooklyn, the rents are getting way out of hand—especially if you’re a little pickier about living somewhere with air conditioning and no roaches. Luckily, the city still has programs that set aside a certain amount of units in brand-new luxury buildings for all of us who aren’t millionaires (yet).
AHLA Reacts to Controversial New York City Hotel License Law
A new hotel licensing law introduced on July 18, 2024, in New York City is being called “disruptive” by the American Hotel & Lodging Association today. The bill, introduced last week in the New York City Council, would require hotels to obtain additional licenses to operate. Under the...
McClurg Remodeling offers ADA-certified home modifications
(WSYR-TV) — This summer, many Central New Yorkers are looking to beat the heat. What better way to do so than by staying in your comfy, cozy home. You just have to make sure your house is modeled to your liking. Jamie Sprague from McClurg Remodeling joined Bridge Street...
Op-Ed | Mayor’s Charter Commission must not weaken democracy and block voters’ rights
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. In November’s General Election, New Yorkers will be able to vote on whether to apply advice-and-consent, a well-established democratic process used by many of the nation’s city and state governments, to 20 additional city agency commissioners.
Stream NYC screamo band OLTH's new two-song single
OLTH have been building a reputation as one of NYC’s best newer screamo bands, thanks in part to their wild live show (I caught them with Liturgy at TV Eye last year and it was batshit), and their recordings are just getting better and better too. They’re following their 2023 debut LP every day is sOmeOne’s speciaL day with a new two-song single, “fire dOve / xO,” and these are two of their strongest, most musically-varied songs yet. They’ve got their harsh, screeching, caustic screamo down pat, and they also branch off into heavy/beautiful post-metal territory on the climactic “fire dOve” and tread some Slint-like waters on “xO.”
First project under Gowanus rezoning launches leasing for luxury apartments
The first project developed under the Gowanus rezoning has launched leasing. Developed by Domain Companies and VOREA Group, 420 Carroll consists of a 21-story tower and a 16-story tower connected by an underground tunnel. Situated on the Gowanus Canal, the development includes 360 apartments, with market-rate rentals currently priced from $3,925/month for studios to $9,600/month for three bedrooms. Approved by the city in 2021, the rezoning upzoned 82 blocks of the neighborhood to create 8,500 units of housing and new open space.
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