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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.
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...
Excavation Begins for The Moon 27 at 42-38 27th Street in Long Island City, Queens
Excavation is underway for The Moon 27, a nine-story mixed-use building at 42-38 27th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Michael Kang Architect and developed by Hang Dong Zhang, the 50,706-square-foot structure will yield 56 residential units with an average scope of 685 square feet, as well as 12,334 square feet of commercial space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. BS LIC Realty LLC is listed as the owner of the property, which is bound by 42nd Road to the northeast, Crescent Avenue to the northwest, and 27th Street to the southeast.
Morning Bites: Yevgenia Belorusets Nonfiction, Stacey D’Erasmo’s Latest, Revisiting Roger Corman, and More
ISOLARII published new writing by Yevgenia Belorusets. The Far Rockaway branch of the Queens Public Library is opening later this month. At Air Mail, Sarah Weinman reviewed Dan Slater’s The Incorruptibles. Revisiting Roger Corman at Bright Wall/Dark Room. Electric Literature published an excerpt from Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s latest. At...
Runway of Dreams Plans ‘Fashion Revolution’ Event During New York Fashion Week
The Runway of Dreams Foundation, the nonprofit charity championing inclusion, acceptance and opportunity in fashion and beauty for people with disabilities, will host a 10th anniversary event, “Fashion Revolution.” The runway show will be presented by Victoria’s Secret & Co. and will take place during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 9 at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn.Impact Analytics Adds Four Executives to Top Ranks Fashion Revolution will showcase leading companies in the adaptive and universally designed space on more than 60 models, representing a diverse range of disabilities and backgrounds. The event will unite more than 500 influential leaders and advocates of...
2024 Mets Draft profile: R.J. Gordon
RJ Gordon is the son of Jason Gordon, a professional golfer. He attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, in his first three years of high school before transferring to West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, California, in his senior year. He lettered twice at Notre Dame and in his one year at West Ranch. His senior year got cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he had a junior season, helping lead Notre Dame to a Mission League championship and a berth in the 2019 CIF Southern Division 1 Tournament by hitting .298//.459/.385 with two doubles, one home run, and three stolen bases.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
NYC small businesses: Apply for $5,000 flood risk grant by Friday, July 26
CITYWIDE — $5,000 GRANTS AND FREE on-site risk assessments for businesses located in flood-prone areas are available on a first-come first-served basis from the Business Preparedness & Resiliency Program of NYC Small Business Services (SBS). The deadline for applying is Friday, July 26. The program is available for businesses with annual revenue up to $30 million but prioritizes those with an annual revenue not exceeding $17 million.
Sanchez Bill Expanding Access to Rapid STI Testing Passes in Council
District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez joined with advocates on Thursday, July 18, to announce the passage of a new law, Int. 435, which will expand access to rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections (STI) across New York City. While New York City continues to make progress toward ending...
Catching up with NSYNC member and podcast host Chris Kirkpatrick
NEW YORK (PIX11) – NSYNC member and host of the “Name Drop” podcast, Chris Kirkpatrick, talks about touring around the country, a possible NSYNC reunion and being featured in the upcoming “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie on New York Living. Watch the video player for more...
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