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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,...
PHOTOS | Bay Ridge beats the heat with first Summer Stroll on Third of 2024
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Summer heat couldn’t keep Bay Ridge residents from hitting the streets for the first Summer Stroll on Third Avenue of 2024 on July 19. Families, couples and friends took a collective sigh of relief as the street festival kicked off with musical performances, popular food vendors, games and entertainment for all.
Police release images of alleged gunman who shot 3 men, killing 2, in Clinton Hill
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The NYPD has released new images of the man they now believe gunned down three people in two separate incidents near a Clinton Hill migrant shelter on Sunday night, killing two of the victims and leaving a third critically injured.
Man fatally shot in head steps from his Bronx home: NYPD
CROTONA PARK, the Bronx (PIX11) — A man was fatally shot in the head steps from his Bronx home early Tuesday, police said. Authorities found Idriss Cherif-Elfarissy, 28, with a gunshot wound to the head near East 176th Street and Mogehan Avenue in Crotona Park just before 3 a.m., according to the NYPD. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
'PAVEMENTS,' The Pavement movie directed by Alex Ross Perry, will premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
PAVEMENTS, the movie about Pavement that filmmaker Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell, Golden Exits) has been working on for a few years, will make its world premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, which runs August 28 – September 7. That’s Venice, Italy and not Venice, California if you were wondering.
New Agreement Attempts to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
Dan entered into the youth shelter system at the age of 17. As a young child growing up in Brooklyn, Dan said he experienced immense bullying and mistreatment as a result of his gender identity. After coming out as transgender in his junior year of high school, he said he felt a lot of pressure from friends, but also at home.
Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Three Sold, One Still Available
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Greenpoint, Bay Ridge, and, a neighborhood outside of the borough, Jackson Heights. How did they fare?. This circa 1907 limestone in the Park Slope Historic District is set up...
Service resumes after person struck by subway train in Brooklyn: MTA
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Full service has resumed after a person was struck by a subway train in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, according to the MTA. The incident occurred at Cortelyou Road at around 10:51 a.m., according to the FDNY. Southbound B and Q trains ran with delays as emergency...
Man Found Dead In The Water At Rockaway Beach During A Summer When Drownings Were Common
Officials reported that a man was found dead in the water near the Rockaway Beach boardwalk in Queens early Monday morning. Police discovered the body shortly after midnight. According to the police, the man was spotted floating by bystanders at around 12:30 a.m. They immediately called 911, and first-responders quickly arrived at the scene. Even though CPR was performed, the man was unfortunately pronounced dead after being taken to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital.
Will Play Off-Broadway's Lynn F. Angelson Theater
Following a sold-out run at Brooklyn Academy of Music this past winter, Our Class, by Polish playwright Tadeusz Slobodzianek, will transfer to Classic Stage Company’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater, running September 12-November 3. Helmed by Ukrainian-born director Igor Golyak, the production is the first of two plays in the...
NYPD: Loaded guns, ammo found in car during routine traffic stop on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man is facing multiple charges after a routine traffic stop on Staten Island found him in possession of two loaded firearms, police said. Rogers Ritson, 36, of the 1100 block of Glenmore Avenue in Brooklyn, has been charged with several felonies, including two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, for having a loaded firearm and explosive bullets, police said. He’s also facing unregistered vehicle and unsafe turn/failure-to-signal violations.
Artist Gives Brooklyn Students a Therapeutic Outlet With ‘Heal Through Art’
A formerly homeless artist is using his story and talents to encourage young minds in need of a creative outlet through his program, Heal Through Art, in select public schools and community centers in the borough. In a world where creativity is often stifled by self doubt, Robin Reyes uses...
Exclusive: Bronx bodega worker speaks out after hammer attack
It has been exactly a month since Bronx Bodega worker, Oralia Abad, was viciously smashed in the head with a hammer by two individuals. The mother spoke out for the first time and exclusively with PIX11’s Eliecer Marte, about this moment that has scarred her and her family forever.
26-04 Jackson Avenue Wraps Up Construction in Long Island City, Queens
Construction is coming to a close on 26-04 Jackson Avenue, a 14-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Kao Hwa Lee Architects and developed by CW Realty, the 149-foot-tall structure will span 58,222 square feet and yield 82 rental units with an average scope of 710 square feet, as well as ground-floor retail space and a cellar level. Jackson Holdings NY LLC is listed as the owner of the property, which is located at the corner of Jackson Avenue and 44th Drive.
3 firefighters hurt battling 4-alarm fire that burned through Hunts Point business
Three fighters were hurt while battling a four-alarm fire that burned through a Bronx business on Tuesday.The fire broke out in the business on Tiffany Street in the Hunts Point section just after 12:50 a.m.Heavy flames shot through the structure.It took hours for crews to get the fire under control.Three firefighters were taken to Jacobi Hospital. The extent of their injuries is not yet known.It appears one other person was treated at the scene.The cause of the fire is under investigation.ALSO READ | Art pieces by urban realist Edward Hopper brought to life in ManhattanCeFaan Kim has more on the exhibit from the Meatpacking District.----------* More Bronx news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
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