GeneralGothamist
Delivery driver in Amazon vest charged after violent rampage in Woodhaven, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say the Brooklyn man rammed cars and assaulted four men, three of them seniors. [ more › ]
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Tenant RightsCity Limits
NYCHA Must Provide Interpreters for Tenants Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Federal Settlement Says
“We almost feel like we’re doing something wrong by asking,” Jazmin Grubb said of her family’s struggles to obtain American Sign Language accommodations for her aunt, who is deaf and lives at NYCHA’s Taft Houses. “It shouldn’t be a problem if she’s just aski
7d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GeneralGothamist
Mamdani gives King Charles a royal brush back over a crown jewel swiped from India
A crown featuring the Koh-i-Noor diamond resting on the coffin of the Queen Mother in 2002. The mayor's comments reflect a popular critique among many in the Indian diaspora. [ more › ]
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GeneralGothamist
Rikers officers lied about headbutt to justify pepper spray, Bronx DA says
Rikers island is New York city's main jail complex. Adrian Houlder and Tarik Hawkins face misconduct and falsifying records charges tied to 2024 incidents. [ more › ]
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Rental Market6sqft
For $7.15M, this Sag Harbor 1930s cottage is a timeless waterfront refuge
At the secluded shoreline of Morris Cove, “East of Eden,” the Sag Harbor Village home at 10 Bluff Point Lane, is a perfect lazy summer retreat, complete with a private dock and bulkheaded frontage. Asking $7,150,000, the property is next door to the former estate of writer John Steinbeck
7d agoby Michelle Cohen
Tenant RightsGothamist
NYC wants landlords to ease evictions against formerly homeless NYers
Community members protest against evictions and in support of the movement to "cancel rent" outside the Bronx housing court on August 10, 2020 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Legal Services NYC said new city guidelines issued this month fall short of what’s needed to solve the probl
7d agoby {"#text":"Karen Yi","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental Market6sqft
NYC wants your feedback on Park Avenue redesign
The proposed redesign of Park Avenue could bring back lush green spaces to the iconic corridor’s medians. The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled two potential plans to overhaul an 11-block stretch from East 46th to East 57th Streets, both of which would widen the medians
7d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Enrollment is declining in NYC schools. Expect more school closure fights.
Chancellor Kamar Samuels said the factors leading to a controversial plan for school closures in the Upper West Side aren't going anywhere. Public school enrollment is down by 160,000 students across the school system since 2020. [ more › ]
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Rental Market6sqft
Resorts World opens as first casino to offer live table games in NYC
New York City’s first full casino has arrived. After many years and a competition for downstate gaming licenses, Resorts World New York City opened in Queens on Tuesday as the first casino in the five boroughs to offer live table games. Located next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, the ex
7d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
See Inside the Mysterious, Long-Closed Brownstone on Columbia Heights
It has been a mystery for decades, with its chained doors and boarded up windows, but sunlight is finally illuminating the interior of an Italianate brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, providing a glimpse of some tantalizing details. Brownstoner had a chance to walk, carefully, through the interior of 1
7d agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Brooklyn's best homes under $1M right now
With Brooklyn becoming more and more popular, it seems like $1 million in today's real estate market doesn't stretch as far as it used to. But all is not lost, and there are plenty of worthwhile finds in prime locations in the borough. Whether it's a prewar Park Slope co-op with original details or
7d agoby Ameena Walker
Rental Market6sqft
With G train shutdown pitched for third straight summer, Brooklyn officials urge MTA to rethink plan
As G train riders may face the third straight summer of service disruptions, Brooklyn officials on Tuesday called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to limit future shutdowns to overnight hours. The agency last week shared plans with local lawmakers to shut down G train service for 10 week
7d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Early Addition: King Charles is bringing gridlock and his green thumb to NYC today
Because the famed plant whisperer is visiting an urban farm in Harlem, here are your early links: Mahmoud Khalil's life in New York City, the fight over a Borough Hall park where judges ... park, "The Fast and the Furious" has Washington Heights origins and more. [ more › ]
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Rental Market6sqft
First look at The Morgan, an 18-story luxury condo rising on a tree-lined block in Murray Hill
The first images have been revealed for a new 18-story luxury condo taking shape on a tree-lined block in Murray Hill. Developed by the Continuum Company and Aksoy Holding and designed by INC Architecture & Design, The Morgan at 38 East 35th Street will include contemporary residences ranging fr
7d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Landmarked Crown Heights Church on the Market as Development Site
A late 19th century Romanesque Revival style Crown Heights church, which was landmarked by the city in the 1970s, is on the market as a potential development site. Part of the site is included in the recent Atlantic Avenue rezoning. The historic St. Bartholomew's Church, its rectory, and parish hall
7d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Tenant RightsCity Limits
‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: Former Council Speaker Quinn on Mamdani’s Rental Voucher Reversal
“The best way for people to move out of shelter is to have a voucher,” said Christine Quinn, head of the family shelter provider WIN. “It also is economically better for New York taxpayers.” She and other advocates will rally at Thursday to urge the mayor to expand CityFHEPS,
7d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Construction on Flatbush Avenue Redesign Restarts
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY The Mamdani administration said on Tuesday that it is beginning the physical work of delivering on the mayor’s campaign pledge to make buses faster by resuming construction on the redesign of Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue. City Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike
7d agoby amNY
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Carroll Garden’s Favorite Caputo Bakery Closes After 124 Years
In the News Dumbo Projection Project Volume 7 Brings Art to Life Under BQE [BP] Museum on Wheels Rolls Back Through Brooklyn [BP] Change at Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park to Continue [BK Reader] City Begins Work… Read More >The post Daily Links: Carroll Garden’s Favorite Ca
7d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental MarketThe City
Mamdani’s ‘Economic Justice’ Deputy Wants a Bigger Pie
New York’s first-ever deputy mayor for economic justice says her job is to grow the economy by delivering on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s agenda for helping those who need it the most. In: Affordable housing, free childcare and city-owned grocery stores. Out: Billions in tax breaks and incentives to
7d agoby Greg David
GeneralThe City
Carl Wilson Defeats Mamdani’s Choice in Council Special Election
Carl Wilson is on track to win the special election to the City Council district representing the West Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and other parts of the west side of Manhattan on Tuesday, with a strong lead over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s choice for the seat. After one round of ranked-choice voti
8d agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte
