Oct. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A Flushing city council member is calling on Congress to extend a vital program that reimburses stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, tackling a widespread issue impacting residents both locally and across the country. Council Member Sandra Ung co-introduced a resolution on Sept. 26 to allow the government…
Apr. 15, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
When she first took office in January 2022, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez learned that her district had a particularly high rate of residential fires. Nine months later, that statistic hit a little closer to home when her chief of staff was displaced by an apartment fire.
Jan. 29, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Dog owners in Bushwick have reason to rejoice as the Maria Hernandez Park dog run, infamous for dust and rain puddles, is undergoing a $300,000 renovation.
Jan. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A month after a four-alarm fire burned through three apartment buildings on the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg, displaced tenants are facing a steep climb up a mountain of bureaucracy and an uncertain future as they work to rebuild their lives.
Aug. 3, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city will house a number of asylum-seekers at the McCarren Park Play Center as soon as this weekend, local pols announced Thursday.