Sep. 30, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Tap water may taste a bit different in the coming months amid the start of repairs on the city’s water supply system, officials announced at the Queens Museum in Corona on Monday. Situated underneath the Hudson River upstate, the Delaware Aqueduct serves as the main water delivery system…
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Water restored, repairs ongoing after sinkhole nearly swallowed parked car in Bath Beach
Sep. 10, 2024 By Adam Daly Repairs are ongoing on Bay 37th Street and Cropsey Avenue after a water main break caused a small sinkhole to appear on Monday morning, temporarily leaving local residents without water. The modest crater was first reported just before 4 a.m. on Sept. 9, after the break flooded the street…
Three fuzzy peregrine falcon chicks hatch atop Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
May. 28, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld & Brooklyn Paper staff
Three adorable peregrine falcon chicks hatched this month in a purpose-built nest atop the nearly 700-foot-tall Brooklyn Tower of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge.