Oct. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime continued to trend downward in Brooklyn in October after two promising months, according to the latest NYPD statistics, but gun violence and rape continued to present major issues in the borough. Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 27, major felonies dropped by about 14% across the borough,…
May. 7, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Independent Budget Office recently took a look into what it would cost for Staten Island to secede from the rest of the city and found it would result in Staten Islanders paying more for fewer services than they currently receive.
Feb. 1, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick & Paul Frangipane
Schools Chancellor David C. Banks stopped by a Sunset Park school on Wednesday to announce the completion of “Reimagining Special Education” — the first official report from the newly-formed New York City Public Schools Special Education Advisory Council.
Oct. 12, 2023 By Cate Corcoran
Call the Brooklyn real estate market sclerotic, but it’s neither crashing nor booming, according to third-quarter reports out today. In fact, the numbers mimic the market before Covid, although conditions have changed.
Sep. 6, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith A report released last week by Crown Heights Council Member Crystal Hudson and the Department of City Planning details how locals want to see development play out around an industrial corridor of Atlantic Avenue largely in Crown Heights. If adopted, it would lead to a dramatic transformation of the…
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