Nocera, Carroll Seek Park Slope Assembly Seat
By AHAQIR ISHAQ Jim Brennan, who represented Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington in the Assembly for 32 years, isn’t running for re-election. But his …[read more]
Month: October 2016
Colombians in NY vote, and now wait, on peace treaty
By DEREK NORMAN Colombian citizens living in New York City are keeping tabs on the peace agreements being sorted out in Bogota between President Juan …[read more]
NYCHA residents connect with digital vans
By ISAAC MONTEROSE Malin Ali Bey, a driver for one of the city Housing Authority’s digital vans, smiles as he recalls all the different types …[read more]
Mayor Pushes Voter Reform
By DEAN BROWN With the October 14th deadline for voter registration in New York State looming Mayor Bill de Blasio headed to Brooklyn on Thursday …[read more]
Tish James Shames Owners on Worst Landlord List
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ New York City Public Advocate Letitia James led a rally at Foley Square on Thursday to shame 100 property-owners who …[read more]
Employment Agencies Rapped by State Lawmakers
By LISA FLAUGH Two state senators called on Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday to sign a law that would protect low wage job seekers across …[read more]
Trump Rep a No-Show at Mayors Conference
By RENEE SAFF Six mayors from some of the nation’s largest cities gathered in Manhattan on Thursday to question representatives of Donald J. Trump and …[read more]
Bklyn Beep Unveils Housing Project in Crown Heights
By SASKIA NEWTON Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced on Thursday a $2.250 million project to construct affordable housing units in the Crown Heights neighborhood, …[read more]
Christmas Comes Early for Rockettes
By SOPHIE DWECK It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year — again. In the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church on …[read more]
Bar Restroom Rapist Gets 20 Years to Life
By MARK SULEYMANOV & LINDA KRESTANOVA A serial rapist was sentenced to 20 years to life on Thursday as he sat silently, wearing the dark-rimmed …[read more]