`Taste NY’ Bar on Tap for Barclays Center
By UMMEY KARIM Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Barclays Center announced Thursday that a Taste NY bar will be set up at the arena to …[read more]
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Home Care Workers Need Living Wage, Pols Say
By INEZ SHARABY New York State senators Jeffrey Klein and Diane Savino on Thursday rallied with the labor union 1199 SEIU to “fight for $15” …[read more]
Court Hearing in Case of Man Accused of Fatal Push of Old Lady
By UMMEY KARIM A hearing was held Thursday in the manslaughter case against a 24-year-old man who pushed a 96-year old woman to the floor …[read more]
Traffic Deaths Down – as seen in City Limits
Editor’s note: This Brooklyn News Service story first appeared in City Limits. By RENEE HARARI On a Sunday afternoon in October 2013, 4-year-old Allison Liao …[read more]
Nannies are Brooklyn’s bridge between cultures
By AMBER ALEXANDER Samantha Lee, a nanny from Dominica, remembers a time when one of her former employers overstepped her boundaries by trying to drop …[read more]
Mall Brings Change to Flatbush `Junction’
By DEJA SMITH In her youth, Gianna Mancini used to enjoy sledding in the municipal parking lot at the Junction in Brooklyn’s Flatbush section. It …[read more]
City tries to clear path for small biz
By PRISCILLA PEREZ When Carlos Espinal planned to bring the flavors and cuisine of Lima, Peru to Mill Basin, Brooklyn, he had high hopes of …[read more]
Don’t Do It: Stopping Addiction on Staten Is.
By VICTORIA MANNA “DON’T DO IT JUST DON’T DO IT,” Staten Island funeral director Kevin Muror yelled to an auditorium full of high school students …[read more]
Many Waiters Favor End to Tipping System
Slideshow: More restaurant workers are questioning the tipping system. (Alexandra Semenova) By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Gzim Dusevic likens his job to prostitution. “People disrespect you for …[read more]
Heat’s on for Adams over Brooklyn development
Slideshow: Eric Adams is president of a borough that’s changing quickly. (Jherelle Benn) By JHERELLE BENN The president of Brooklyn began the morning in a …[read more]