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Building service employees at 282 South 5th Street will get back wages and supplemental benefits totaling more than $70,000 thanks to the City Comptroller Brad Lander's office.
Major Funding Boost Lifts Racial Justice Work in Brooklyn
3 days ago · Brooklyn Org on Tuesday said it awarded $1.8 million in new grant commitments, supporting 18 nonprofit organizations working to advance racial justice across the borough.. The funding addresses a wide range of issue areas, including support for immigrants, youth, older adults, health, housing, arts and culture and environmental justice, according to a press release.
MTA to Expand Service on 7 Brooklyn Bus Lines - BKReader
4 days ago · Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will enhance service on 24 bus routes across New York City beginning this spring, including seven routes in Brooklyn.. The enhanced service is in order to help shorten public transit commutes and make travel easier for residents, the governor said through a press release.
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Nov 28, 2024 · New York City Mayor Eric Adams touched on many issues during his regular weekly press conference, including an upcoming chat with the border czar Tom Homan, immigrant vs citizen rights, Elon Musk and cell phone bans in schools. The mayor renewed his push to fix how the city deals with people with ...
Delayed by More Than a Year, Will a Brooklyn Infrastructure …
4 days ago · On a recent cold weekday afternoon in Prospect Heights, Dean Street, between 6th and Vanderbilt Avenues, was eerily quiet- a hush that might be the perfect selling point for a realtor with a client in tow. Oddly enough, the street should actually be noisy with a construction crew digging underground ...
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Dec 7, 2024 · Wonder what it was like in the NYC roller skating scene in the 70s and 80s? Head to Xanadu Roller Arts on Dec. 21 to find out. The theater in Bed-Stuy will close out its 2024 programming with a performance by the band Kennedy Administration as part of its BILLIE & BEYOND music series. "Turkey Saved ...
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Williamsburg residents walking home Monday night were shocked and terrified after they say a mystery liquid was among the things apparently thrown onto them as they walked underneath a second-story apartment on Kent Avenue.
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Dec 2, 2024 · As the Trump administration prepares to implement stricter immigration policies, immigrant families and their allies in New York City are being encouraged to educate themselves about their rights under federal and state laws.