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The Long Island Rail Road is officially suspended as a massive worker strike enters its third day, leaving nearly 300,000 daily riders scrambling for alternate ways into New York City and turning large parts of Queens, Brooklyn and the Long Island Expressway into one giant stress ball.

Firefighters first responded just after 12:45 p.m. to an apartment fire at 210 Stuyvesant Ave. near Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy. Units from the 57th Battalion arrived to find fire in an apartment and quickly deployed two hoselines to bring the main body of the fire under control. Searches of the building did not find anyone inside.

One 2024 instance alleges that Sprei approached two people with an opportunity to invest in New Jersey property, requesting funds to show that "proof of liquidity" be placed into an escrow account that King, a sitting judge at the time, oversaw. The investors allegedly wired $6.5 million into a bank account under King's name, according to the U.S. attorney's office in New York and coverage by Law.com.

Summer Activities in NYC: Visit MoMA PS1, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium, and The Whitney on free museum days. Iconic NYC summer spots: Explore Central Park, walk the High Line, visit Grand Central Terminal, browse the New York Public Library, and ride the Staten Island Ferry. Classic Summer Experiences: Enjoy Shakespeare in the Park, watch outdoor movies, and see fireworks displays.

The festival kicked off May 8 with an opening party and screening of Charles Gay's "The Secrets of Barnacle," a documentary about the group of Red Hook residents who organize the Barnacle Parade each year, celebrating the neighborhood's collective resilience following Hurricane Sandy, at the new Red Hook Distillery.

The planned 52-story development at 280 Kent Avenue will have two towers rising from a three-story podium, according to zoning documents. When Brownstoner stopped by recently, the podium structure was in place, and was ringed by a construction fence with cranes, other building equipment, and a number of workers onsite. The concrete structure has reached the seventh floor, according to Two Trees rep David Lombino.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said 48-year-old Waajid Pierce was sentenced to 22 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the fatal shooting of Daishawn Benjamin. Pierce previously pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on February 27. The deadly shooting happened on October 27, 2021, around 8:30 a.m. near the corner of Belmont Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville.

The Volo Museum, based north of Chicago, said it received a $50 ticket from the New York City Department of Finance tied to its replica of the famous TV car from the 1980s series starring David Hasselhoff. “Well, this is a new one ... we got this in the mail today. This is 100% legit,” the museum wrote in a Facebook post on May 7. According to the citation, a traffic camera recorded the car speeding through a Brooklyn school zone on Ocean Parkway on April 22 at 1:02 p.m., clocking it at 36 mph in a 25 mph zone.

“We really want everyone to feel welcome at Photoville - whether you've been part of our community for the last 15 years, or you're encountering us for the first time on a stroll through the park. Everyone is invited.”

“The first time, I think I couldn't even do half a block without being winded,” Hui told Brooklyn Paper. “But I kept on going, and then one day, something just felt good.” Since then, Hui has completed 25 marathons and hundreds of races with NYRR, despite living with multiple disabilities. Last year, she finished second-to-last in the entire New York City Marathon, crossing the line just before midnight.

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