The basins of nine brass water fountains in Prospect Park were stolen earlier this month, costing the parks department nearly $100,000 in replacement parts and repairs just as temperatures rise for summer. Parks department officials said that each fountain will cost $11,000 to replace with entirely new fountains with stainless steel basins, instead of brass. It wasn't clear when the fountains will be repaired, though parks officials said the work would be done as soon as possible.
“It's really about creating community,” said Angela Davis, director of food access and agriculture at GrowNYC. “You're getting healthy regional food while directly supporting independent farmers, but you're also creating spaces where neighbors connect.”
By the time Avant Gardner went bankrupt last year, it had seen three drug overdose deaths , dozens of SLA violations and several lawsuits. A total of 37 people wrote letters to the SLA about Pacha's application, said chair Lily Fan, detailing a laundry list of concerns.
“I think the biggest thing we're seeing is confidence. the kids are three inches taller when they walking out of the building - That's really important to us,” said Michael Collins.
Police believe that Chagniot, whose family owns the building where Bigone had been living, was the masked figure on a bicycle, carrying a long gone, seen on surveillance footage that was released by police last week.
In the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, the New Utrecht Liberty Flagpole continues to be raised in ceremonies that echo the earliest days of the United States. The current structure is the sixth replacement of the original pole, standing 106 feet tall in the same historic location it was erected at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.
NYSNA nurses held a candlelight vigil outside NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope on May 26, calling attention to the rise in workplace violence and demanding that hospital management negotiate a contract that protects patient and nurse safety.
There is a Morehouse College T-shirt pinned to the wall of Papo Morales's classroom at Achievement First Brooklyn High School. A sixth-grade math teacher gave it to him years ago with a simple instruction: "When you become a teacher, put this up in your classroom." He did. And every year, for the seniors who walk through Mr. Morales's door, it starts a conversation.
Before getting the Hunter Phoenix Mask, there are a few things you must complete. Firstly, you must own the Battle for Brooklyn DLC to get the Brooklyn open world, as the Phoenix is tied to that region. Secondly, you must find and acquire all eight Hunter Masks that were made available with the expansion's launch. Once you have met these two requirements, you are now free to hunt the Phoenix Hunter.
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show will be bigger than ever this year with a milestone pyrotechnic display expanding to both the lower East River and lower Hudson River. Macy's will mark the 50th anniversary of its fireworks show with the captivating display, which will also mark the country's 250th anniversary. The display will expand to both the lower East River in the Seaport District, the lower Hudson River in collaboration with Jersey City and the iconic Brooklyn Bridge creating what Macy's called a shared experience that connects more communities than ever.
At a General Co-op Meeting on May 26, Co-op members overwhelmingly voted in favor of two proposals, the first of which called for restoring simple majority voting (50%+1) for boycotts. Previously, boycotts at the PSFC required a 75% supermajority. Once the first motion passed with a 61% majority, the Co-op moved to the second, which called for the boycott of Israeli products, echoing the demands of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement , a pro-Palestinian campaign that calls for economic pressure on Israel.
A new 26-story mixed-use tower is on deck for Long Island City, with permits filed this month for a concrete high-rise at 37-09 36th Avenue in Queens. The building would climb to roughly 285 feet and deliver about 243,359 square feet of floor area spread across residential, commercial and community uses. The tower portion is slated to hold 99 residences, as part of a broader site plan that would total nearly 198 dwelling units on the lot. Demolition filings for the low-rise building currently on the property are already in, and developers have not yet announced an estimated completion date.
“Ancestral Ecologies,” by artist Olalekan Jeyifous and architect AD-WO, uses animism - the belief that all animals, plants, rocks, rivers and objects are spiritual beings - as a way to examine modern human relationships with the natural world.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
The entrance is at 45th Street and Madison Avenue, and gives a new alternative to getting to the station's platforms, which are 15 stories beneath the street. Commuters can also access the station via Grand Central Terminal and several other entrances and elevators built in nearby skyscrapers.