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In her decision, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Inga M. O'Neale said that a "rational basis" for installing the lane and that its opponents failed to provide factual evidence to back up their arguments against it. The Department of Transportation installed the parking-protected bike lane and removed a vehicle traffic lane on a 1.3-mile stretch of Court Street, from Schermerhorn Street to Hamilton Avenue, last fall.

You might already be aware of what Monitor Point could entail, but we'll give you a refresher just in case: developers plan to construct two new massive residential towers on the Bushwick Inlet, leasing the land from the MTA. Some local residents fear that more high-rise housing will drive up rents and damage the inlet's ecosystem. The project's supporters say that the housing, some of it permanently affordable, is needed to keep up with the high demand

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Caribbean Life - The State Department is slapping sweeping immigrant or permanent visa processing suspensions on dozens of countries around the world, including the entire group of Eastern Caribbean nations, an announcement stated on Wednesday. The suspensions come on top of similarly punishing suspensions imposed on Dominican and Antiguan citizens by the Trump administration last month, covering ordinary B1/B2 tourist visas and other types of visas.

The funding will help sustain the Crown Heights institution's popular festivals, which draw families from across Brooklyn and the greater New York City area for hands-on celebrations of global traditions. Each year, the museum hosts festivals honoring and cultural from the borough's many communities, including Kwanzaa, Eid al-Fitr, Holi, Lunar New Year, Dia de los Muertos, Tu BiShvat and Indigenous Peoples' Day.

BROOKLYN, NY - Dozens of homes in Southern Brooklyn are without power after overhead wires caught fire, Con Edison officials said. According to officials, overhead power wires caught fire on East 48th Street between Church Avenue and Linden Boulevard in East Flatbush just before 3 a.m. Wednesday. No one was injured in the fire, authorities said. On Wednesday morning, Con Edison officials reported that nearly 80 homes remain without power. Crews have been dispatched to the area and are working to restore service as quickly as possible.

Authorities are investigating the brutal stabbing death of an 85-year-old Brooklyn woman after the woman's daughter found her body and called police, officials say. Police responding to a 911 call at a Throop Avenue home in Bedford-Stuyvesant Wednesday night found Julia Boomer with stab wounds throughout her body. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

Most New Yorkers know that Park Slope, Brooklyn, is a popular spot for families with great museums, libraries, and parks, but not as many know about its next-door neighbor, Windsor Terrace. This smaller, quieter enclave is one of the most beautiful places in Brooklyn, although I am admittedly partial, having grown up and raised my kids there. It's perfect for families, with peaceful parks, playgrounds, cozy cafés, scenic walks, and plenty of hidden gems.

Police said three teen boys surrounded the young victim inside the station mezzanine and attempted to pull off his hooded sweatshirt. As the victim resisted, the group took turns punching him, with one suspect even stabbing him in the leg. Officers from the 75th Precinct and Transit District 33 rushed to the scene but arrived after the trio fled the location in an unknown direction. EMS rushed the bloodied victim to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.

According to police, a 17-year-old boy was waiting for the train at the Livonia Avenue subway station around 5 p.m. when he was approached by three teen boys who forcibly tried to take the victim's sweatshirt. As the boys surrounded the victim inside the station mezzanine, he fought off an attempted theft, but the group took turns punching him, and one suspect stabbed him in the leg, NYPD officials said.

A passenger in a livery vehicle died in an apparent suicide when he jumped out of an open window during a ride on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, cops and sources said. Rami Elsuwi, 43, was in the backseat of a Hyundai Santa Fe heading east on the parkway when he rolled down his window and shockingly climbed out of it near the 92nd Street Pedestrian Bridge around 9 p.m., the NYPD said Sunday.

Police said the gunfire erupted inside a deli at 1256 Flatbush Ave., at Newkirk Avenue, in Flatbush at about 3:25 p.m. on Jan. 9. Officers from the 70th Precinct responded to 911 calls about the incident and found the first victim, a 26-year-old man, shot in the face. EMS rushed him to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

Two men were shot in a deli in Flatbush, Brooklyn Friday afternoon. It happened at around 3 p.m. inside Alex Deli & Grocery, which is located at Flatbush and Newkirk avenues. One man, 24, was shot in the face. The other, 26, was struck in the back. Both were rushed to the hospital, and are expected to survive. So far there's no word on what led up to the shooting.

Perched a knee-buckling 1,000 feet above the street with four bedrooms and five bathrooms, the over 5,100-square-foot penthouse is the only full-floor residence in the building. Still, "The residence blends architectural grandeur with intimate warmth," press materials explain. Tall windows framing New York City landmarks, such as the One World Trade Center, speak to this-allowing natural light to softly highlight interiors by Gachot Studios.

Our safety-net hospitals are leading the way in settling fair union contracts that protect New York City patients and nurses. If the poorest hospitals in our city can do the right thing, so can rich hospitals like Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian,

A scholar, mentor and administrator, Dr. Farkouh devoted her life to public education in New York City. She served for a decade as principal of Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge and previously held leadership roles at Curtis High School in Staten Island and Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn. She began her career as a mathematics teacher, a subject she championed throughout her professional life, firmly believing that every student could succeed with the right support.

"working-class campaign rooted in labor organizing, economic justice, and opposition to war and genocide."

BROOKLYN, NY - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a robbery that left a 10-year-old victim shaken but unharmed on Christmas Day, according to the New York City Police Department. Police said the incident occurred around 5:52 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, in front of 1534 42nd Street within the 66th Precinct. The victim was walking when the suspect approached, grabbed him by the arm, and forcibly took imitation or play money from him before fleeing southbound on 42nd Street.

"We've been open since March 23, 2023. We're getting ready to have our third anniversary this coming March, which is really exciting," Boyd told Brooklyn Paper.

BROOKLYN, NY - A person was critically injured, and two firefighters were hurt after an apartment building fire in Brooklyn late Tuesday night, the FDNY said. The blaze broke out on the third floor of a building on Colonial Road around 10:30 p.m. in Bay Ridge. Around 80 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the scene. Two firefighters and another person suffered minor injuries, the FDNY said.

The Renaissance Revival style dwelling is one of a row of 10 designed by architect Thomas Bennett. He was busy in the area, designing more than 70 houses in the historic district alone according to the designation report, and was particularly known for his two-family dwellings. In this instance, the 1899 filing shows he designed the row of two-families for property owner Albert Frank.

Kenia Pittman, director of exhibition design operations at the New York Botanical Garden, towers over the Brooklyn Bridge as she talks. But this is more of a baby Brooklyn Bridge than the real thing. While few structures are as symbolic of Brooklyn as this signature bridge, Pittman describes the architecture of the Garden's massive miniature, built for its holiday train exhibit, along with a series of other landmarks from Brooklyn and beyond, constructed to scale.