NYCHA Breaks Ground for New Senior Apartments on Public Housing Land
Construction is now underway for Sol on Park, 229 affordable senior units being built on open space at NYCHA’s Morris Houses campus. Many of the apartments are earmarked for current public housing residents and formerly homeless seniors. On Tuesday, several city officials and development groups, along with the New...
Arrest made in connection to child star’s tragic death at 33
A man has been arrested and charged in connection to the death of Nickelodeon child star Kianna Underwood. Underwood died in January after a hit-and-run incident in New York City. She was 33. Per Fox 5 News, police arrested Michael Griffiths, 72, this week in the case. Citing the New...
NYC rent freeze, other new rules and laws take effect in October
Two new rules and a law take effect in October that could impact New Yorkers' rent, health and subscription services.
East Harlem Home Invasion Leaves Elderly Man Beaten, Kids Among Victims
Three unidentified intruders allegedly forced their way into an apartment in a residential building near Lexington Avenue and East 110th Street early on September 21, striking a 65-year-old man in the face before making off with roughly $925 in cash. The break-in happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 23rd Precinct, and at l
New laws give NYPD vets more flexibility
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills into law on Sept. 28, expanding pension options for some NYPD officers and allowing eligible members to remain on the job until age 65. Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) was the prime Assembly sponsor of the pension legislation, which addresses a difference in how r
Two TAKE 5 Tickets Hit Top Prize in Mount Vernon and Whitestone
Tuesday night’s TAKE 5 drawing produced two top-prize tickets sold in New York. NEW YORK,...
Over 600 affordable housing units coming to a Brooklyn waterfront
GREENPOINT, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A complex with over 600 affordable housing units, stores, a community space, and a museum overlooking the East River is coming to Brooklyn. The mixed-use development will take up the land located at 40 Quay Street and 56 Quay Street. Owned by the MTA and the Greenpoint Monitor Museum, th
‘Truck Flyover’: Mamdani’s BQE Bypass Will Pass Over Brooklyn Bridge
Mayor Mamdani plans to build an interstate highway bypass on top of part of the Brooklyn Bridge, according to new renderings of the temporary roadway slated for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway repairs. The planned detour — which Department of Transportation leaders officially characterize as a time-limited and unavoidab
Former NYPD sergeant pleads guilty to impersonating ICE official
A former NYPD sergeant has pleaded guilty Wednesday to impersonating an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official to threaten a woman and her family with deportation, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Atickul Islam, 29, of Queens pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to false impersonation o
New legislation targets vacant storefront concerns amid closure of Upper West Side mainstays
Jake's Dilemma, a longtime neighborhood bar, is preparing to close after 32 years in business. The establishment is expected to shut its doors in a few weeks.

















