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Alloy Development is proposing a major residential changes to Downtown Brooklyn that would add 1,502 apartments, a new public school and community facilities, according to NY Amsterdam News. The project is drawing support from people who see opportunities for jobs and youth programs, while others fear rising housing costs and...

The feds recently busted an illegal migrant in Long Island City who was wanted for helping murder a male sex worker in Guyana in 2015, authorities and reports said Monday. Kanand Ojha, 45, was involved in the brutal killing of Nephi Noel Luther in Georgetown, the South American nation’s capital, 11 years ago, then fled to the US a week later, said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a statement. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Kanand Ojha, an illegal immigrant from Guyana wa

The online application for New York City’s Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption, known as SCHE, has been open since September 28 and closes March 15. Homeowners 65 and older whose combined income stays at or below $58,399 can apply or renew by that date, the city Department of Finance says on its SCHE page. The exemption […]

A stalled vehicle on the Major Deegan Expressway was rear-ended live on-air during Heather O'Rourke's traffic report, highlighting the dangers of stopped vehicles on busy roadways.

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — An affordable housing lottery has opened in the Bronx, offering units starting at $732 a month. The properties are listed on the NYC Housing Connect website, an online portal where people can find and apply for affordable housing opportunities in New York City. The following properties are located in Morris Heights, University Heights, […]

Police can seize belongings for several reasons. But a new lawsuit claims that people attempting to recover their possessions often encounter confusing instructions.

Detectives in Queens discovered the body of an unidentified woman over the weekend, buried in a shallow grave in the Rockaway area, with reported signs of decomposition. Police are investigating the mysterious death of the unidentified woman after recovering the corpse According to law enforcement sources, authorities from the 100th Precinct responded to a 911...

A week ago, Rick Pitino stressed the need for patience after an underwhelming quadruple-overtime win over Rutgers. He warned that the exhibition finale against Texas could be ugly . Just two days ago, he reiterated that his new roster wasn’t ready for an opponent like this. “I try to use you people as much as I can, and you oblige me all the time,” the Hall of Fame coach said with a smile. “I felt that we had to make a quantum leap from the Rutgers game. I was on them constantly about certain th

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal collision in which a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by an off-duty police officer. At about 2:06 a.m. Sunday, Newark police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and North 6th Street, according to a press release from the prosecutor’s office.

According to police, officers responded to the NYCHA development around 5 p.m. and found the woman suffering burns to her face, neck and back.