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Riders on the 4, 5, and 6 subway lines are in for two weekends of major service disruptions this month. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday announced track work will shut down service south of Grand Central–42nd Street from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday on the weekends of August 15 through 18 and […]

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The Midtown South rezoning received key approval this week, with new community and infrastructure improvements included in the deal. The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises on Wednesday voted to approve the Midtown South Mixed-Use (MSMX) plan, which updates zoning rules for 42 blocks of the neighborhood to allow for 9,535 new homes, including […]

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It’s been 20 years since The New York Times reported that city officials voted “to let developers turn the decaying north Brooklyn waterfront, with its relics of Brooklyn’s industrial past, into a neighborhood of residential towers with a parklike esplanade along the East River.” In the two decades since, this version of Williamsburg was replaced […]

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After “several months of financial distress,” Avant Gardner, the operator of East Williamsburg music venue Brooklyn Mirage, filed for bankruptcy on Monday. In a statement posted on Instagram, the company said it filed for Chapter 11. While the Great Hall and Kings Hall venues are set to remain open throughout the process, the Brooklyn Mirage—whose […]

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Parking could become more difficult under a new City Council bill that would eliminate up to 300,000 spaces citywide in an effort to improve street safety. Championed by the Council’s Progressive Caucus, Intro. 1138 would ban vehicles from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks and improve visibility by adding “daylighting” structures, such as planters and […]

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Subway service is suspended Monday at Brooklyn Heights’ Clark Street station after a concrete awning dramatically collapsed above the entrance on Sunday. A video posted to social media by Council Member Lincoln Restler captured the moment the 15-by-20-foot concrete awning on Henry Street came crashing down over the station entrance. Now, the Department of Buildings […]

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Eleven more New York City public libraries will be open seven days a week, thanks to funding included in the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget. Made possible by a $2 million investment to expand weekend service, the new Sunday hours begin September 7, bringing the total number of branches open on Sundays to more than […]

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Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday vetoed a City Council bill that would decriminalize most street vending violations in New York City. In an exclusive New York Post article, the mayor announced his veto of Intro. 47-B, a bill sponsored by Queens Council Member Shekar Krishnan that would reduce misdemeanor penalties for general and food vendors […]

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The Interborough Express is one step closer to bridging numerous transit-deprived neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Queens, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved the project’s full design. At its monthly board meeting, the MTA awarded a nearly $166 million design contract to the joint engineering venture Jacobs/HDR, according to amNY. The two-year agreement will […]

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Mayor Eric Adams has vetoed the City Council’s rejection of Bally’s Bronx casino proposal, potentially reviving the bid. On Wednesday, Adams announced his veto of the Council’s recent vote, which denied a crucial rezoning needed for the proposed gaming facility at the former Trump-owned Ferry Point Park. The Council now has 10 days to secure […]

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