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NYC is so broke, the Brooklyn Bridge might get roommates
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (426+ words) The City Council found money in the sofa cushions " or more precisely, under the Brooklyn Bridge. The panel is floating a cash-making budget-balancing scheme to rent out the world-famous span's vaults, which are underneath it, tucked inside its stone anchorages....
Photos of New York City tenants who hope the mayor makes headway in his crackdown on 'bad landlords"
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (196+ words) Photos of New York City tenants who hope the mayor makes headway in his crackdown on 'bad landlords'AOL.com Several of the embattled neighbors attended a recent "rental ripoff" hearing hosted by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They're hopeful…...
Fla. Man Indicted on Federal Drug Charges After His 1-Year-Old Overdosed on Fentanyl and Nearly Died
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (297+ words) Rayshawn Smith, 31, was being investigated by detectives when his 1-year-old overdosed on fentanyl on Nov. 13, Pinellas Park police said in a statement Smith allegedly sold narcotics to a confidential informant A Florida man has been indicted on federal drug charges…...
Multi-alarm fire at Kushner Cos. complex in Long Branch contained
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (396+ words) LONG BRANCH" A fierce blaze that broke out Thursday morning on an apartment complex under construction by the Kushner Cos. was contained by 1:30 p.m., the city's Director of Public Safety Charles Shirley said. Shirley said the call for the fire came…...
Mamdani plows ahead with NYC homeless shelter construction this week — despite mass protests
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (537+ words) Construction on a controversial homeless shelter in Brooklyn will begin this week, city officials confirmed " in spite of hundreds of protesters swarming the site in a bid to stall the new facility. Work at the 150-capacity men's shelter at 86th Street…...
Moorestown complex selecting affordable apartment tenants with lottery
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (499+ words) MOORESTOWN TWP. " The luck of the draw is set to determine some of the first tenants at an apartment complex under construction at 350 Borton Road in Moorestown Township, a project designed to bring more affordable housing here. The Landing at…...
NYC goons who shot baby through head in drive-by were aiming for his dad: sources
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (170+ words) The moped-riding goons who shot a 7-month-old Brooklyn girl'to death in her stroller were aiming for her dad, law enforcement sources said. Little Kaori Patterson's father, Jamari Patterson, 22, was apparently targeted in the brazen Wednesday afternoon hit over a social…...
NYC murders at lowest level in decades as antisemitic hate crimes spike, NYPD stats reveal
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (663+ words) Big Apple murder numbers are the lowest they've been in decades, but hate crimes are up almost 12% " nearly half of them listed as antisemitic incidents, NYPD brass announced Thursday. There were 54 murders in the five boroughs through the first three…...
This $1500 Renter-Friendly Wall Transformed a “Plain, Open Box” in Brooklyn
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (458+ words) LOCATION: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York Thirteen years. That's how long the rental lofts in this building were on Kiron Akeem's mind when he first spotted one when visiting a friend's unit. "I remember thinking her apartment was so spacious…...
7-month-old dead after being struck in the head by stray bullet during broad-daylight NYC shooting: cops
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (658+ words) A 7-month-old girl was shot dead in her stroller by a stray bullet while walking with her parents in Brooklyn, with cops now looking for a pair of moped-riding thugs, police and sources said. The family was strolling near Humboldt…...