NYCHA Proposes New Rules for Bicycle and Scooter Storage to Improve Fire Safety

NYCHA Proposes New Rules for Bicycle and Scooter Storage to Improve Fire Safety

The city’s housing authority or NYCHA proposes a new set of rules to regulate the storage of bicycles and electric scooters in its complexes, in order to improve fire safety. “There are fewer fires. Fewer fires if they comply, but they don’t comply,” says Andrés Guerrero, a Williamsburg resident. With this new proposal of limitations, … Read more

City Election Day: Council Seats, Ballot Measures, and Close Races

City Election Day: Council Seats, Ballot Measures, and Close Races

This Tuesday is election day in our city. Polls opened at 6 a.m. in all five boroughs, giving voters one last chance to cast their ballots in this year’s election. Attention is focused on the elections for the Municipal Council, with the 51 seats on the ballot, after the different districts were redesigned last year … Read more

Cyclists Struck by Car in Brooklyn: One in Critical Condition, Investigation Underway

Cyclists Struck by Car in Brooklyn: One in Critical Condition, Investigation Underway

Two cyclists are hit by a car in Brooklyn. The incident occurred shortly before midnight on Halsey Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area. According to police, a 20-year-old woman was driving a BMW when she hit a 19-year-old cyclist and a 32-year-old man. Both were taken to Kings County Hospital. The 19-year-old suffered a head injury … Read more

Tragic Fire Claims Life of 12-Year-Old Girl in Bronx Home

Tragic Fire Claims Life of 12-Year-Old Girl in Bronx Home

A family is in mourning after a 12-year-old girl who used a wheelchair died in a house fire in the Bronx. At around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters and Emergency Medical Service workers responded to the call about the fire in a two-story house located at 42-23 Boyd Avenue in the area of Wakefield. The … Read more

Explore and Play at the New York Science Hall: Reopening of the Science Playground and Upcoming Cultural Festival

Explore and Play at the New York Science Hall: Reopening of the Science Playground and Upcoming Cultural Festival

Generations of New Yorkers have learned and played at the New York Science Hall in Corona, Queens. One of the most popular attractions is the Science Playground, which recently reopened. The Science Playground first closed in the winter of 2019 for renovations, remained closed due to the pandemic, and then suffered severe damage during flooding … Read more

Federal Transit Administration, MTA, and State of NY Guarantee Million-Dollar Funds for Second Avenue Subway Expansion

Federal Transit Administration, MTA, and State of NY Guarantee Million-Dollar Funds for Second Avenue Subway Expansion

By signing this agreement, the federal transit administration, the MTA and the state of NY guaranteed the million-dollar funds for the expansion of the Second Avenue Subway line. “Today I have the honor of signing the $3.4 billion financing agreement to expand the subway from Second Avenue to 125th Street. The Q line will also … Read more

Experience the Flavors of Brooklyn at Tastes of Brooklyn Festival in support of Seeds in the Middle

Experience the Flavors of Brooklyn at Tastes of Brooklyn Festival in support of Seeds in the Middle

Today you will have a good opportunity to eat, drink and have a good time in Brooklyn. El festival Tastes of Brooklyn llega a Carroll Gardens. You’ll be able to try some of the best restaurants and bars in the neighborhood for a good cause. Proceeds are donated to Seeds in the Middle. This organization … Read more

New York City Announces Expansion Plans for Lyft’s Citibike to Meet Growing User Demand and Promote Cycling in the City

New York City Announces Expansion Plans for Lyft’s Citibike to Meet Growing User Demand and Promote Cycling in the City

The municipal government and Lyft, the company that owns Citibike, have announced plans for phase 3, with the aim of meeting growing user demand and promoting cycling in the city. This includes doubling the e-bike fleet by the end of next year. “It is good for the city and it is good for the people … Read more

Bahraini Artist Haifa Hussein Begins Treatment for Threatened Loss of Speech

Bahraini Artist Haifa Hussein Begins Treatment for Threatened Loss of Speech

Al-Marsad newspaper: Bahraini artist Haifa Hussein revealed that she began her treatment journey for a disease that threatens her with loss of speech. I started treatment Haifa Hussein said in a circulated video that she had begun treatment at a medical center in Abu Dhabi in the Emirates on a trip that would last 3 … Read more

Venezuelan Immigrants Receive Help with TPS Applications at Catholic Charities

Venezuelan Immigrants Receive Help with TPS Applications at Catholic Charities

Venezuelan Angie Viloria arrived early at St. Teresa Catholic Church on the Lower East Side to receive help filling out the TPS application. Viloria has been in NY for about a year and Temporary Protected Status would give him peace of mind for the future. “Yes, we already have a status, a legal status in … Read more