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NY Attorney General Secures $675K in Baby Formula After Price Gouging Probe
Settlement with price-gouging companies ensures thousands of cans of formula will be donated to New Yorkers in need.
Dec 25, 2024 3:32 AM
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NYC Immigration Groups Get Ready For Mass Deportation, While Many Migrants Dismiss Fears
“I'm not scared of Trump,” one asylum seeker told the Brooklyn Reader. However, some immigration experts are skeptical and are advising immigrants to prepare for the worst.
Dec 23, 2024 1:26 PM
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NYC Police Shakeup; NYPD Chief of Department, Head of Internal Affairs Are Both Out
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey resigned on Friday after a subordinate accused him of asking for sexual favors, while Chief of Internal Affairs Miguel Iglesias was relieved of his duty on Saturday, according to media reports.
Dec 23, 2024 10:14 AM
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Drizly to Pay $4M in Restitution to Delivery Workers For Withheld Tips
An investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James found that Drizly misled customers and denied delivery workers their rightful tips at over 350 locations in Brooklyn.
Dec 22, 2024 10:00 AM
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Apply to Become a Brooklyn Community Board Member Today
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has opened applications for aspirant community leaders to join the borough's 18 community boards.
Dec 21, 2024 10:00 AM
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MTA to Install Elevators at Bushwick Subway Station
Thanks to the restart of congestion pricing, the Gates Avenue J, Z station will get elevators and other upgrades.
Dec 21, 2024 10:00 AM
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Service Workers at Williamsburg Building to Get $70,000 in Back Wages
Building service employees at 282 South 5th Street will get back wages and supplemental benefits totaling more than $70,000 thanks to the City Comptroller Brad Lander's office.
Dec 21, 2024 10:00 AM
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Plan to Close Crown Heights School Shelved After Community Outcry
A small Crown Heights School had no idea they were set to close at the end of the school year. They fought back and were granted a postponement.
Dec 20, 2024 1:42 PM
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Lawmakers And Advocates Press Biden to Protect Black Immigrants Ahead of Trump’s Term
Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and advocacy groups are asking the Biden administration to extend temporary protected status (TPS) to immigrants from African nations.
Dec 20, 2024 9:20 AM
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Martin-Lewis, NYC Mayor's Closest Advisor, is Indicted For Bribery
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. on Thursday announced the indictment of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a close advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, on bribery charges.
Dec 19, 2024 3:11 PM
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