Brooklyn

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Infrastructure Law funding that will replace the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.

Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City

July 23, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 23, 2024, 9:58 a.m.

Electric vehicles, clean-energy schools, green ports, a new Hudson River rail tunnel and the QueensWay park are just some of the advances made possible by the president’s signature federal investment program.

Councilwoman Susan Zhuang stands holding a microphone in a pink suit and tan T-shirt. The left side of the image shows network news microphones and community attendees.

Bensonhurst

Councilmember Accused of Biting Cop Heralded in Bensonhurst as a Hero

July 18, 2024, 5:34 p.m.Aug. 7, 2024, 1:07 p.m.

Democratic Councilmember Susan Zhuang spoke to droves of ers in Bensonhurst Thursday afternoon, calling for ability for how police handled a protest against a forthcoming homeless shelter.

Councilmember Susan Zhuang speaks in City Hall Park about increasing 3-K funding.

Homeless Shelters

What Sparked the Anti-Shelter Protest Where a Councilmember Allegedly Bit a Cop

July 17, 2024, 6:31 p.m.July 18, 2024, 10:25 a.m.

The forthcoming homeless shelter, the first in Bensonhurst, has seen weeks of demonstrations from an increasingly right-leaning Asian American community there.

Attendees of a hearing on a proposed development on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn spoke at Brooklyn Borough Hall, July 16, 2024.

Zoning

Botanic Garden Backers and Developers Face Off, Again, Over Shady Tower

July 17, 2024, 5:51 p.m.July 18, 2024, 4:20 p.m.

Developers have cut their proposed apartment project in half in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, but that has not assuaged opponents who decried shadows that would skirt greenhouses.

Parks Department intern Abigail Lenhard helps restore sculptures atop the Grand Army Plaza arch.

Summer & THE CITY

Facials for Stone Statues: On the Job With New York’s Monuments Doctors

July 17, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 17, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

A summertime crew of restoration interns travels all over the boroughs to maintain the more than 800 public sculptures in New York City.

A Parks Department planted a new tree on the Upper East Side, Sept. 26, 2022.

Environment

A Look at Tree Growth in New York as City Pines for Cooler Streets

July 17, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 16, 2024, 7:01 p.m.

Some of the neighborhoods with the best tree growth are ones that need them most, according to a new study.

Immigration

They Fled War in Ukraine to Make a Home in New York. Now, They Fear a Trump Presidency

July 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 12, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

Two years after arriving with just one suitcase, Inna Malamura has an apartment, speaks some English and has work authorization.

Bensonhurst’s Anne Cebula lunges at a fencing opponent.

Summer & THE CITY

En Garde: Two New York Olympic Fencers Are on The Path to Paris

July 10, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 9, 2024, 9:20 p.m.

First-time Olympians Anne Cebula and Lauren Scruggs prepare to compete with the U.S. Women’s National Fencing Team in Paris this month.

Mayor Eric Adams hosts a City Hall rally in of his “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” text amendment that will loosen decades-old zoning restrictions.

City Planning Commission

City of Yes Housing Proposal Picks Up New Ahead of Crucial Hearing

July 10, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 10, 2024, 10:07 a.m.

Several community boards and four of five borough presidents have indicated their approval, but opposition to new zoning rules persists in neighborhoods long opposed to building more housing.

Food vendor Trisha Forbes slices watermelons in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Summer & THE CITY

Hawking Melons in Bed-Stuy With the Summertime Salesman ‘Everybody Knows’

July 3, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 9, 2024, 11:41 a.m.

Watermelon vendor James Jackson sells as many as 200 of them a week from his corner at Throop Avenue and Macon Street. He’s been at it for decades.

Brooklyn

Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City

Councilmember Accused of Biting Cop Heralded in Bensonhurst as a Hero

What Sparked the Anti-Shelter Protest Where a Councilmember Allegedly Bit a Cop

Botanic Garden Backers and Developers Face Off, Again, Over Shady Tower

Facials for Stone Statues: On the Job With New York’s Monuments Doctors

A Look at Tree Growth in New York as City Pines for Cooler Streets

They Fled War in Ukraine to Make a Home in New York. Now, They Fear a Trump Presidency

En Garde: Two New York Olympic Fencers Are on The Path to Paris

City of Yes Housing Proposal Picks Up New Ahead of Crucial Hearing

Hawking Melons in Bed-Stuy With the Summertime Salesman ‘Everybody Knows’

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