Tag: brooklyn

Trash talk: What’s NYC doing about overflowing public litter baskets full of waste?

a public trash can that is overstuffed with garbage

Jul. 13, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC litter baskets are meant to keep the Big Apple clean. But lately, many New Yorkers have spotted the containers overflowing with trash and surrounded by piles of garbage bags — causing concerns about the unsightliness and spread of filth. As Mayor Eric Adams continues his war on…

‘Daylighting’ savings time in NYC: DOT to redesign intersections to limit vehicle parking and improve cyclist safety

City improves safety at over 1,000 intersections in 2022

Jun. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will redesign intersections throughout the city to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety, the agency said on Wednesday. The design will incorporate a new “hardened daylighting” approach, featuring physical structures such as barriers, granite blocks and planters in the street to prevent vehicle…

Queens sees dip in rental competition while Manhattan surges: report

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall During the first two months of 2025, the rental markets in the New York City boroughs of Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn have each gone through different year-over-year trends, according to a report by the real estate listing site RentCafe. By analyzing five key metrics for rental competitiveness for…

MTA details plans for Interborough Express during open house in Ridgewood

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Mar. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hosted an open house at the Ridgewood Library on March 27 to present detailed plans for the Interborough Express (IBX), a major new rail project designed to improve transit connectivity between Brooklyn and Queens.  The IBX would make use of a 14-mile-long freight…

Queens and Brooklyn see price increases as Manhattan’s median home price tumbles: report

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As New York City experienced a large year-over-year increase in the number of homes to enter contract in January 2025, the median prices of homes entering contract went down, with the drop in Manhattan more than cancelling out increases in Queens and Brooklyn, according to a report by…

$250K National Grid grant boosts heating assistance for families in Brooklyn and Queens

Catholic Charities with a check.

Feb. 28, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Amid a particularly harsh winter, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is turning up the heat on assistance efforts thanks to a $250,000 grant from the National Grid Foundation. The donation, presented on Feb. 26 at the Msgr. Joseph Pfeiffer Resource Center in Howard Beach, Queens, will help…

Several lucky New Yorkers win big in Powerball and Take 5 drawings this week

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Dec. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Several lucky New Yorkers are celebrating big wins this week, as the New York Lottery announced multiple winners, including third-prize Powerball tickets and Take 5 top-prize tickets. The Wednesday, Dec. 4 Powerball drawing yielded three third-prize tickets, while the Dec. 5 Take 5 midday drawing produced two top-prize…