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In conjunction with the NYPD’s Transit Unit, the MTA will be hosting a “Haunted Subway” this month. This week, the MTA announced on Twitter that they along with NYPD Transit have “been really bre...
The Brooklyn Public Library- one of the three library systems in New York City along with the New York Public Library and Queens Library- has announced its plan to open their first new branch since 1983. In a statement,...
Plans were just unveiled for John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new $13-billion renovations. Governor Cuomo announced today that JFK will undergo a historic $13-billion transformation. The largest add-on to t...
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles are the rarest sea turtles in the world and are critically endangered. They also usually don’t swim farther north than North Carolina. However, this year, they’ve made their w...
The FDNY’s first all-women engine company has been detailed to a firehouse in Manhattan. On Wednesday, September 26, the FDNY’s first-ever all-women staffed Engine Company was detailed to Engine 503 on 51st Street in Ma...
Not all subway stations are accessible by elevator—although they should be—but there are three stations that can only be accessed by elevator. One such location is Clark Street in Brooklyn. With only three elevators to...
All hail the supreme. A campaign to rename the Brooklyn Municipal Building has been launched by Borough President, Eric Adams. This past August marked the 25th anniversary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s nomination to th...
Let’s see if this helps NYC taxi cabs compete with Uber and Lyft. Last month, a two year pilot program designed to combat surge pricing and promote competition for the city’s yellow and green taxis was relea...
Rezoning would enlarge the long-shuttered facility and allow for a new and affordable residential building. This past Monday, a rezoning application to convert what was the Parkway Hospital in Queens into 351 units of a...
October is near, and with it comes a mini L train shutdown. The MTA announced last month that there would be 15 weekends of L train shutdowns leading up to the official 15-month shutdown that will begin April 2019. Of...
