Bernard Bey is suing his parents for $200,000, claiming they’ve been unsupportive and indifferent to his problems.
Author: Coral Garnick (Garnick Coral)
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Rats raid roadsters
Some Brooklyn Heights motorists are discovering nesting rats under the hood of their cars this winter.
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Long Island College Hospital closure plan sent to state Health Dept.
Officials submitted a closure plan to the state Health Department on Thursday, moving one step closer to the closing of Long Island College Hospital.
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Sanitation Department Extends Debris Collection in Areas Affected by Sandy
Debris collection after Hurricane Sandy was set to end on Dec. 31, was extended until Jan. 14, again to Feb. 18, and now the collection has been extended indefinitely.
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Bike Corral Quarrel Pits Old Against New on Franklin Avenue
If it ain't broke, don't fixie it. That's what officials are telling Crown Heights residents who want the recently-installed bike corral torn up and tossed off of Franklin Avenue.
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Little Red Beacon for Immigrant Laborers Shines On
In the post-Hurricane Sandy period, New York’s immigrant day laborers have emerged as a vital resource, but few realize, however, that one of the most established day labor resources in the region was nearly toppled by the storm, at the moment when it would be needed the most.
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A New Invention Aims to Make Bicycling in Brooklyn Safer
In the past two years, Brooklyn has had the most bicycle fatalities of any of the five boroughs, and after nearly running over a biker, Orly Ramirez decided to do something about it.
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Tenants Struggle, Living in the City’s ‘Worst Building’
The tenants living in the city's "worst building," which has 705 open housing department violations, pay close to $800 a month to live without heat, intermittent hot water, leaking ceilings, rats and roaches.
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City’s Public Advocate Announces Candidacy for Mayor
Bill de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, formally announced his candidacy for mayor Sunday afternoon during a short speech delivered to hundreds of supporters gathered in the frigid temperatures outside his Park Slope hom in Brooklyn.