2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (410+ words) The Billie Holiday Theatre will close out its 20252026 season with a special edition of its BILLIE & BEYOND music series on Saturday, April 4, marking what would have been the 111th birthday of jazz icon Billie Holiday. The event continues the institution's focus…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (177+ words) New York City Department of Transportation'will continue its pothole repair blitz this weekend. Eighty pothole repair crews will be dispatched along city streets and highways across the five boroughs beginning at 6:00am'on Saturday,with additional pothole blitzesto followin the weeks…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (255+ words) For the last several months, Con Edison has charged battery developers tens of millions of dollars to connect storage systems to the grid. We at the Utility Customers Association say that this effectively constitutes a moratorium on new batteries in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (207+ words) Triskelion Arts has secured the purchase of its longtime home in Greenpoint, marking a major milestone that provides long-term stability for the Brooklyn-based dance organization." The acquisition was completed through a layered financing strategy designed to ensure the organization's future....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (742+ words) Family caregiving rarely begins with a plan. It starts with helping out here and there, driving a parent to appointments, managing medications or checking in more often. Over time, those small responsibilities quietly grow into something much larger. Before a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (361+ words) The long-term decline in the number of individuals in state prisons has led to a demographic shift towards an older incarcerated population, and necessitates increased attention to policies and costs associated with this population, according to a report by State…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (398+ words) New York City has sharply cut its investment in public recreation over the years, leaving communities with fewer facilities, staff'and programs amid growing demand, a new report from the according to a new report from the'Center for an Urban Future....

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (323+ words) Official New York City trash bins are now available for purchase at several Brooklyn Home Depot locations as the city prepares to require their use for many residential buildings starting in June." The New York City Department of Sanitation on…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (121+ words) 4-Year-Old Boy Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver in Brownsville'BKReader 4-Year-Old Boy Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver in Brownsville A 4-year-old boy was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver after he ran into the street on Thursday. It happened near Rockaway Parkway and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (239+ words) Simcha Weinstein, a Brooklyn disability advocate, was recently appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve on the New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities, a federally mandated advisory body that helps shape policy, funding priorities and systems reform for New…...