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A potentially messy situation stemming from a school bus company’s bankruptcy that could have left 40,000 students without a way to get to and from their classes has been averted, according to state Sen. Simcha Felder. … Full Article

Police are investigating a possible abduction of a teenage boy that took place on a Bay Ridge street in broad daylight on Sunday. … Full Article

“We have reinforcements coming!” Susan Hanyen said gleefully as she stood on the front lawn of the New Utrecht Reformed Church in Bensonhurst on Saturday. … Full Article

Students at Saint Patrick Catholic Academy recently ditched their school uniforms in favor of pajamas. But don’t worry. The youngsters didn’t get into trouble. The school’s principal, Andrea D’Emic, gave her permission! … Full Article

Residents of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and surrounding neighborhoods have filed a lawsuit against New York state and a high-end private real estate development company to block the construction of a proposed 23-story luxury high-rise building. … Full Article

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Rite Aid for repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards at the retailer’s store located at 185 Kings Highway in Brooklyn.  … Full Article

The man who will soon become the City Council’s most senior member is backing a liberal councilwoman from East Harlem to become the next council speaker. … Full Article

Being locked inside a school during Christmas vacation because of a snowstorm isn’t a kid’s idea of fun. But students at Saint Patrick Catholic Academy in Bay Ridge used that concept as the plot of a play about the real meaning of Christmas. … Full Article

With everything airline passengers put up with these days – long security checkpoint lines, fees for carry-on bags, bad food – you might have to add one more: having to listen to the idiotic ring tone blaring from the cell phone of the guy sitting next to you. … Full Article

When state Sen. Marty Golden and his wife Colleen decided to throw a Christmas party, they invited a few of their friends. A few hundred, that is! Hundreds of guests packed the main ballroom of the Bay Ridge Manor Monday night for party hosted by the Goldens. … Full Article