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Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz invites Brooklyn high school students to make submissions in the form of a story, a poem, an essay, spoken word or rap for the 8th annu … Full Article

Levin praises judge, bashes mayor in Sandy housing fight

Brooklyn Heights
Hurricane Sandy took place more than six months ago, yet New York City is still feeling her aftermath. Some residents whose homes were destroyed are still living in hotels, unable to find new places to live. … Full Article

Community Board 10 tells city: Fix Dyker Park bathrooms!

Dyker Heights
If you go to Dyker Beach Park to play softball or sit on a bench to enjoy nature, you will have a big problem if nature calls. … Full Article

NYC adding 640,000 to storm evacuation zones

New York City
New York City is planning to expand hurricane evacuation areas to encompass 640,000 more residents, and the number of zones will be doubled so the city can better tailor evacuation orders to the dynamics of a particular storm. … Full Article

DUMBO preservation group clashes with BID over proposed Tech Triangle bus route

DUMBO
While an MTA proposal to extend the B67 bus line through DUMBO as part of a new “Tech Triangle” line has garnered praise from local businesses, a neighborhood preservation group says the route will  … Full Article

City hit with bipartisan criticism for water rate hike

Bay Ridge
Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle threw cold water on the city’s plans to raise H2O usage rates, as Democrats and Republicans alike blasted the idea at public hearings. … Full Article

City Council to tweak muni-meters to give drivers a break

Borough Park
Muni-meters will be reprogrammed to fix a few kinks that have frustrated drivers parking on local streets, Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced May 1. … Full Article

NY cracks down on gas price gouging after Sandy

New York City
ALBANY — Twenty-five gas stations have settled price-gouging claims made against them immediately after Superstorm Sandy hit New York, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday. … Full Article

3 more detained in Boston bombing

BOSTON — Three more suspects were taken into custody in the Boston Marathon bombing case, including two college friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who came to the U.S. from Kazakhstan, officials said Wednesday. … Full Article

4th Ave pedestrian struck by SUV dies

Bay Ridge
The woman who was hit by an SUV while crossing a Bay Ridge intersection April 30 has died from her injuries, according to police. Capt. Richard DiBlasio, commanding officer of the 68th Precinct, made the announcement on May 1. “Sad news. … Full Article

Cops investigate after woman is critically injured on 4th Ave.

Bay Ridge
A female pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by an SUV on Fourth Avenue and 82nd Street in Bay Ridge Tuesday morning, police said.  … Full Article
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