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City sends cease-and-desist letters to more than 40 online retailers over illegal e-bikes and scooters

New York City sent cease-and-desist letters to over 40 retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, demanding they stop selling ...
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New York City fills first 2,000 seats in its new free universal childcare program for two-year-olds

New York City has filled its first 2,000 free 2-K seats for two-year-olds, launching its universal childcare program with $1.2 billion in state funding; families save over $20,000 annually, with ...
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$41.20 gets you unlimited pizza in a Williamsburg brewery on August 8. The cooks come from Cote, Tatiana and Blue Hill at Stone Barns.

Line cooks from acclaimed NYC restaurants including Cote, Tatiana, and Blue Hill are hosting a pop-up pizza event at The Test Brewery in Williamsburg, offering unlimited slices for $41 from noon to ...
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The G is losing nearly 40 percent of its 2026 weekends to the signal fix the MTA swears is worth it

The MTA says shutting down the G train is necessary to modernize its signals, promising improved reliability for Bushwick, East Williamsburg, and Greenpoint riders, though no timeline has been ...
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Bed-Stuy is co-naming a street ‘ODB Jones Way,’ and Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s family will unveil the sign July 25

Bedford-Stuyvesant will co-name a street 'ODB Jones Way' in honor of Wu-Tang Clan founder Ol' Dirty Bastard, with a ceremony and sign unveiling on July 25 featuring his family and Council Member Chi ...
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NYC delivery workers have earned $104 million in tips since city banned hidden tipping prompts on apps

New York City delivery workers have pocketed more than $104 million in tips since a January law forced apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash to stop hiding the tipping prompt, city officials said at a ...
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Mesiba’s name means ‘party’ in Hebrew. The Williamsburg restaurant just served its last one and is becoming a rentable events space

Mesiba, the Levantine restaurant in Williamsburg’s Moxy Hotel, has closed permanently after opening in March 2024 and will now operate as a rentable events space for private gatherings. Mesiba’s ...
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An 18-year-old kept her grandmother’s locket from a Crown Heights subway mugger. He shot her in the chest, and no straphanger stepped in

An 18-year-old woman was shot in the chest while fighting off a mugger at the President St.-Medgar Evers College subway station in Crown Heights; no bystanders intervened during the attack. An 18-year ...
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A crane is taking over Heyward Street in Williamsburg: weekday 9-to-4 closures start July 27 and run through late October

Heyward Street between Wythe and Bedford Avenues in Williamsburg will close weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting July 27 through October 2026 for crane operations at 682 Bedford Avenue. No ...
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A Ridgewood fire jumped from one building to the next. Eight households are now starting over with Red Cross checks

A two-alarm fire at 590 Grandview Ave. in Ridgewood displaced 14 adults from eight households; Council Member Phil Wong and the Red Cross are coordinating emergency aid and housing support. After a ...
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Broadway’s biggest characters are getting interrogated in East Williamsburg, and nothing is off-limits

Comedians in full Broadway character face audience Q&A at Eris in East Williamsburg for Musical Theatre Foolishness, a talkback-turned-improv spectacle hosted by Antoine Lee. The official poster for ...
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They ran a vintage shop until 2012. Now they run northern Brooklyn’s go-to doggy daycare, where someone sleeps over with the dogs

Scott and Greer Shatzer transformed their vintage shop into Your Spoiled Pets, northern Brooklyn’s top doggy daycare at 124 Meserole Ave, where staff sleep overnight with boarding dogs for comfort.