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In 2012, Superstorm Sandy heavily inundated Lower Manhattan; 14 years later, this 10-foot elevated lawn at Wagner Park hides a multi-billion-dollar flood barrier

There’s more to a new structure in Lower Manhattan than meets the eye. If you take a stroll through the newly reopened Wagner Park and The Battery , you will likely notice a beautiful new stone wall. However, this structure is designed as a critical line of defense against future flooding . It looks like a simple landscape feature, but it is actually part of a massive effort to protect Lower Manhattan from storm surges and rising sea levels . A lawn with a secret purpose According to PIX 11 , neighborhood residents are thrilled to have the space back after years of construction. People are already using the waterfront to watch the sunrise and relax on the grass. But that pristine lawn serves a dual purpose. It actively functions as a stormwater collection basin . When severe weather threatens the area, the wall itself becomes a flood barrier. There are mechanical gates built into the sidewalks that can be raised and locked into place to block incoming water. “It feels like it’s part of the park,” said Raju Mann, president and CEO of the Battery Park City Authority . “If there’s a heavy storm event that pushes water in,

Manhattan, NY · 2d
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Mamdani’s White Knight for Troubled Buildings Has Dismal Record of Violations

Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently celebrated the transfer of ownership of three long-neglected rent-stabilized buildings in Brooklyn from Rubin Dukler, an owner who’d made frequent appearances on the city’s worst landlord list, to a new landlord named Mark Schwartz. Schwartz is the mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, and owns rent-stabilized apartment buildings across the city. Under […] The post Mamdani’s White Knight for Troubled Buildings Has Dismal Record of Violations appeared first on The City Reporter .

Brooklyn, NY · 15h

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Laurel Hollow renews police contract, increases by about $150,000 after negotations

In an October decision from the Laurel Hollow board of trustees, the village has renewed its contract with the Oyster Bay Cove Police Department. The contract is set to come up for renewal every five years and was renewed to hold the same conditions as the village’s previous contract, except for cost provisions, which have increased by about 2-3%, Mayor Daniel DeVita said during the Tuesday, Nov. 10 meeting.

Oyster Bay, NY · 1d
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Richmond Hill residents keep pressure against homeless shelter

Richmond Hill residents aren’t backing down in their opposition to a men’s homeless shelter on Jamaica Avenue, even after construction has begun. The issue once again took center stage during Community Board 9’s meeting Tuesday evening at Queens Borough Hall, where residents raised concerns about the building’s planned living conditions, questioned how its plans were approved and called for greater pressure on city officials.

Queens, NY · 1d
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PPL settles wage theft suit with $162M for NY caregivers

A federal judge in Brooklyn approved a $162 million settlement for approximately 200,000 Medicaid home care workers who accused Public Partnerships LLC of underpayment, with payments scheduled to be distributed to eligible caregivers in early 2027.

New York · 14h

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Manhattan’s East Side loses another movie theater to development

The lights have gone out at Cinema 123 by Angelika. Cinema 123 by Angelika closed on Oct. 30 after more than 60 years of business. [ more › ]

Manhattan, NY · 1d

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Queens developer files to rezone a Bushwick parking lot for a 13-story building with about 321 apartments

In an application the Department of City Planning acknowledged Nov. 5, the owner of a Bushwick parking lot at 900 Wyckoff Ave. asks the city to rezone the site for a 13-story building with about 321 apartments, roughly 81 of them permanently affordable. The lot has been zoned for manufacturing...

Brooklyn, NY · 1d

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MTA completes upgrades at three Far Rockaway subway stations

Three Far Rockaway subway stations have received a series of repairs and cosmetic upgrades, with the MTA announcing the completion of rehabilitation work at the Beach 60th Street, Beach 36th Street and Beach 25th Street stations on Nov. 10. The improvements were done while the stations were already undergoing planned...

New York, NY · 1d

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Restaurant owner began illegal construction on ‘paper street’ after village issued building permit in error

The Village of Westbury renewed the cabaret license for Italian restaurant Cena 081 following some tense exchanges between the village board and the eatery’s owners over a request for a building permit. The back-and-froth came during the village’s Nov. 5 board meeting following a continuation of a public hearing...

Westbury, NY · 2d

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Inside political circles, AOC’s aloof style becomes a factor

LEFT GUARD: The battle to own the progressive lane in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary is already brewing, with allies of Bronx Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and California Rep. Ro Khanna launching recruitment efforts seeking to nudge them both into the race. The rival efforts are laying bare the aloof, tight-lipped way AOC’s political team operates behind the scenes as she continues to weigh whether to run for president or Senate. And the recruitment bids are also showing the central role of New York in the early days of the 2028 race. Last week, former NYC-DSA-endorsed Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Democratic strategist Nomiki Konst, two longtime operatives in New York politics, launched “Run Ro,” a new outside group aiming to push Khanna to run for president. And on Monday, progressives including Ravi Sahai, a former 2025 campaign staffer for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, launched “Ready for AOC.” New York City Democratic Socialists of America co-chairs Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser are also behind the pro-AOC effort, two people familiar with the matter said. The move from Bowman and Konst to get behind Khanna — instead of their fellow New Yorker — has bewildered some in the state’s left-leaning political ecosystem. “It’s weird,”

New York · 1d

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Reception center opens at YMCA for Brooklyn families displaced by building collapse

The city is making resources available at the Flatbush YMCA for people displaced by the collapse who are not hospitalized, including mental health services.

Brooklyn, NY · 20h

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Over 200 Five Towns Residents Rally in Support of Peninsula Public Library, Demand Board Accountability

On Sunday morning, November 8, 2026, approximately 200 community members gathered at Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst to voice their support for the Peninsula Public Library (PPL) and demand accountability from the library’s Board of Trustees. The rally brought together residents, library workers, local mayors, and elected leaders...

Cedarhurst, NY · 1d

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The Center for Brooklyn History Wants Your Brooklyn Yearbooks

If you are attempting decluttering and looking for a home for your Brooklyn yearbooks, the Center for Brooklyn History wants to hear from you. Researchers already have access to yearbooks from 150 Brooklyn schools, both public and private, but the Center for Brooklyn History at the Brooklyn Public Library wants to further expand its collection. Elementary, middle school, high school, or college — all yearbooks are of interest.

Brooklyn, NY · 2d

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Manhattan's Canal Street is getting a face-lift, but it'll take a while

Plans for Canal Street include widening the sidewalk, essentially creating a pedestrian walkway, and adding planters to protect pedestrians from the road. 'We would have loved to do more,' transportation official says. [ more › ]

Manhattan, NY · 2d

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New York proposes reclassifying Newtown Creek to strengthen its water quality protections

New York State environmental regulators want to reclassify Newtown Creek, the industrial waterway separating Brooklyn from Queens, in a move that would lock in the strongest water quality protections the creek has ever had, and the public has until November 30 to comment. The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced the proposal on September 4, formally published it in the State Register on September 16, and will hold public hearings on November 16 and November 19.

Brooklyn, NY · 21h

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Queens County Farm Museum Launches $10M Overhaul of Historic Barn

Construction crews have broken ground on a major renovation of the historic barn and garage building at Queens County Farm Museum, the working farm on the city's largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland. The project will bring an ADA-accessible entry ramp, upgraded building systems, and restored historic features to the 47-acre site in Glen Oaks, with completion expected in spring 2027.

New York, NY · 2d

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NYCHA leaves two Borinquen Plaza buildings without cooking gas for eight months, handing tenants one electric burner and no date

Two buildings at Borinquen Plaza in East Williamsburg have gone without cooking gas since February 18, leaving tenants at 101 Humboldt Street and 330 Bushwick Avenue to prepare meals on a single electric burner for roughly eight months, News 12 Brooklyn reported. Brooklyn Community Board 1’s district manager report confirms that both buildings, part of the New York City Housing Authority complex, remain without gas, dating to the same February morning.

Brooklyn, NY · 1d

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Brooklyn Tenants Say A Health Inspector Called Their Building Too Dangerous To Enter While Mice Roam Free And Their Landlord, No. 23 On NYC’s Worst Landlords List, Will Not Meet Them

On Monday night, Nov. 9, tenants of 3821 18th Ave. in the Kensington section of Brooklyn stood outside their own building and demanded something most renters take for granted: a […]

New York, NY · 1d

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NYC Parks brings its McCarren Park Union Avenue Plaza plan to Community Board 1 on Nov. 12

Brooklyn Community Board 1’s Parks & Waterfront Committee will meet Thursday evening to hear NYC Parks present an infrastructure plan for McCarren Park’s Union Avenue Plaza, one of several park items on the committee’s agenda. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, November 12, at the Bushwick Inlet Park Office, 86 Kent Avenue, between North 9th and North 10th streets in Williamsburg.

Brooklyn, NY · 22h

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New York will require naloxone in restaurant and bar first aid kits starting in December

Starting Sunday, Dec. 13, nearly every bar, restaurant and nightclub in New York State will have to keep naloxone, the overdose-reversal drug sold as Narcan, in its first aid kit. In an email to food and beverage businesses, the city Department of Small Business Services said employers must include an opioid antagonist such as naloxone wherever federal law already requires them to stock first aid supplies.

New York · 21h