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A New Destination Takeout Spot Is Hidden Inside a Bushwick Gas Station
Anyone who’s spent time around the intersection of Myrtle-Wyckoff in Bushwick knows the BP gas station that sits below the tracks of the whistling above-ground subway. But unless you’re filling up a tank, you may not have been inside. Now there’s reason to visit: Enter through the attached convenience store, nestled next to the shelves stocked with Hostess, there’s a sleek takeout counter, built out with gradient-colored panels, that forms a sunset-colored room-within-a-room.
Man pleads guilty in death of toddler who was exposed to fentanyl at NYC day care
The husband of the owner of a New York City day care center where a toddler died and three others were sickened after having been exposed to fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, his wife, and two others were charged in connection with the Sept....
LIFELINE FOR CONGESTION PRICING? NYC comptroller eyes 'multiple lawsuits' to revive plan
Days after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an indefinite “pause” on congestion pricing, New York City’s comptroller Brad Lander and other supporters of the Manhattan tolling program announced Wednesday they’re exploring “all legal avenues.”
Astrology mixes with murder as Staten Islanders in 1990 feared NYC ‘Zodiac Killer’ would strike here
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It was June of 1990, and New York City’s “Zodiac Killer” had already shot four victims, killing one, in shootings along the Brooklyn-Queens border and in Manhattan’s Central Park. Staten Island residents lived in fear that Zodiac, who vowed to take...
Woman kills woman in fight near Port Authority, police say
A woman is dead after she and another woman got into a fight near Port Authority Bus Terminal Tuesday night, authorities say. Cops responding to a 911 call of an assault in progress on West 40th Street, outside the transit hub, found the 22-year-old victim stabbed in the chest. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
What to know about the G train summer shutdown
The 11.4-mile long Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown G train subway service will be partially shut down this summer for track reconstruction and modern signal installation. Starting Friday, June 28, the G train will undergo the first phase of an extensive multi-week, 24/7 project to replace its 1930s-era legacy signal system with Communications-based train control (CBTC) — a wireless connectivity system that keeps trains in constant contact, and in turn, more reliable.
N.Y. weather: First heat wave of 2024 to bring scorching temperatures to Northeast
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island has seen its fair share of summer-like days in the last few weeks, but with a heat wave on the horizon, the true sweltering heat of the season will soon kick into high gear. AccuWeather meteorologists are keeping an eye on what appears...
84-year-old cancer survivor hit by stray bullet in NYC calls it ‘miracle’ she cheated death again
An 84-year-old Brooklyn cancer survivor who was struck by a stray bullet while sitting in her walker told The Post on Tuesday that she’s happy she’s cheated death again. “It’s a miracle,” Althea Lawson said from her hospital bed. “I don’t have enough tongue to tell God thanks I’m still here today. Thank God it never hit me in my head!” Lawson was struck in her left arm by the errant bullet while she sat on the sidewalk near the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush around 6:45 p.m. Monday, police said. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital...
Early Addition: 'Sleep No More' still refuses to sleep
"Sleep No More" is ending its 13-year run in March. Because the show has been extended to September, here are your early links: Mayor Adams applauds Gov. Hochul on congestion pricing, business owners think everyone drives, wet hot Florida summer and more. [ more › ]
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