A 13-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Central Brooklyn dominated by gas stations, storage facilities and auto services can now be home to thousands of new homes in apartment buildings, thanks to a rezoning the City Council approved Wednesday. The rezoning, part of the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, has the potential to yield about 4,600 […]

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Tom Robbins died at home in Brooklyn Heights Tuesday night. He was 76 and left behind a powerful legacy as a journalist and activist — including through his work for THE CITY. When Robbins walked into this newsroom two years ago to join our new investigative unit, he brought a lot with him: a storied […]

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The MTA is set to pay millions more to the company that developed the new OMNY fare payment system — which has been plagued by a spotty rollout and complaints over customer service. The transit authority’s board on Wednesday approved a nearly $3 million modification to its existing contract with Cubic Transportation Systems for an […]

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Federal agents inside of a Manhattan immigration court building on Wednesday made numerous arrests of migrants and observers, including a pastor from Queens.   A reporter for THE CITY witnessed about two dozen masked officers, dressed in plainclothes, staking out the lobby of 26 Federal Plaza, where immigrants go for check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

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When Andrew Yang won endorsements from an array of Brooklyn-based Hasidic Jewish sects before the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, his campaign, and multiple political insiders, touted that support as a possible game changer that could put him over the top in a tight election.  It was not enough.  Yang was trounced in the primary that […]

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