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• Local artist brings public art project, “Pulse of NY,” to the Bronx and beyond

  13-11-2024 22:01 via bxtimes.com
  
  If you walk anywhere in the city between now and March, you may spot Westchester-based artist Cherie Corso’s interactive public art project — and don’t be surprised when she invites you to step on it. 
  For her project, “Pulse of NY,” Corso invites people to walk across a five-by-five-foot painted canvas. If they’re willing to stop, she traces their footprint onto the canvas — and some choose to leave their mark in more personal ways, adding their in
  
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• NYC’s craft beer scene faces sobering challenges as closures and mergers reshape the industry

  13-11-2024 21:41 via bxtimes.com
  
  New York City’s craft beer industry, once thriving, is now grappling with the growing pains of rapid expansion.
  Rising rents, high labor costs, and intense competition — all plaguing the broader NYC bar and restaurant industry — are forcing some breweries to close, cut costs or at least look for creative ways to broaden their appeal as the initial novelty of craft beer has waned.
  A recent wave of closures and changes has rippled through the tight-knit brewery scene. Coney Islan
  
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• City Council votes to relieve renters from paying broker fees with veto-proof majority

  13-11-2024 21:40 via amny.com
  
  The City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to free New York renters from having to pay costly real estate broker fees — passing legislation that will make the party who hires a listing agent responsible for footing the bill.
  The legislation passed by a veto-proof majority of 42 to 8 — with the “no” votes coming from Republicans and conservative Democrats. While Mayor Eric Adams has not said whether he intends to sign the bill, he vented concerns about it during a
  
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• City Council votes to end broker fees for renters with veto-proof support

  13-11-2024 21:40 via bxtimes.com
  
  The City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to free New York renters from having to pay costly real estate broker fees — passing legislation that will make the party who hires a listing agent responsible for footing the bill.
  The legislation passed by a veto-proof majority of 42 to 8 — with the “no” votes coming from Republicans and conservative Democrats. While Mayor Eric Adams has not said whether he intends to sign the bill, he vented concerns about it during a
  
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• Bronx hit hardest as FDNY battles record brush fires amid historic drought

  13-11-2024 21:33 via bxtimes.com
  
  Amid a historic drought, the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) has reported an unprecedented spike in brush fires across the city, with the Bronx bearing the brunt of the blazes.
  Between Oct. 29 and Nov. 12, the FDNY was dispatched to put out a record-breaking 229 brush fires, with 67 of those occurring in the Bronx, 56 in Queens, 51 in Brooklyn, 24 in Manhattan and 17 in Staten Island.
  Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker cautioned Bronx residents and all New Yorkers about the elevated brus
  
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• Tackling food insecurity in NYC: Groups battle hunger as more New Yorkers find themselves struggling to eat

  13-11-2024 21:00 via amny.com
  
  More than a million people currently face food insecurity in NYC — struggling to afford basic nutrition to keep themselves and their families fed. 
  That number includes not only homeless individuals suffering from food insecurity in NYC, but also other New Yorkers facing high costs of living, according to nonprofit and government agency leaders.
  During Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 17-23 this year, Matt Jozwiak, co-founder and CEO of Rethink Food, is spotlighting the im
  
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• Roki Sasaki rumors: All 30 MLB clubs should be in on Japanese sensation because of this loophole

  13-11-2024 18:35 via amny.com
  
  Major League Baseball’s starting pitching market in free agency experienced a major shift over the weekend when the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan) revealed their intentions to post their ace, Roki Sasaki. 
  The 23-year-old right-hander will become the fourth major Japanese pitching talent in the last three years to make the jump to the majors, joining Kodai Senga (Mets), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers), and Shota Imanaga (Cubs). 
  Sasaki, however, might be
  
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• NYPD says its drones have transformed crime-fighting and saving lives over last two years

  13-11-2024 16:00 via amny.com
  
  NYPD drones sprung into action this summer in Queens after a group of four men broke into a home and held its occupants hostage.
  Forty-seven-year-old Jone Smith, 39-year-old Brandon Dash, and 37-year-old Ryan Dash allegedly held up the Flushing residence with firearms and hammers, punching a 71-year-old woman in the face and striking a 43-year-old man in the foot with a hammer around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 16. The crooks attempted to steal $21,000 in cash from the family.
  But the drones — which
  
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• NYPD says its drones have transformed crime-fighting and saved lives

  13-11-2024 16:00 via bxtimes.com
  NYPD drones sprang into action this summer in Queens after a group of four men broke into a home and held its occupants hostage.
  Forty-seven-year-old Jone Smith, 39-year-old Brandon Dash, and 37-year-old Ryan Dash allegedly held up the Flushing residence with firearms and hammers, punching a 71-year-old woman in the face and striking a 43-year-old man in the foot with a hammer around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 16. The crooks attempted to steal $21,000 in cash from the family.
  But the drones — which
  
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• Tens of thousands of working-class New Yorkers shifted toward Trump in 2024. Here’s why.

  13-11-2024 14:00 via amny.com
  
  Republican President-elect Donald Trump made significant gains across the country in the 2024 general election, including in deep blue New York City — where he made inroads in working-class communities of color across the five boroughs.
  According to unofficial results from the city Board of Elections (BOE), Trump, who has previously not gained much support in the Big Apple, received 30% of the vote across the city, compared to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ 68%.
  Even so, Tr
  
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• Stay warm: How to apply for HEAP in New York and lower your energy costs this winter

  13-11-2024 13:00 via amny.com
  
  The application process for New York’s heating-assistance program is now open for the season, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday.
  Low- and middle-income families and older adults can apply for HEAP, the annual federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program that helps vulnerable New Yorkers pay their energy bills while keeping their homes warm.
  The historic program can provide up to nearly $1,000 for each qualifying New Yorker.
  “New Yorkers should not have to choose between heati
  
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