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• ‘Life does not stop at 5 p.m.’: Disability advocates demand MTA push back Access-a-Ride reservation deadline

  29-09-2026 22:25 via amny.com
  
  A group of disabled transit riders and accessibility advocates want the MTA to push the reservation deadline for its Access-a-Ride paratransit service several hours back, from 5 p.m. until 11:59 p.m., the night before the day of their scheduled trip.One after another, during the MTA Board's New York City Transit Committee meeting on Sept. 28, the riders and advocates said the current 5 p.m. deadline for booking an Access-a-Ride for the next day is far too early. They said they need greater flexi
  
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• NYC Council weighs how to regulate e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds during marathon hearing

  30-09-2026 23:41 via amny.com
  
  The NYC Council held an hours-long hearing Wednesday in which lawmakers heard testimony from city officials and the public on nearly two dozen measures aimed at strengthening regulations around e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds that have exploded in popularity across the five boroughs in recent years.The 23 bills council members are proposing take a variety of approaches toward addressing persistent safety concerns around the ridership of electric micromobility devices, which are largely used by i
  
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• Baby boom: Reynoso renews $50K fund for community baby showers

  30-09-2026 23:01 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Brooklyn nonprofits that help new and expecting parents can once again apply for funding to throw community baby showers, as Borough President Antonio Reynoso renews his Community Baby Shower Fund for a third year. The $50,000 fund will provide eligible Brooklyn nonprofits with up to $5,000 in matching funds for non-personnel expenses associated with community baby showers held between July 1, 2026, and May 31, 2027. The program is part of Reynoso’s broader maternal health agenda
  
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• NYCHA’s new repair model gets its first $607M test in Brooklyn

  30-09-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  The city closed the first financing deal through its Public Housing Preservation Trust this week, unlocking $607 million for a top-to-bottom overhaul of NYCHA's Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn.The deal will fund renovations to 1,148 apartments across 16 buildings in Sheepshead Bay, home to roughly 2,000 residents. City officials said the financing closed Sept. 29, with construction expected to begin later this fall.NYCHA estimates it needs about $78 billion over the next 20 years to repair and upgra
  
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• Crown Heights landlord will re-register rent stabilized units in settlement with Attorney General

  30-09-2026 22:20 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A Crown Heights landlord accused of lying about rent-stabilized apartments will re-register his units and offer all tenants rent-stabilized leases as part of a settlement with Attorney General Letitia James.James’ office sued John Anderson in June, accusing him of failing to comply with state law, overcharging and harassing tenants, and lying on government forms. All the while, city records show, the building in question — 1075 Dean St. — was falling into disrepair.The suit was
  
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• Dinner and a show: Arts festival brings Floyd Bennett Field’s historic hangars to life

  30-09-2026 20:10 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) will host a playful take on a “Dinner and a Show” at its second biennial Floyd Bennett Field Public Arts Festival at the historic Brooklyn airfield on Sat., Oct. 3, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.Fifteen newly commissioned artworks by 21 contemporary artists will come to life through projection mapping, animation, light, sound and storytelling, transforming the monumental brick-and-glass Hangars 3 and 4 of New York City’s first municipal airpo
  
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• Brooklyn Chamber lands $1M Google grant to expand AI training for small businesses statewide

  30-09-2026 19:59 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is taking its small-business AI training program statewide with a new $1 million grant from Google.org.
  Funding will support the second phase of the Chamber’s Go Digital Initiative, giving 20 Chambers of Commerce and local business-serving organizations across New York the resources and training to help small businesses incorporate artificial intelligence into their regular operations.The Chamber announced the grant Sept. 22, following its annual Economic D
  
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• New restaurant Sura brings modern Korean tapas to Bushwick

  30-09-2026 15:00 via amny.com
  
  A new Bushwick restaurant is putting a new spin on Korean cuisine.Sura is a modern Korean and Korean-American restaurant that puts an emphasis on vibrant flavors that are meant for sharing. The menu features tapas-style dishes that put a creative twist on Korean dishes that honor the area’s culinary traditions.“I was a chef for 15 years, and one of my partners worked with me as my sous chef for six years. When we were creating the menu for Bushwick, we wanted to create our menu with
  
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• Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax hit with new lawsuit after homeowners win rollout challenge on Staten Island

  29-09-2026 23:10 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent rollout of the pied-à-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge. This time, it comes from a group of homeowners and a NYC co-op suing the state for its role in the second-home tax, alleging constitutional violations.The lawsuit comes the same day Staten Island homeowners came out victorious in a suit against the tax filed this summer. The plaintiffs, represented by former NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro and Dechert LLP, filed the lawsuit
  
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• 2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul heads into final stretch with $33M war chest, and Mamdani on deck

  29-09-2026 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election campaign and the New York State Democratic Party are heading into the final stretch of election season with more than $33 million combined in cash on hand after raising $8.4 million during the September filing period, according to figures released by Hochul’s campaign Tuesday.Friends for Kathy Hochul raised more than $2.6 million during the period and finished with more than $18.5 million on hand. More than $5.7 million was raised into the state Democr
  
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• Brooklyn Democratic Party leadership vote delayed after appellate court tosses amended bylaws

  29-09-2026 20:49 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Democratic Party's new rules — introduced by outgoing party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — must be tossed out, an appellate court ruled Tuesday, upholding lower court decision and delivering a victory to party reformers aligned with New Kings Democrats. The party had been slated to vote to elect new leadership, including a new chair, on Tuesday night. That vote has been delayed by court order after reformers filed a new lawsuit, citing concerns over exactly whi
  
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• Appellate court tosses amended Brooklyn Democratic Party bylaws, upholding lower court ruling

  29-09-2026 20:49 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Democratic Party’s new rules must be tossed out, an appellate court ruled Tuesday, as it upheld a lower court decision that blocked the rules from taking effect. Facing almost certain defeat after party reformers won enough district leader seats to vote her out, incumbent party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn on Aug. 25 passed a series of bylaw amendments that expanded the party’s executive committee, nullifying the new majority and likely ensuring her victory.&nb
  
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• Brownsville community center set to open two years early, $10 million under budget

  29-09-2026 19:45 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Community-based organizations and Brooklyn Community Board 16 will soon serve residents across Brooklyn from under one roof at a new 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, all-electric community center set to open its doors in Brownsville in the coming months.The new $128 million Brownsville Multi-Service Center is located at 444 Thomas Boyland St. between Pitkin and East New York avenues. The center features 10 office spaces, three flexible conference rooms that can be combined into a large meet
  
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• Lifting off: Runway Green to build 7-acre education campus at Floyd Bennett Field with 60-year lease

  29-09-2026 18:39 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A new education campus is coming to Floyd Bennett Field, where nonprofit Runway Green has signed a 60-year lease with the National Park Service to transform seven acres of the historic Brooklyn airfield into a hub for hands-on learning. The $60 million project is expected to reach as many as 50,000 New York City public school students with programs focused on agriculture, “environmental stewardship,” career exploration and other real-world learning opportunities. The first
  
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• Subway service changes: J and M trains disrupted over five weekends so MTA can replace aging switches

  29-09-2026 18:00 via amny.com
  
  Service changes are coming to the J and M trains over five weekends between the middle of next month and late November, MTA officials warned riders during the agency's monthly board meeting on Monday.The transit authority is adjusting schedules for the three lines, which run on elevated tracks through Brooklyn and Queens, in order to replace nearly three-decade-old switches that are past their useful life, officials said. The mechanisms are used to move trains between local and express tracks du
  
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• Mamdani unveils long-awaited antisemitism strategy with $7.4M for prevention, security

  29-09-2026 17:40 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting his own stamp on a city office created by his predecessor to combat antisemitism, unveiling a strategy that increases prevention funding while formalizing a break with the Adams administration’s embrace of a single definition of antisemitism.The strategy arrives after months in which Mamdani has sought to patch a strained relationship with parts of the city’s Jewish community without retreating from his longstanding views on Israel and Palestine.The lo
  
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• Dominican President Luis Abinader makes historic visit to Brooklyn

  29-09-2026 16:03 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  History was made Sept. 24, when Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso — the first citywide Beep with Dominican roots — welcomed Luis Abinader, president of the Dominican Republic, to Brooklyn Borough Hall, celebrating the longstanding ties between the Dominican Republic and Brooklyn, which is home to more than 100,000 Dominican residents.The visit marked the first official state visit by a Dominican president to Brooklyn. About 200 Dominican-American Brooklynites filled the hist
  
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• Nurse’s orders: Meet South Brooklyn Health CEO Manjinder Kaur

  29-09-2026 15:09 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Manjinder Kaur spent years caring for patients at New York City hospitals. Now, she’s running one.Kaur became Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health in July, making her the first nurse to lead a New York City Health and Hospitals institution in “recent history,” after rising through clinical and administrative roles in the city’s public hospital system.She came to New York from India, started her career as a trauma nurse at Lincoln Hospita
  
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• Brooklyn Dems boss Bichotte Hermelyn to step down amid party power struggle

  29-09-2026 01:02 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who has led the Brooklyn Democratic Party for the past six years, is stepping away from the helm amid a contentious battle for the party’s future, amNewYork and Brooklyn Paper have learned.Bichotte Hermelyn stated the time had come “to pass the baton” and let a new leader continue to move the party forward. “In the words of Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Texas and the South, Jordan said, &lsquo
  
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• Brooklyn’s Power Women celebrated at Schneps Media’s annual event

  28-09-2026 23:23 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Nearly 40 of Brooklyn’s most influential women came together on Sept. 24 for an evening of recognition, connection and celebration at Schneps Media’s Power Women of Brooklyn event at El Caribe Country Club.The annual event honored an accomplished group of professionals, healthcare executives, entrepreneurs, educators, attorneys, nonprofit leaders and community advocates whose work continues to make an impact throughout Brooklyn and beyond.Part of a Schneps Media tradition spanning mo
  
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• MTA axes G train shutdowns planned for December after outcry from small businesses

  28-09-2026 22:57 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The dreaded December G train shutdowns have been scrapped, to the relief of business owners and residents in North Brooklyn.Long-overdue repairs initially scheduled to stretch through the end of the year have been finished ahead of schedule, according to the MTA, and though the G still needs some work, it will run like normal during the busy holiday season.“I am grateful to the MTA for listening to our community and finding a way to complete this important work without disproportionately i
  
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• A feast for a cause: City Harvest’s BID 2026 event brings nearly 50 chefs together

  28-09-2026 22:31 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  City Harvest, the Brooklyn-based food rescue organization, will host their annual BID tasting event this fall, bringing nearly 50 New York City chefs, restaurants and mixologists together for an evening of food, drinks and fundraising — with a portion of the night’s impact reaching communities across the borough. “BID 2026: Peace, Love & City Harvest” will take place Oct. 28 at The Glasshouse in Manhattan. The event will feature food and drinks from the city&rsqu
  
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• City Council subpoenas Elon Musk’s AI company after rivals agree to testify under oath

  28-09-2026 20:00 via amny.com
  
  City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena Monday to compel Elon Musk’s AI company to testify at next week’s sweeping Council hearing on artificial intelligence, after OpenAI, Google and Anthropic agreed to appear only after being warned they could face their own orders to appear at City Hall.The Council said OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta will now testify publicly under oath at the Oct. 5 Committee of the Whole hearing, which will bring all 51 Council members together to
  
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• Inside Mise en Scènt, the Brooklyn studio turning favorite films into candles

  28-09-2026 19:00 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  What if there were a way to step inside a fictional world that has always been out of reach?Tucked into a corner on the second floor of an Industry City studio in Sunset Park, Mise en Scènt can transport you into any scene from your favorite movie. From the ultimate Y2K sleepover with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to braving teenage sex and death at Camp Miasma to finding out whether Edward Cullen's skin really does sparkle, this female-founded candle studio is dedicated to bringing the film
  
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• City Council distributes free unlimited OMNY cards to first 700 CUNY students under pilot program

  28-09-2026 19:00 via amny.com
  
  Hundreds of City University of New York (CUNY) students now have access to free, unlimited OMNY cards under a new City Council pilot program launched Monday.The 700 students who make up the pilot's first cohort were notified last week that they were selected to receive OMNY cards under the program, which was established through a $700,000 commitment in the latest city budget. The students were instructed to pick them up at physical locations on their campuses.The cards will be activated next wee
  
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• Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue goes car-free for family-friendly FAMCHELLA on Sept. 19

  28-09-2026 18:05 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Bay Ridge families took over more than 10 blocks of Fifth Avenue on Sept. 19, swapping traffic for magic, crafts, games and plenty of kid-friendly fun. Brooklyn Bridge Parents and the 5th Avenue BID hosted the second annual FAMCHELLA, a free family-friendly street fair inspired by the energy and flair of Coachella. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the car-free stretch of Fifth Avenue between 68th and 81st streets transformed into a neighborhood festival packed with activities for children. Kids
  
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• With TPS ending, Ukrainian refugees in New York stress over their future

  28-09-2026 18:00 via amny.com
  
  Since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, steps have been taken to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for more than a million recipients, including tens of thousands living in New York. This year saw recipients from countries such as Haiti, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen lose their status. Some are currently in limbo as recipients await to hear if their status has been extended.Among those recipients are 101,000 Ukrainians who fled their country not long after Russ
  
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• Prospect Park Lake gets $4 million boost for restoration, climate resilience

  28-09-2026 17:48 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A beloved Prospect Park centerpiece is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 24 announced $4 million in state funding for the final phase of the Lakeshore Restoration Project at Prospect Park Lake to build safe, ADA-compliant access for residents and park visitors, improve water quality and resilience to flooding and major storms, and protect wildlife habitat. The total cost of the restoration project is $25 million, including state and city funding.Describin
  
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• Man fighting for his life after being shot in the head in Brooklyn

  28-09-2026 17:25 via amny.com
  
  Police in Brooklyn are on the hunt for a gunman who shot a man and left him on the brink of death early on Monday morning.According to NYPD sources, officers from the 67th Precinct were called to a deli located at 980 Rutland Road in Brownsville at around 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 28 after receiving reports of shots fired.When they arrived, law enforcement sources said, the cops discovered a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head.EMS rushed him to Brookdale University Hospita
  
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• Long-neglected Bed-Stuy corner gets new life with gut renovation, new apartments and a children’s store

  28-09-2026 16:53 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The large 19th century brick building on the corner of Bed Stuy’s Malcolm X Boulevard and Macon Street that spurred curiosity amongst neighbors as it sat crumbling on the prime corner site for over a decade has been spruced up and brought back to residential and commercial use with a major gut renovation. The empty lot next door will also see changes in coming months as plans for a new four-story building progress.The work on the dilapidated building and empty lot were spurred by a recent
  
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