More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. They all had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever. None have died, and there is no evidence that it’s spreading in the United States. But officials are warning […]

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CROWN HEIGHTS — CHEVRA SIMCHAS SHABBOS V’YOM TOV is organizing the Crown Heights community to ensure that every child is equipped with essential school supplies for the upcoming academic year. Due to rising living costs, more families are in need this year. The campaign seeks donations to ensure that every child starts the school year […]

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BOERUM HILL — RELATED COMPANIES IS NEARING a deal to revive the Pacific Park development in Brooklyn, where construction has been stalled since late 2023, according to an Aug. 27 Wall Street Journal article that was quoted on the Atlantic Yards Pacific Park Report. The project, which includes plans for 16 high-rise buildings and thousands […]

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PARK SLOPE — THE COMMUNITY GROUP HOUSING NOT HIGHRISES IS ADVOCATING for a 100% affordable housing development instead of the proposed 13- to 19-story majority market-rate towers on the Arrow Linen industrial site in South Slope. Founded in Brooklyn originally, but now headquartered in Garden City, Arrow Linen is converting its facility into a housing […]

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SUNSET PARK — STUDIES SHOW THAT THE WESTERN BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOOD of Sunset Park is home to one of the highest concentrations of labor cooperatives in the country, according to Labor Notes. The labor movement’s stronghold in Brooklyn has expanded to the neighborhood’s undocumented communities, notably immigrants from Mexico, Central America and East Asia. These co-ops, […]

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OCEAN HILL — THE 31 RESIDENTS of a row of four Ocean Hill buildings destroyed in a Monday night fire escaped with their lives, but are now without homes, including nine children, reports Fox News. Six firefighters were also injured in the effort to extinguish the flames, which reportedly lasted for three hours and caused […]

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Сенат Калифорнии проголосовал 27 августа за принятие закона, который расширит доступ к государственной программе кредитования покупателей жилья для нелегальных иммигрантов, потенциально предлагая им возможность получить […]

It feels like practically every time I open my phone, I’m inundated with recommendations to drink water gloopy with chia seeds or eat a “raw carrot salad” (isn’t that just a carrot?). Nutrition has always been a loaded concept: it’s cultural, personal and universal all at the same time, but it’s been co-opted by internet […]

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NYPD cop Yvonne Wu gets 27 years for ‘ferocious’ Brooklyn love triangle slay  New York Daily News