Tag: Brooklyn

• NYC Holds First Remembrance Ruck on Brooklyn Bridge (Sept. 13, 2026) — DVS Resource Fair Connects Veterans to Housing, Benefits and Mental-Health Support

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  Sep 15

  New York City held its first-ever Remembrance Ruck on Sept. 13, 2026, a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge honoring post‑9/11 fallen service members that ended with a resource fair at… more ›

• City Council approves rezonings at 108th St (Queens) and 200 Kent (Brooklyn) — 262 new units total, MIH edits yield 66 affordable homes

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council’s Sept. 10, 2026 stated meeting approved two separate rezoning applications — 108th Street in Queens and 200 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn — and modified how Mandatory… more ›

• Ugandan ‘Bead King’ Sana Gatesia’s ‘Voices of Peace’ Paper‑Bead Tapestry Installed at Gracie Mansion — On View Through Sept. 30, 2026

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  Sep 11

  African Heritage Day at Gracie Mansion featured a new installation, “Voices of Peace,” a large textile work of hand-rolled beads made from postconsumer paper by Ugandan artist Sana “the bead… more ›

• Bronx 911 Audio Outage Linked to Motorola Firewall Upgrade; Automated Monitoring Failed, Calls Rerouted to Brooklyn PAC1

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  Sep 11

  NYC 911 outage at PAC2, August 18, 2026: City Council oversight hearing probes why automated monitoring failed to detect a firewall firmware upgrade problem that knocked out audio for callers… more ›

• City Council Grills Officials Over NYC 911 Outages as NextGen 911 Slips to Q3 2027; Motorola, Monitoring Gaps Under Scrutiny

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Sept. 9, 2026, into recent NYC 911 outages and the city’s stalled NextGen 911 migration, where city technology officials, FDNY, NYPD,… more ›

• Sheepshead Bay Rezoning at 2959 Avenue Y Certified — Planners Press for Floodproofing and Use of Latest NYC Sea‑Level Projections

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  Sep 11

  Sheepshead Bay rezoning at 2959 Avenue Y was certified by the City Planning Commission on Sept. 9, 2026, after commissioners pressed the applicant to clarify climate‑resilience measures — including elevations,… more ›

• Coney Island Rezoning: Developer Reaffirms 300‑Bed Long‑Term Care Plan — City Planners Demand Binding Safeguards Against Residential Switch

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  Sep 11

  1455 Coney Island Avenue: City Planning Commission hears that the applicant submitted an August 20 letter reaffirming an intent to build a 300‑bed long‑term care facility, while commissioners pressed Department… more ›

• NYPD to Deploy ‘Thousands’ of Officers, Drones and K9s for J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade; J’Ouvert to Use 13 Magnetometer Checkpoints

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  Sep 9

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish briefed reporters Sept. 5, 2026, on security for Labor Day weekend’s J’Ouvert (Juvé Festival) and the West Indian American Day Parade, saying… more ›

• City Deploys 337 Crisis-Management Staff and Mobile Trauma Units Ahead of J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade

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  Sep 9

  Mayor Mamdani and the Office of Community Safety said 337 crisis management system (CMS) staff and community safety volunteers were deployed ahead of J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade… more ›

• NYC Bans Student-Facing Generative AI in PreK–8 for 2026–27; DOE to Drop ~40 Apps, Allow Limited High-School Pilots

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  Sep 3

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels announced a one‑year moratorium on student‑facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) for 2‑K through 8th grade in New York City public schools,… more ›

• NYC Readies for Hurricane Season: Floodgates Proposed and DEP Earmarks $2.5B for Southeast Queens Stormwater Upgrades

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  Sep 2

  New York City urged residents to check coastal evacuation zones and evacuation centers as hurricane season begins, while city agencies and planners described planned and funded resilience work — including… more ›

• City Planning Commission Recommends Park Avenue Rezoning in Brooklyn — 391 Units, 234K sq ft of Schools Proposed as 19 Businesses and 145 Jobs Face Risk

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  Sep 2

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a City Planning Commission (CPC) review and special public meeting on August 24, 2026, planners recommended approval of the Park Avenue, Brooklyn rezoning that would convert M1… more ›

• Mayor Mamdani, TDF Launch Citywide Lottery for 2,000+ Free Broadway Tickets for NYC High School Students — Enter by Aug. 17

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  Aug 14

  Mayor Mamdani and the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) launched a citywide lottery offering more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets for high school students, open now through Monday, Aug. 17 at… more ›

• Con Edison Seeks Permanent Subsurface Easement Under PS 307 Playground in Vinegar Hill for Brooklyn Clean Energy Hub — Public Hearing Aug. 12, 2026

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  Aug 11

  The City Planning Commission review session on Aug. 10, 2026 examined a Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) application to grant Con Edison a permanent subsurface easement under the eastern… more ›

• Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Pilot: NYC and MTA Launch Feasibility Study to Capture Subway Heat to Cool Platforms, Heat City Buildings

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  Aug 10

  A joint Mayor–MTA announcement on Aug. 10, 2026 launched a feasibility study and renovation work at the Chamber Street / Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall subway complex to test a pilot thermal… more ›