From Vice To High-Rise: 17-Story Kent Avenue Tower Aims To Shake Up South Williamsburg
Renderings show a 17‑story mixed‑use building at 289 Kent Ave with roughly 280 apartments and about 70 income‑restricted units; the project needs rezoning and faces a foreclosure action.
eBay Ditches Sixth Ave For Flatiron Digs In Microsoft-Anchored Landmark
eBay is moving its NYC office into a Microsoft‑anchored Flatiron landmark, signing an eight‑year lease for about 27,902 square feet. The deal fills out the renovated 122 Fifth Avenue.
Flyer-Toting Attacker Sought After Beating Of 98-Year-Old In Prospect Lefferts Gardens
A 98-year-old man was assaulted inside a Prospect Lefferts Gardens building; investigators released video and are asking the public to help identify a woman seen in the footage.
Pine Bush School Social Worker Busted Over Alleged Pot Puffs, Kisses With 14-Year-Old
A Pine Bush social worker was arrested June 1 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after authorities say she kissed a 14‑year‑old and provided marijuana.
Kamala Harris Jets Into New Orleans As Redistricting Brawl Boils Over
Kamala Harris will headline a Louisiana Democratic gala in New Orleans as Democrats mobilize after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling that could reduce Black representation.
15,700 Empty Storefronts Haunt New York City Streets, Comptroller Warns
A new comptroller analysis finds roughly 15,700 vacant storefronts in New York City, with the highest vacancy rates clustered in Lower Manhattan, North Brooklyn and parts of Queens.












