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New affordable housing lottery: Bed-Stuy co-ops below market-rate
There is a new lottery for New Yorkers looking to become homeowners: Belle Gardens Cooperatives. It will give 46 families the chance to buy one- and two-bedroom apartments in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood. The apartments are in four buildings at various locations on Suydam Place and Ralph and Rochester Avenues. Amenities vary per building, but some…
Turkey and holiday food giveaways in NYC
If you need turkeys or assistance with other sides for your Thanksgiving meals, there are a few giveaways across the boroughs. Most of these giveaways are first come, first served. Organizers also ask that you bring a bag or cart. If you miss any of these, check your local elected officials’ social media pages. They…
Delivery workers face dangers on the road, pressure from apps makes it worse
You may not realize it, but your UberEats courier faces great risks to deliver your chicken teriyaki. Delivery work has become one of the most dangerous professions due to road safety issues, unfair labor practices, and overwhelming pressure from employers’ algorithmic formulas. A report from NYC’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found that 36…
Trump’s top leadership takes shape
When Trump won eight years ago, no one really expected it to happen– including himself. He was a total political outsider who had a few months to try to cobble together a disorganized government, and he didn’t have nearly enough loyalists or MAGA die-hards on hand to populate a cabinet and a whole upper echelon…
This week in affordable housing: $1,500 Williamsburg studio
Earlier this year, we did some reporting on how affordable housing could be impacted by the election. Whenever we asked New Yorkers if they searched Housing Connect for lotteries, the frustration we often heard was that digging through the website to find places that cost less than $3,000 a month was too time-consuming or that…
Bullying 101: The signs, when to step in, and how schools and families can help
Let’s talk bullying. We hear the word everywhere, especially now with social media. But should parents step in at the first mention of bullying? At what point should we seek professional help? And what do you do if your child is the one doing the bullying? We spoke to an expert and gathered additional resources…
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