What’s News for May 27
Williamsburg—New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said that Brooklyn is the king of New York City’s economic growth at a Williamsburg press conference on Tuesday. “Business in Brooklyn is booming and people want to live there because of the borough’s economic opportunities, its diversity and its outstanding schools, museums and nightlife,” DiNapoli said. “While Brooklyn faces challenges such as unemployment and the high cost of housing, the borough’s overall economy is flourishing and is poised to keep growing.”
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Brooklyn– New York City asked Citi Bike to pay back $1 million in lost parking revenue. A provision of the contract with the bike-sharing service stipulates that NYC be repaid for all the bike docking stations that occupy spaces that were once used for parking. (Wall Street Journal)
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Bedford-Stuyvesent– A 52-year-old man was struck by a car at the corner of Bedford and Atlantic Avenues, an intersection recently reduced to 25 mph as part of the city’s Vision Zero accident prevention initiative. Robert Daniel, 35, has been charged with vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired. (News 12 Brooklyn)
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Authorities say a person has been seriously injured when a firecracker went off in a Brooklyn school bus. Fire officials say 11 people were taken to hospitals for observation after the incident Tuesday morning. Five were treated at the scene. Department of Education spokeswoman Marge Feinberg says the bus was carrying students from the Brooklyn Dreams Charter School. The incident occurred while the bus was at Ocean Avenue and Dorchester Road. Feinberg says the bus company reported that one or two children had set off the firecracker. (AP)