A five-alarm fire devastated a row of stores and the homes of 15 families on Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills on Saturday morning. Four injuries were reported, including three firefighters and one resident. None of the injuries were considered life threatening. The fire broke out shortly after 10 a.m. at 2681 Atlantic Ave., in the […]
In a win for small businesses, the new “Awnings Act” was passed by the City Council on Wednesday. The bill — championed by Councilmember Rafael Espinal and co-sponsored by Councilmember Justin Brannan — imposes a two-year moratorium on the issuance of sign violations and creates an interagency task force to come up with long-term solutions […]
Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly attempted to throw a 19-year-old woman onto the elevated subway tracks at a Cypress Hills subway station after trying to force her to perform a sex act. On Dec. 18 around 1:30 a.m., a teenager was approached by a man at the J train station […]