A staggered rate hike is on the way for residential customers of Con Edison in New York City. This increase comes after the Public Service Commission, a state-run agency, approved a plan to help the state reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The new plan

Nineteen years ago, there was a pothole on Yvette Barrow’s block in East Flatbush. Every time cars and trucks would pass her house, it would shake. Fed up with the lack of action from the city, Barrow decided to start a community group to help

Happy Birthday to our roving photographer, Lloyd Mitchell, who celebrates his birthday on Tuesday, August 22nd! Lloyd works 24/7 to bring us breaking news stories – fires, crimes, etc. Thank you for your loyalty and all those great shots! For your birthday, we hope you

Special Pop Smoke MetroCards are now available at the Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway “L” train station and the New Lots Avenue “3” train station. The MTA has released a set of limited edition commemorative cards to honor Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary – “A Legacy of Rhythm, Revolution

Every year, like clockwork, Brooklynites gather at Wingate Park for the city’s annual concert series. In honor of Hip Hop’s 50th birthday, a special performance by longtime Brooklyn VJ Ralph McDaniels took over a portion of the August 8th concert, making it a little special

Firefighters battled a basement blaze at 1322 East 89th Street, between Avenues M and N, on Saturday, August 12th. Units arrived at the two-story residence where they found heavy smoke conditions in the basement of the home around 11:55 p.m. Firefighting operations were briefly delayed

It’s almost that time of year again! School is just around the corner, and the Flatlands Reformed Church, 3931 Kings Highway, hosted a Back to School Fest on Saturday, August 12th, complete with a barbecue, DJ, bounce house, balloon clown, game trailer and free backpacks

A group of middle school students are ready to assist should an emergency arise. They have completed the FEMA STEP (Student Tools For Emergency Planning) Program under the supervision of Frank Farance, the emergency training coordinator for Millennium Development. The students, who attend Roy H. Mann, Marine

A 15-piece band brought concertgoers on a musical journey back to the 1940s, the era of Big Bands and Swing Music, at the fifth concert of the popular Marine Park Summer Concert Series, sponsored by Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, held on Wednesday, August 9th, on the lawn