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Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Bridgeport City Councilman Arrested For 4th Time In Ballot Fraud Case: Report Bridgeport City Councilman Arrested For 4th Time In Ballot Fraud Case: Report
Bridgeport City Councilman Arrested For 4th Time In Ballot Fraud Case: Report Newly reelected Bridgeport City Council member Alfredo Castillo was arrested for the fourth time on charges tied to absentee ballot fraud, reports said.  He turned himself in to Connecticut State Police earlier this week and was charged with restricted possession of absentee ballots, according to the Connecticut Post.  Investigators have not said whether the new charges are related to recent complaints sent to the State Elections Enforcement Commission.  In those complaints, the daughter of another council member accused Castillo of impersonating a HUD employee and coll…

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by Josh Lanier
Hempstead, NY
Politics
Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani
Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi said he will not follow suit. Suozzi, a Democrat who represents parts of Nassau and Queens, posted his statement on X Monday, Sept. 15. “I will not be endorsing Mamdani,” Suozzi wrote. “While I share his concern about the issue of affordability, I fundamentally disagree with his proposed solutions. Like the voters I represent, I believe socialism has consistently failed to deliver real, sustainable progress.” Suozzi added that he had not discussed Hochul’s decision …

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by Michael Mashburn
Troy, NY
Real Estate
Hundreds Of Troy Families Get Renovated Homes After $136M Public Housing Overhaul Hundreds Of Troy Families Get Renovated Homes After $136M Public Housing Overhaul
Hundreds Of Troy Families Get Renovated Homes After $136M Public Housing Overhaul Nearly 400 Troy families are now living in safer, modernized homes after a $136 million makeover of the city’s largest public housing complex. Major renovations wrapped up at Griswold Heights in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, complete with energy-efficient features and new community amenities, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Thursday, July 10. The $136 million renovation was made possible through a mix of public and private funding. The project received $53.3 million in equity through the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, along with $32.2 million from New York State’s P…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mineola, NY
Politics
Trump Rages Over Mamdani's Upset Mayoral Primary Win: 'Our Country Is Really Screwed' Trump Rages Over Mamdani's Upset Mayoral Primary Win: 'Our Country Is Really Screwed'
Trump Rages Over Mamdani's Upset Mayoral Primary Win: 'Our Country Is Really Screwed' President Donald Trump isn’t taking the New York City primary results well. Following Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, Trump unleashed a furious response on Truth Social, criticizing everything from Mamdani’s appearance to his voice. “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line,” Trump wrote. “Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has just won the Dem Primary, and is on his way to becoming Mayor… He looks TERRIBLE, his voice is grating, he’s not very smart…” Two minutes later, Trump continued his diatribe wi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hoboken, NJ
Police & Fire
24 People Arrested In Hoboken Drug Bust: Police 24 People Arrested In Hoboken Drug Bust: Police
24 People Arrested In Hoboken Drug Bust: Police A two months-long narcotics investigation resulted in the arrest of 24 people in Hoboken, authorities announced on Monday, June 2. Officers began investigating after receiving numerous community complaints about suspected drug sales and frequent loitering in the area, a spokesperson for the Hoboken police said. Detectives conducted extensive surveillance operations, using unmarked vehicles and plainclothes officers, leading to multiple arrests over the course of several weeks, police said. Nine of those arrested face more serious charges related to the distribution of a cont…

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by Sam Barron
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Large Fight Leads To Shooting At Public Housing Complex In Poughkeepsie, 1 Hospitalized Large Fight Leads To Shooting At Public Housing Complex In Poughkeepsie, 1 Hospitalized
Large Fight Leads To Shooting At Public Housing Complex In Poughkeepsie, 1 Hospitalized A 50-year-old woman was shot during a large fight in Dutchess County, prompting a heavy police response, authorities said.  The incident occurred just after 9 p.m. on Friday, March 21 near the Thurgood Marshall Terrace public housing complex at 109 Delafield St., where authorities received reports of a disturbance and gunfire, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Sunday, March 23.  When officers and detectives arrived on the scene, they found the woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her leg or foot. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Poli…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
News
Over 1K Residents Without Gas For Months In Yonkers Closer to Relief Thanks to $4.6M Grant Over 1K Residents Without Gas For Months In Yonkers Closer to Relief Thanks to $4.6M Grant
Over 1K Residents Without Gas For Months In Yonkers Closer to Relief Thanks to $4.6M Grant More than 1,000 residents of a housing complex in Westchester are one step closer to regaining full services after spending nearly five months without gas. A $4.6 million grant from Westchester County will fund critical infrastructure upgrades at the 415-unit, eight-building Palisade Towers housing complex on Schroeder Street in Yonkers, the city's Housing Authority announced. The grant, provided through the county's Public Housing Authorities Improvement program, is intended to help resolve the ongoing crisis caused by a gas leak that led Con Edison to shut off service in August. It is par…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
News
$7M Goes To Public Housing Repairs In White Plains, Other County Towns: Here's Where $7M Goes To Public Housing Repairs In White Plains, Other County Towns: Here's Where
$7M Goes To Public Housing Repairs In White Plains, Other County Towns: Here's Where Westchester is putting millions of dollars into improving public housing units in four municipalities, officials announced.  The funding, provided through the county's Landlord Tenant Assistance Program and announced by Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins on Monday, Jan. 13, will support critical repairs and upgrades to ensure safe and modern living conditions for residents, officials said. The funds will benefit the Greenburgh Housing Authority, New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, White Plains Housing Authority, and the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of …

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by Ben Crnic
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Fourth Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old In New Rochelle (UPDATE) Fourth Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old In New Rochelle (UPDATE)
Fourth Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old In New Rochelle (Update) A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Mount Vernon man at a public housing complex in New Rochelle, police announced.  Ali Mohammed, age 21, of Mount Vernon, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Jan. 8, after turning himself in with the assistance of community members, according to the New Rochelle Police Department.  Mohammed is accused of being the gunman in the fatal shooting of David Smith, which occurred at the Heritage Homes complex on Rhoda Quash Lane on Monday, Jan. 6, around 10:45 a.m. Smith was found by police sufferi…

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by Ben Crnic
New Rochelle, NY
News
22-Year-Old Killed In New Rochelle Shooting: Suspect At Large 22-Year-Old Killed In New Rochelle Shooting: Suspect At Large
22-Year-Old Killed In New Rochelle Shooting: Suspect At Large A 22-year-old man was fatally shot at a public housing complex in Westchester, prompting an active investigation, police announced.  New, updated report - ID Released Of 22-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting: Suspects Caught, Police Say (UPDATE) The shooting happened on the morning of Monday, Jan. 6, at the Heritage Homes complex on the block between Horton and Lincoln Avenues and Brook Street to Dewitt Avenue, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.   Officers found the victim, a Mount Vernon resident, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Poli…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Man Busted Selling Crack At Public Housing Facilities After Complaints Poughkeepsie Man Busted Selling Crack At Public Housing Facilities After Complaints
Poughkeepsie Man Busted Selling Crack At Public Housing Facilities After Complaints A man from the region was busted for allegedly selling crack cocaine in a public housing authority area. Dutchess County resident Victor Smith, age 66, of Poughkeepsie, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26 at his Poughkeepsie home. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, the force began an investigation after receiving complaints from residents regarding drug dealers operating in or near Poughkeepsie Housing Authority facilities throughout the city of Poughkeepsie.  Harris said task force agents began purchasing coca…

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Teen At Norwalk Housing Complex 16-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Teen At Norwalk Housing Complex
16-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Teen At Norwalk Housing Complex A 16-year-old suspect has been apprehended for allegedly shooting another teen in Fairfield County. The incident happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13 in Norwalk at the Roodner Court Public Housing Complex at 261 Ely Ave.  Norwalk PD patrol officers arrived on the scene and found evidence that shots had been fired.  As officers were on scene, information was gained that a 15-year-old victim had been dropped off at Norwalk Hospital suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to the Norwalk Police Department. Norwalk PD detectives assumed the invest…

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by Joe Lombardi
Albany, NY
News
These Hudson Valley Housing Projects To Receive Portion Of $260M Fed, State Funding These Hudson Valley Housing Projects To Receive Portion Of $260M Fed, State Funding
These Hudson Valley Housing Projects To Receive Portion Of $260M Fed, State Funding More than a quarter billion dollars in federal and state funding will go toward addressing New York’s housing crisis. Over $260 million has been awarded to 29 housing developments across the state through tax credits and subsidies meant to create or preserve over 1,800 affordable and sustainable homes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, March 18. The projects will upgrade and modernize public housing and further local economic development initiatives, according to the governor’s office. Each one includes sustainable features meant to advance the state’s climate goals. “The only way to add…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
STANDOFF-ISH: Barricaded Hackensack Man, 21, Seized By SWAT For Second Time In 6 Weeks STANDOFF-ISH: Barricaded Hackensack Man, 21, Seized By SWAT For Second Time In 6 Weeks
Standoff-ish: Barricaded Hackensack Man, 21, Seized By SWAT For Second Time In 6 Weeks Wasting little time, members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team burst through an apartment door and seized a Hackensack man who'd barricaded himself inside for the second time in six weeks. Fairview police had called their Hackensack colleagues seeking a welfare check at the Newman Street apartment in the Oratam Court development between Atlantic and Sussex streets around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, said Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. They'd been there the morning of Jan. 27 and, like before, had to call for tactical officers when the tenant refused…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Dorchester, MA
Neighbors
Mayor Wu Prioritizes Rent Control, Green Housing In Boston 2023 Agenda Mayor Wu Prioritizes Rent Control, Green Housing In Boston 2023 Agenda
Mayor Wu Prioritizes Rent Control, Green Housing In Boston 2023 Agenda Rent control and affordable housing are top priorities for the City of Boston's 2023-2024 legislative agenda, according to the mayor's office.  Mayor Michelle Wu is continuing her push for fair and accessible housing according to the agenda posted by the mayor's office on Friday, Jan. 20, building on Wu's previous housing-focused initiatives.   The agenda's proposals would amend state laws if passed and include initiatives for transportation, early education, climate, and planning and development in addition to housing. Wu's administration is focusing on building wealth in communities …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Englewood, NJ
News
Englewood Man Busted With Airsoft Pistol Englewood Man Busted With Airsoft Pistol
Englewood Man Busted With Airsoft Pistol An Englewood man was arrested after police said they found him carrying an airsoft pistol at a public housing complex. Officers responding to a noise complaint found Justin Wright, 25, among a large group gathered at the Parkview Terrace complex around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. He was carrying the airsoft gun along with a knife and 22 Oxycontin pills without a prescription, the lieutenant said. Airsoft guns fire light recycled plastic ammunition used for target shooting and various games. Although not lethal, they can cause serious injuries -- especially if someone i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
1800 Wax Folds Heroin, $2.4K Cash Recovered In Atlantic City SWAT Raid 1800 Wax Folds Heroin, $2.4K Cash Recovered In Atlantic City SWAT Raid
1800 Wax Folds Heroin, $2.4K Cash Recovered In Atlantic City SWAT Raid A warranted search by the Atlantic City Police SWAT team resulted in two arrests and the recovery of 1,800 wax folds of heroin, authorities said. Detectives of the Special Investigations Section along with members of the Atlantic City Police SWAT Team executed a court-approved search warrant in the 1500 block of Caspian Place, Atlantic City police said. Inside the residence, detectives recovered nearly 1,800 individual wax folds of heroin packaged for street sale, police said. Detectives also recovered items used for the packaging and preparation of illegal narcotics along with $2,440 cash …

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by Jon Craig
Rye, NY
News
COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site Scheduled For Westchester COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site Scheduled For Westchester
Covid-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site Scheduled For Westchester A new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site is being set up in Westchester as the state works to provide the first doses of the vaccine to thousands of New Yorkers. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, there will be health officials administering first doses of the COVID vaccine at Mount Hope AME Zion Church on Lake Street in White Plains. It is among 16 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s commitment to ensuring fairness and equity in the vac…

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by Zak Failla
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Two For One: Lyndhurst Fires Doused At Multi-Family Home, Senior Building Blocks Apart Two For One: Lyndhurst Fires Doused At Multi-Family Home, Senior Building Blocks Apart
Two For One: Lyndhurst Fires Doused At Multi-Family Home, Senior Building Blocks Apart UPDATE: Firefighters doused a pair of Lyndhurst blazes less than two hours and barely a half-mile apart Wednesday morning, one of them in a public housing building filled mostly with seniors. Two minor injuries were reported, said responders who credited a rapid response by police and firefighters who essentially ran from one two-alarm blaze to the next. Police Sgt. Steve Passamano and Officer Nicolette Villani, responding to a 7:51 a.m. call, forced their way into an unoccupied third-floor unit of the five-story Joseph A. Carucci Apartments on Stuyvesant Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Aute…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
News
SWAT STANDOFF: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued SWAT STANDOFF: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued
SWAT Standoff: Hackensack Man, 80, Armed With Rifle Subdued UPDATE: An hours-long standoff with an 80-year-old Hackensack man armed with a rifle ended just after midnight Friday when a SWAT team burst into his apartment and took him into custody. In a tragic twist, a fellow building resident who had terminal cancer died during the incident, forcing the Bergen County Medical Examiner to wait to remove the body until the situation was resolved. It began after an out-of-state family member called and said an elderly tenant  at Harry Berkie Gardens had "threatened to shoot anyone who came to his apartment," Capt. Darren DeWitt said. Three city off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: Two New Long Island Community Based Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch This Week COVID-19: Two New Long Island Community Based Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch This Week
Covid-19: Two New Long Island Community Based Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch This Week A pair of new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up on Long Island this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that 11 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites will be coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s commitment to ensuring fairness and equity in the vaccine distribution process.” The sites are expected to vaccinate more than 3,000 people this week, with more sites expected to open up in the coming weeks. …

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by Zak Failla
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Schools
'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority 'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority
'Let's Fix Them,' Bridgeport Mayor Says To City Schools, Housing Authority In October, a family at Green Homes, an affordable housing community in Bridgeport, went without water several days through a weekend after a burst pipe flooded their unit and others.  When Mayor Joe Ganim got the news from his staff, he wanted to "find out the correct story" then work on a plan to improve the lives of city housing residents. "There's no reason a mother and two children should go without water the whole weekend. Mayor Ganim truly cares about folks and he's looking at these areas to improve quality-of-life conditions," said Rowena White in the mayor's office. To i…

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by Donna Christopher
Armonk, NY
News
These Hudson Valley Communities Awarded Millions In State Grants These Hudson Valley Communities Awarded Millions In State Grants
These Hudson Valley Communities Awarded Millions In State Grants Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that more than $8 million has been awarded to six Hudson Valley municipalities as part of his Restore New York initiative. Nearly $81 million was awarded to 71 municipalities statewide. "Downtown communities are vital to keeping our economies thriving and to attracting businesses and families to put down their roots in New York," Cuomo said. "The Restore New York Communities Initiative recognizes communities teeming with potential and invests in their transformation and their future, and turns them into neighborhoods New Yorkers are proud to call h…

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by Jon Craig