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Hart Island's Hurricane Sandy seawall repairs should begin in 2019 and meanwhile small groups of prisoners bury 30 to 40 bodies each week. City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez is trying to shift ownership of the Potter's Field from the Department of Corrections to the Parks Department.

The NYPD continues their search for a 35-year-old woman who was swept away while swimming in Jamaica Bay on Sunday afternoon.

The Brooklyn Public Library on 4th Avenue and Pacific Street reopened on Monday after a renovation that included a refurbished auditorium and air conditioning. Don't forget that your library card can get you free access to over 30 museums in the city.

The Commercial Corridor Challenge is offering grants to existing businesses in gentrifying neighborhoods to improve their signage. The first areas targeted, which are also scheduled to be rezoned, are Flatbush Ave in East New York, Bay Street on Staten Island, and Southern Blvd in the Bronx.

Too much rain caused an eight foot geyser to emerge in the baggage area of JFK Airport, which remains the second most expensive airport in the country.

School is in session in a few weeks, and BKLYNER has a list of events to pick up free supplies for students.

Filming around town: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is at Avenue K and Ocean Ave in Brooklyn, The Deuce w/James Francois at W 122nd and Malcolm X Blvd, Orange Is The New Black is at 33rd St and 30th Ave in Astoria, God Friended Me w/Joe Morton is at W. 81st and Central Park West, The Blacklist w/James Spader is at W 12th and Greenwich, Ray Donovan w/Liev Schreiber is at 56th and Broadway, Elementary w/Jonny Lee Miller is at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens, and Manifest w/Josh Dallas is at 46th Ave and Vernon Blvd in Long Island City.

The Machete Bandit has been identified by the NYPD as Donald Grier of 34-15 12th St. He is still on the loose.

The NYPD is accused of withholding translation services from non-English speakers as a form of discrimination by Make the Road New York, who filed an organizational complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

Despite the state of the subways, nice things can still happen underground.

The Trump administration is withholding $1.4 billion in transit funds, including $130 million earmarked for L train improvements.

No cowards here. Governor Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon are going to debate on August 29, finally answering Nixon's months of requests.

The NYPD is re-opening the case against the doorman accused of sending dick pics to residents.

The man who was high on PCP and killed pedestrians in Times Square with his car in May of 2017 is blaming his victims for his actions.

Treasures of the Gowanus are being unearthed, thanks to the EPA's dredging. now they have to figure out how to clean off the signature Gowanus black mayo.

How to get an immediate response from the MTA on Twitter.

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