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Playground 89 was at the center of a fight over whether to renovate the space or preserve it as is.
The playground makeover has been in the works for years, and is set to finally begin this month.
P.S. 166's PTA is fighting back against Landmark West's bid to stop playground reconstruction.
This is the seventh lawsuit filed against the city to stop the playground reconstruction.
The PDC said the Parks Department only has to modify three benches before it gives final approval.
Locals have battled over a redesign of the "dangerous" playground for more than a year.
The staffer blamed an opposition group for halting progress on Playground 89's redesign.
Locals have spent "hundreds, if not thousands, of hours thinking about" the P.S. 166 playground.
The latest iteration of the Playground 89 redesign will be voted on this week by Community Board 7.
Delays in renovations to the P.S. 166 playground may push construction further into the school year.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.