Happy Wednesday in New York City, where our most mobile workers finally have a place to rest.
City Hall Park Deliverista Hub opened for business on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside City Hall. The hub, repurposed from an old newsstand, gives New York City’s 80,000 delivery workers a place to slow down, recharge their e-bikes, work on repairs and chat with colleagues. The Workers Justice Project representatives will staff the hub five days per week to give deliveristas free legal advice. The structure is about the size of two large bus shelters and features two exterior charging cabinets that together can recharge up to 48 e-bike batteries.
The idea was originally conceived by deliverista Sergio Gustavo Ajche. “We hope this is just the beginning, and one day soon we can have many more all across the city,” Ajche told reporters at the ribbon-cutting as he stood next to the battery charging station named after him.
Senator Chuck Schumer originally bookmarked $1 million in 2021 for the project, but momentum stalled under the Adams administration. The Hub became a priority again when Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office in January. It took about two months to complete construction.
“For years, my office pushed and prodded the previous administration, overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, overcoming inertia. People didn’t understand,” Schumer said at the ceremony. “I want to congratulate the new administration, Mayor Mamdani. They moved quickly to expedite the process.”
So kick up your feet, change into pajamas and get cozy, because door-to-door delivery culture in New York City is only getting stronger.
A Brooklyn grand jury indicted the two men accused of killing 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, who was struck by a stray bullet from a drive-by shooting while in her stroller in Williamsburg.
Brooklyn Heights is taken over by flim crews and TV stars for the Hulu series “Count My Lies,” starring Lindsay Lohan, Kit Harington and Shailene Woodley.
Brooklyn Public Library has several free Earth Day events on the calendar, including talks, workshops, hands-on activities and giveaways, many targeted toward families.
Mayor Mamdani received a positive approval rating of his first 100 days in office from almost half (48%) of New Yorkers – particularly Brooklynites – who are registered to vote, according to a new Marist Poll.
A Wesleyan University student from Brooklyn was charged in Middletown, Connecticut, with 31 counts of voyeurism. Authorities allege Samuel “VuVu” Schumann, 19, made secret recordings of at least 19 women in mixed-gender bathrooms.
Mayor Mamdani and Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the creation of an Office of Curb Management within DOT to centralize policy over the city’s roughly 3 million curbside parking spaces.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the landmarking of the former Public School 15 Annex building at 372 Schermerhorn St. by unanimous vote on Tuesday.
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TEHRAN — ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’ — all over the world, murals offer a striking visual surprise: A woman walks past a mural in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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Taiko Drumming comes to Marine Park for Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
Taiko Masala Thunder Drumming troupe in one of three performances that afternoon. Photo: Scott Middleton/Marine Park Alliance
Loud drums called out to neighbors and vehicles passing by Avenue U and East 36th Street in Marine Park on Saturday to join in the annual Marine Park Alliance celebration of the blooming cherry blossom trees.
Over 175 people gathered on the grass by the small but growing grove of trees to listen to 15 members of the Brooklyn-based Taiko Masala Thunder Drumming troupe play selections of traditional and authentic Japanese percussion. Instruments of various sizes were placed on individual stands around a giant 250-pound o-daiko drum.
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Dance Africa 2026: The Brooklyn Academy of Music announced the full programming for DanceAfrica 2026, the nation’s largest festival of African dance and culture, running from May 22 to 28 with the theme “Uganda: Umoja/Mirembe/Obulungi (Unity/Peace/Beauty).” Learn more about the week-long festival.
Happy Birthday to “The Princess Bride” star Robin Wright!
On This Day in 1963, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The Soviet Union said yesterday its Lunik-IV rocket missed the moon by 5,270 miles, swung around in a sweeping curve and was now en route back to orbit the earth.”
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