The buildings in this photo, as seen from Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn Heights, would be affected by the threatened building workers strike. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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The Lede: Good morning. Tenants in residential buildings across New York City might soon have to bag their own garbage and compost, man the front desk and manage deliveries, if the city’s 34,000 unionized building workers vote to go on strike.
The Rundown
City announces plan for massive redesign of Grand Army Plaza: Grand Army Plaza will be redesigned to connect the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch and Bailey Fountain to Prospect Park in a single pedestrian plaza, eliminating a dangerous and confusing section of roads where Union Street, Flatbush Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Prospect Park West collide, city officials said Monday.
More than 1 million NYC tenants may have to bag garbage and man doors by themselves: Members of 32BJ SEIU will hold a formal strike authorization vote on Wednesday; if a strike is approved, porters, front desk staff, handymen and other workers in most of the city’s residential buildings (with the exception of the Bronx) will walk off the job on April 21 at 12:01 a.m.
Massive fire breaks out in Borough Park building, injuring 1: A massive three-alarm fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at 5311 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Borough Park, triggering a response from 46 units and 141 fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel.
Eric Adams is now a citizen of Albania: Former Mayor Eric Adams reportedly requested citizenship in the small Balkan country. The request was granted by Albanian President Bajram Begaj by special decree.
Personal assistant pleads guilty to stealing $10M from employers: The defendant, Catalina Corona, 62, confessed to wire fraud and faces up to 30 years in prison, as well as restitution and fines for the theft.
Rep. Jeffries, NYPD Commissioner Tisch and DA Gonzalez among leaders at key Bed-Stuy civic association: The African American Clergy and Elected Officials, a Brooklyn-based civic and political organization founded in 1989, held its monthly meeting on Friday morning at Antioch Baptist Church.
Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind: In many ways, the growing scientific and public interest in psilocybin mirrors the early days of recreational cannabis legalization in the U.S. (The Conversation)
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Our World in Photos
BRAZIL — A Pataxo man looks on before a march at the Acampamento Terra Livre 2026. Photo: Eraldo Peres/AP
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