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Council Member Tours Kingston Ave To Address Issues Facing Stores, Electricity Outages

Crown Heights Council Member Crystal Hudson and her Chief of Staff Casie Addison visited Kingston Avenue today and toured some of the local stores ahead of the upcoming summer season. They were accompanied by Rabbi Yaacov Behrman. This visit aimed to address the issues faced by the stores in the past, particularly regarding electricity and ConEd.

Applications for Cooling Assistance Accepted Beginning May 1

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $15 million is available through the Home Energy Assistance Program to help vulnerable, low-income New Yorkers without air conditioning to stay cool during the heat of summer. Eligible households include someone who has a documented medical condition exacerbated by extreme heat, or households with young children, or older adults.