Gary, Indiana receives $15 million grant to revitalize downtown

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said the money will be used for the City of Gary Blight Elimination and Reinvestment Project, which ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Gary Shteyngart reflects on his botched bris in a new short film

The Jewish author opens up about his pain in “The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong,” a 20-minute documentary from The New Yorker.
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Gary Health Department shuts down grocery store

An abrupt closing of a local grocery store near downtown Gary highlighted the ongoing struggles residents have in finding quality food and produce in the city. The store formerly known as Sam's Market ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Dorothy King’s block in Gary renamed in her honor

A street in Gary now bears the name of a woman who spent decades beautifying her block and uplifting her community. On Monday, city officials and loved ones gathered to celebrate the renaming of 1500 ...

Gary to get $15 million for downtown revitalization, blight elimination

The city of Gary announced that it secured a $15 million Lilly Endowment Inc. grant through the READI 2.0 program to help blight elimination.
Spectrum News NY1

Queens residents back turning abandoned railway into transit corridor

Advocates and community leaders rallied in Rego Park in Queens on Wednesday, pushing state and city officials to prioritize and fund a project known as QueensLink. The concept would transform the long ...