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cute african american child showing white snow an smiling at camera in winter forest, Mayor Mamdani Announces NYC Schools Closed Monday for First Snow Day Since 2019

New York Family

NYC Schools Will Close Monday for the First Snow Day Since 2019!

Fresh snow edible treats for kids. Kids eating snow ice cream after a snowstorm

New York Family

11 Fresh Snow Edible Treats That Feel Like Winter Magic

A firefighter is covered in soot and ash after operating at a three alarm fire in Brooklyn on Feb. 20, 2026.

AMNY

Three-alarm Brooklyn apartment fire leaves five people hospitalized: FDNY

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Arts & Entertainment

At Caveat, Laibson’s tech-heavy Chekhov adaptation The HARMNF examines digital-age alienation

By Emma Delahanty & Jonathan Portee

plow gets rid of snow during blizzard in NYC

AMNY

BLIZZARD WARNING: Massive winter storm set to hit NYC. How much snow will the city get?

Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.

Gay City News

Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close

Shanna Lord, founder of SLS Hair and Scalp Wellness, stands inside her Bedford-Stuyvesant studio, where she integrates Caribbean herbal traditions with modern trichology.

Caribbean Life

Rooted in Caribbean tradition, Shanna Lord redefines Black hair wellness through trichology

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Hinge and hoops: Behind Blazers, Williamsburg’s first women-owned sports bar

By Isabella Bernabeo

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Health

NYC Health+Hospitals exec to take over as Maimonides CEO after merger finalized

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Coney Island and Bed-Stuy selected for HDC’s 2026 ‘Six to Celebrate’ preservation push

By Susan De Vries

the cast of the ringling bros circus

AMNY

Ringling Bros brings larger than life show to Barclays Center, set to perform at UBS and Prudential Center in March

Speed Rack

A sisterhood, shaken and stirred: Speed Rack’s all-femme showdown returns to NYC

By Olivia Seaman

NY: Rules of the Road -LinkNYC

CM Hanif, community groups launch LinkNYC ‘Rules of the Road’ campaign to teach cyclists traffic laws

By Gabriele Holtermann

Usher scanning movie tickets on a smartphone in a bustling cinema, ensuring smooth entry for excited moviegoers in the auditorium

AMNY

StubHub launches ‘Access: New York’ fund to send youth across New York state to professional sporting events, concerts, and theater

The Brooklyn Mavens

Business

Meet The Brooklyn Mavens: Reclaiming the borough, one story at a time

By Olivia Seaman

Mamdani first 50 days

Politics

Affordability, integrity and the American Dream: Brooklynites react to Mamdani’s first 50 days in office

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

2026 Spark Prize spotlight: The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project pushes back against mass surveillance

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

Appeals court green lights effort to redraw U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district

group of people holding signs, some wearing red hats during a nurses strike in NYC

AMNY

NURSES STRIKE: Talks resume between NYSNA and NewYork-Presbyterian; some Brooklyn caregivers lose health coverage

two teenagers holding on to eachother

New York Family

Resources for LGBTQ Youth and Families in NYC

More from Around New York

Lambda Lounge and Club Lambda are owned by 2022 Impact Award winners Charles Hughes and Richard Solomon.

Brooklyn-based Club Lambda set to permanently close

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

James wins major victory against Trump’s tariffs

cute african american child showing white snow an smiling at camera in winter forest, Mayor Mamdani Announces NYC Schools Closed Monday for First Snow Day Since 2019

New York Family

NYC Schools Will Close Monday for the First Snow Day Since 2019!

Mayor Zohran Mamdani riding the subway.

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor looks to learn from lessons of previous storm as city braces for punishing blizzard