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Brooklyn man gets 25 years to life for fatal shooting near Barclays Center

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Music Hall of Williamsburg to close in 2026 after losing lease

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

Beloved Prospect Park swans rescued after suspected off-leash dog attack

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Latest News

The skeletal remains that were found along the Jackie Robinson Parkway in the confines of the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood in August has been identified as a Brooklyn woman and the investigation has been reclassified as a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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Skeletal remains found in Ridgewood identified as Brooklyn woman: NYPD

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NYU Langone’s annual toy drive brightens holidays for Sunset Park children

By Gabriele Holtermann

Current members and alumni of the BSU/AHCCC, along with faculty, staff, and the Sisters of Saint Joseph (CSJ), gather in front of the original convent — once home to the CSJ educators who led TMLA for decades — during the May 2025 TMLA Black Student Union / African Heritage and Caribbean Culture Club five-year anniversary celebration.

Caribbean Life

From classrooms to community: NYC teens lead Hurricane Melissa relief for Jamaica

Protesters speak ahead of City Council vote on unfair deactivations bill

AMNY

City Council approves ‘unfair deactivations’ safeguards for rideshare drivers, delivery workers

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12-year-old in critical condition after stabbing at Brownsville park

By Robb Pozarycki & Dean Moses

TeamCare Medical

TeamCare Medical opens new Crown Heights health hub aimed at whole-person care for older adults

By Olivia Seaman

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Arts & Entertainment

Celebrating winter in Brooklyn: Free park events to close out the year

By Susan De Vries

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AMNY

Eric Adams’ exit interview: At the end of his lone term as NYC mayor, how will he be remembered?

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AMNY

Subway upgrades: MTA board approves A/C line signal project and new elevators at five stations — all funded by congestion pricing

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Politics

Mamdani taps union leader to head Intergovernmental Affairs; de Blasio alum as head of staffing

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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‘Suspicious devices’ found after Williamsburg fire deemed non-hazardous

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Century 21

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Aisles apart: Two separate projects moving forward at former Century 21 sites

By Olivia Seaman

The Traitors

‘The Traitors’ brings deception and drama to Brooklyn with immersive experience at historic Weylin

By Olivia Seaman

Food Pantry

Coney Island’s largest food pantry faces possible closure without urgent funding

By Olivia Seaman

Police outside the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Dec. 14, 2025.

AMNY

NYPD investigates wave of assaults on Jews in Brooklyn days after antisemitic Australia terrorist attack

Firefighters outside Brooklyn matzoh factory after five-alarm fire

AMNY

Five-alarm fire at Brooklyn matzoh factory injures firefighter, three others

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Health

New tech company, Hera, seeks to offer affordable care for aging New Yorkers

By Kirstyn Brendlen

More from Around New York

The Cincinnati-based Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is the headquarters of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Sixth Circuit Court rushes to beat Supreme Court in ruling on conversion therapy ban

Yvonne Peters, sixth from left, and Adonna Lewis Dudley, right, with past and prospective Miss New York Continental Cultural Pageant contestants.

CACG Holiday Gala backs youth development and scholarships

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New York Family

Best Snow Tubing Spots Around Westchester

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker officially retired on Dec. 19 with a walkout ceremony.

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker officially retires