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Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights art collaboration bridges generations, building friendships between students and seniors

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Arts & Entertainment

Mermaid Parade secures lifeline as BP Reynoso funding helps revive Coney Island tradition

By Olivia Seaman

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Queens man turns himself after allegedly stealing vehicle and mowing into cop in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn shooting: Cops cuff teenager accused of shooting mom’s boyfriend dead in dispute over marijuana smoking

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Mamdani’s DOT will upgrade Brooklyn’s dangerous Linden Boulevard with safety features, bus lanes

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Mamdani opens long-vacant Brooklyn 3-K site as city says applications are flat so far

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News

‘Not being taught’: Parents pull children from St. Bernadette’s school amid concerns

By Megan McGibney

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Get out and go green: How to celebrate Earth Day all week long across Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

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Op-Ed | Why NYC’s New Health Plan Is Failing Its Workforce

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with NYS Gaming Commission’s Division of Gaming Director Thomas Fattorusso

Barclays Center

Barclays Center’s $150M overhaul adds new atrium, AmEx lounge and public art installations

By Olivia Seaman

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Leaves of Grass

Illicit farms, decriminalization and long-awaited licenses: A brief history of marijuana in Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

a large gruoup of participants in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 4, 2025.

AMNY

Get in gear! What to know about the TD Five Boro Bike Tour pedaling through NYC on May 3

Civil rights leader and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch talk about Brooklyn violent arrest

AMNY

NYPD reviews Narcotics Division, Tisch vows accountability against Brooklyn cops caught on video in violent arrest of man

Paddy's of Park Slope

Inside Paddy’s of Park Slope, a classic Irish bar built on community and belonging

By Olivia Seaman

Hii NYC Bay Ridge Opening

Williamsburg-born Hii NYC opens Bay Ridge flagship, blending cannabis and community

By Olivia Seaman

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin

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Brooklyn hate crime suspect cuffed in the Bronx for fare evasion: cops

By Dean Moses

Gotham Cheer performs during Brooklyn Pride's 2024 twilight march.

Gay City News

30 years of Brooklyn Pride: How the borough’s twilight march became a Fifth Avenue tradition

NY: State of the Borough Address

News

A place ‘where everyone belongs’: Brooklyn borough president touts housing, health care gains, highlights vision of equity in State of the Borough

By Gabriele Holtermann

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