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Teacher With Male And Female Drama Students At Performing Arts School In Studio Improvisation Class

AMNY

The Second City launches summer camp for kids and teens in Brooklyn

Firefighters work to remove windows from a second floor during a fire at 1585 Carroll St. in Brooklyn on April 4, 2025.

AMNY

FDNY marshals investigating pair of Brooklyn fires

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Food & Drink

‘More than just a place to eat’: Smorgasburg celebrates 15 years in Brooklyn with Jamaican sandwiches, Guatemalan coffee, and much more

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Arts & Entertainment

The ‘Girls Behind the Rock Show’: Meet the women of Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl

By Regina Martinez

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News

Brooklyn man arraigned for unprovoked attack on pregnant woman riding J train

By Bill Parry

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Landlords in the Crosshairs

Attorney General sues woman for fraudulently claiming ownership of Williamsburg housing cooperative

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Development

New build in Williamsburg to bring retail, recreation with historic flair

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Secret’s Out’: Brooklyn Comedy Collective’s improvised musical reveals hidden truths

By Carrene Gepilano

Brooklyn subway stabbing suspect

AMNY

Brooklyn subway stabbing: Suspect sought for attacking man on L train

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Business

Hermès Williamsburg boasts bronze facade after $35M deal

By Cate Corcoran

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Housing

21 Brooklyn neighborhoods among NYC’s most expensive in 2024: report

By Lauren Rapp

NY: YAI Arts show at Summertime Studios in Williamsburg, taken on February 2nd 2025.

Arts & Entertainment

New exhibition explores gaming through the eyes of artists with disabilities

By Lauren Rapp

Catbird in Williamsburg

Arts & Entertainment

Catbird to host Valentine’s Day pop-up at Williamsburg store and beyond

By Emily Davenport

Arts & Entertainment

Chaos and creativity rule as 22nd annual Idiotarod shopping cart race rolls through Williamsburg

By Lauren Rapp

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Food & Drink

From farm to cup: How Devoción delivers the freshest Colombian coffee in Brooklyn

By Lauren Rapp

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Theater

El Puente debuts new youth play, ‘Planting a Seed,’ for 38th annual Three Kings Celebration

By Lauren Rapp

NY: The Flowery Williamsburg Opening

Leaves of Grass

Flower power: The Flowery opens new cannabis dispensary in Williamsburg

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Business

Crest Hardware in Williamsburg to make way for 75 new apartments, 11-story tower after $22M sale

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Development

Historic site razed to pave way for six-story Williamsburg condo

By Anna Bradley-Smith

DEA laboratory analysis determined that kilogram packages included 33 kilograms of cocaine, some labelled “MOËT” and “AMIRI,” and over six kilograms of fentanyl, some marked with Louis Vuitton symbols.

Luxury-labeled drugs and loaded guns uncovered in Williamsburg drug bust

By Adam Daly

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Marti Gould Cummings fires up the audience at a demonstration near Stonewall in February.

NYC Pride announces five grand marshals for 2025

Former NYS Assembly Member Michael Blake (79th District).

Mayoral candidates discuss Immigration Policy during local forum

Friends Academy is a middle school rooted in Quaker pedagogy, which means that the school teaches students to see and share the unique light that is in themselves and in others.

New York Family

Friends Academy: Middle School Success in High School and Beyond

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Judge extends order blocking ICE from re-establishing Rikers Island office in win for City Council