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Canarsie

Firefighters quickly extinguish blaze at Breukelen Houses

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn’s Iconic Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

New York Family

Brooklyn’s Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn May 23-25

By Brooklyn Paper

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Politics

Democrat Sam Sutton wins special election in right-leaning state Senate District 22

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump discuss budget bill that cuts Medicaid, SNAP

AMNY

NY Democrats sound alarm on Medicaid, SNAP cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that passed Republican-led House

For rent sign at NYC apartment house

AMNY

Experts warn of deteriorating rent-stabilized housing stock as NYC Rent Guidelines Board weighs hikes

Pizza on the Pier

Greenpoint

Slice Out Hunger’s annual Pizza on the Pier brings NYC’s top pizzaioli together to fight food insecurity

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan in TV ad

AMNY

Ad war in NYC comptroller’s race heats up as Brannan hits the airwaves with first TV spots

Aftermath of the Washington, D.C., killing of two Israeli embassy staff, in New York

AMNY

NYC steps up security at Jewish institutions following fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy workers

Robert Carroll

Kensington

Three Brooklyn schools awarded $40K each to boost literacy through state grants

By Gabriele Holtermann

meera joshi at table in city hall

News

Former NYC deputy mayor Meera Joshi named president of Green-Wood Cemetery

By Kirstyn Brendlen

person with black cargo bike with pink cargo boxes labeled "nonbinarian book bike"

Community comes together to replace stolen Nonbinarian Book Bike

By Matt Tracy

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FDNY investigates ladder failure after man falls to death during Sunset Park fire evacuation

By Lloyd Mitchell

Cops in Brooklyn salute late NYPD detective known as "Italian Sherlock Holmes."

AMNY

An NYPD detective dubbed the ‘Italian Sherlock Holmes’ is honored in Brooklyn a century after his death

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News

Tears flow at vigil for sailors killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash

By Lloyd Mitchell

Secret service looks to remove skimming devices from bodegas

AMNY

Following the money: Secret Service undertakes massive New York operation tackling EBT skimmers at local stores

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AMNY

EXCLUSIVE | Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine proposes giving more New Yorkers bank accounts and boosting financial literacy

fish cheeks in williamsburg and fish dish in bowl

Fish Cheeks expands to Williamsburg, bringing cultural celebrations to new nabe

By Jada Camille

NYC Ferry boat on East River

AMNY

Beach boats! NYC Ferry brings back expanded service to the Rockaways this summer

deed theft rally at city hall

News

‘Immoral and deceptive’: Brooklyn lawmakers call for City Council to invest $5M to combat deed theft

By Gabriele Holtermann

More from Around New York

"Heightened Scrutiny" chronicles trans advocate and activist Chase Strangio arguing Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti about banning gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee.

NewFest Pride features ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Heightened Scrutiny,’ ‘Sally,’ and more

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

AGs win court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education

Brooklyn’s Iconic Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

New York Family

Brooklyn’s Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

uptown night market

Uptown Night Market to run weekly on Thursday nights in Harlem