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parkview diner sign

For some, the Parkview Diner is Coney Island’s ‘home away from home’

By Olivia Seaman

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QNS

Brooklyn exhibition explores Queens’ forgotten edges through moody paintings of Willets Point and Rockaways

Brad Lander being arrested by ICE officials

AMNY

Brad Lander arrest is ‘abuse of power’ by ICE and feds, NYC mayoral candidates and organizations say

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AMNY

2025 Primary: What you need to know before voting

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‘Keep shining your light’: Maimonides honors 1,700 volunteers at annual luncheon

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Brad Lander arrested

AMNY

Comptroller Brad Lander released after dramatic arrest at ICE court hearing

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News

Street sweepers may soon issue tickets as Brooklyn pols move to crack down on alternate-side parking violators

By Olivia Seaman

College of Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders and Justin Brannan

AMNY

Bernie Sanders endorses Mamdani for mayor, Brannan for comptroller in Democratic primary

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News

‘A game-changer’: Brooklyn Basketball to open youth training facility on Flatbush Avenue this fall

Shara Levine & Brooklyn Paper

Fumes emitting from the Green Asphalt plant in Blissvillle. Photo courtesy of Thomas J. Mituzas.

LIC Post

Lawmakers call for Green Asphalt closure amid air quality concerns in Queens and Brooklyn

coney island mermaid parade

Mermaids and glitter abound as the Coney Island Mermaid Parade returns on June 21

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Scooters parked neatly in a row on a city sidewalk. Row of black rental electric scooters lined up on a street

AMNY

Op-Ed | The bike stops here: Removing illegal vehicles for a safer New York.

new york for all

QNS

Advocates urge passage of New York for All Act as Assembly session nears end

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DUMBO

Rita Ora to headline free Brooklyn concert as Wimbledon’s ‘The Hill in New York’ returns

By Olivia Seaman

Rider first opened on 8th Avenue in Park Slope (left) under the leadership of Alma Lacour (right).

AMNY

Park Slope gift shop Rider expands reach with addition of e-commerce site

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Caribbean Life

Trump again threatens travel restrictions for Caribbean nationals

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Arts & Entertainment

Still we rise: Celebrate Black liberation and joy at Juneteenth events across Brooklyn

By Sofie Kato

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Frankly unbeatable: Joey Chestnut to return to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

By Olivia Seaman

NY: Brooklyn celebrates Pride

Park Slope

Brooklyn Pride parade kicks off after rain tapers, draws thousands on Fifth Avenue

By Dashiell Allen

group of people people pose in front of verdi cannabis dispensary

Park Slope

Father and son bring Verdi Cannabis to Park Slope, turning family loss Into legacy

By Gabriele Holtermann

More from Around New York

“Winter Kept Us Warm," directed by David Secter, opens June 21 at the Metrograph.

Q&A: Director David Sector on remastered ‘Winter Kept Us Warm’

West Indies' Hayley Matthews in action against England in the Women's T20 International at the St Lawrence Ground, Kent, Britain on May 21, 2025

Guyana to host 2025 Women’s CPL

Pick Your Own Farms

New York Family

The Ultimate Guide to Pick-Your-Own Farms

court officers standing at the Manhattan criminal courthouse where a stabbing recently took place

Suspect behind Manhattan Criminal Court stabbing held without bail: DA