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‘Welcome to spring’: Crowds return to Coney Island as iconic amusement parks open for 2026

Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price

Bay Ridge Art Walk

Arts & Entertainment

‘Embrace Winter’: 14th annual Bay Ridge Art Walk draws crowds to Third Avenue

By Olivia Seaman

NY: Maimonides Colon Cancer Doc

Health

‘We have to educate ourselves’: Brooklyn doctors spotlight rising colon cancer in under-50s

By Gabriele Holtermann

An elderly Brooklyn man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Woodside on Sunday, March 29, police said.

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Brooklyn man, 75, killed after crashing SUV on Long Island Expressway in Woodside: NYPD

Police at scene in Brooklyn where man was shot dead

AMNY

Brooklyn cops seek person of interest after man shot dead near home in broad daylight

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News

Community frustration grows over Metropolitan Recreation Center closure in Williamsburg

By Brennan LaBrie

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AMNY

Man throws feces, pages from Quran at mosque in Brooklyn: cops

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AMNY

How many of the newest NYC subway trains will have open gangways? MTA says that depends on numerous challenges

Police officers carry the body of Major Sorffly Davius into the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn on March 27, 2026 for his funeral service.

AMNY

Major Sorffly Davius, NYPD officer who died while deployed in Kuwait, mourned at Brooklyn funeral

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Lidl brings affordable European groceries to Crown Heights with fourth Brooklyn store opening

By Anna Bradley-Smith & Cate Corcoran

Arts & Entertainment

Bronx-born, Brooklyn-based Pulitzer winner John Patrick Shanley debuts new play in NYC

By Claude Solnik

Carrie Woerner

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Racing and Wagering, Assembly Member Carrie Woerner

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AMNY

Brooklyn shooting: Cops seek three suspects after 9-year-old boy wounded hours after top cop’s visit to community

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AMNY

NYC Council passes protest buffer zone bills, sending them to Mayor Mamdani’s desk

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Endangered African penguin chick makes his debut at Coney’s New York Aquarium

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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AMNY

Mamdani-era rent board opens with report showing landlord income gains, immediate debate over the full picture

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Business

Strong Rope Brewery to close Gowanus location, Forever Homebrewing to move in

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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A family’s legacy keeps the Wonder Wheel turning, year after year

By Erica Price

Sandy Nurse

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Sandy Nurse

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn Children’s Museum to host global Eid festival celebrating culture, community on March 28

By Olivia Seaman

More from Around New York

Ashley Ryan organized The Doll Walk.

Marchers gather for The Doll Walk to mark Transgender Day of Visibility

Attendees participate in a Pilates session during IYKYK Collective’s second annual Women’s Wellness Day, celebrating International Women’s Month.

Inside IYKYK Collective’s Women’s Wellness Day: A celebration of connection, care and community

Mom and kids getting free tree, Get a Free Tree in NYC This Spring: 3,750 Trees Up for Grabs

New York Family

Get a Free Tree in NYC This Spring: 3,750 Trees Up for Grabs

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on sentencing of Donald Trump

Ex-Buildings Department supervisor indicted for taking over $75,000 in bribes, overlooking serious safety violations: DA Bragg