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Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn artist transforms drab Fifth Avenue planters into vibrant works of art

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

After 2 deaths at Brooklyn Half Marathon, ECMO resuscitation device will be placed at finish line

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: The Great Israeli Real Estate Event Protest

Midwood

Dueling protests erupt in Midwood over controversial Israeli real estate expo

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

Fair Fares: There are plenty of plans to expand transit discount program. But will Mamdani adopt any of them?

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News

RBC Brooklyn Half runners bring stories of resilience, grief and survival to the 13.1 mile race

By Olivia Seaman

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AMNY

NY-10 Primary: Goldman hopes recent Council race shows limits of Mamdani’s influence in race

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AMNY

Subway service changes: MTA adds more trips, shifts arrival times on four numbered lines starting May 18

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AMNY

Coney Island-based gang cuffed for year of shootings and mayhem across Brooklyn: ‘These men were ready for war’

Brooklyn Bridge Park Celebrates 15 Years with Full Summer Lineup of Free and Low-Cost Events

New York Family

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Free Summer Movies, Kayaking & Festivals Return for 2026

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Brooklyn Methodist nurses rally for fair contract, safe staffing, workplace violence protections

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Elderly Brooklyn parolee found guilty of murdering, dismembering woman in East New York

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Historic Bed-Stuy mansion and Paul Robeson Theater hit market for $8.25M amid family feud

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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AMNY

New Yorkers rally in Brooklyn to demand the city dedicate more ‘green’ for NYC parks

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AMNY

World Cup experience: Mamdani admin closing off streets outside 50 NYC schools for ‘Soccer Streets’ events

Community envisions green future for McCarren Park’s asphalt lot

By Brennan LaBrie

LIRR train passing over brick overpass in Laurelton, Queens

AMNY

LIRR strike threat: Unions, MTA offer different takes on state of contract talks a week before possible walkout

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Meet the Brooklyn Heights parrot who sings disco in the shower and survived a serious health scare

By Olivia Seaman

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News

Motherhood in motion: Three Brooklyn women on balancing kids, careers and community

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

NYC board opens door to Mamdani rent freeze, but also leaves rent hikes on the table in preliminary vote

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News

Crown Heights tenants sue landlord for allegedly de-stabilizing apartments after fake renovations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Jason Collins at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center on June 28.

Jason Collins, NBA’s first out gay NBA player, dies at 47

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New York Family

Best Strawberry Picking Spots on Long Island for Families This Spring

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AJ Ewing dazzles in MLB debut, Mets down Tigers 10-2