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man with trophy is crowned winner of the 3A division of the Us National Yoyo Championships

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn yo-yo champion spins his way to national title after 13-year journey

By Olivia Seaman

NY: Saturday Night Fever Bench Plaque

Bay Ridge

A bench for ‘Brooklyn dreamers’: Bay Ridge artist marks iconic ‘Saturday Night Fever’ spot

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Red Hook

‘It’s not a realistic thing’: Lengthy Red Hook Pool closure leaves residents frustrated

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Latest News

NY: Lucky Charlie

Bushwick

Lucky Charlie brings old-school coal-oven pizza to Bushwick

By Gabriele Holtermann & Sofie Kato

Mayor Eric Adams speaks announces new social services hub in Brooklyn

AMNY

Every Block Counts: NYC expands targeted crime-reduction program to all five boroughs

Man with beard and suit talking into microphone

AMNY

Mamdani clarifies stance on ‘globalize the intifada,’ says distance between phrase’s intent and reception is ‘bridge too far’

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn July 18-20

By Brooklyn Paper

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Caribbean Life

Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away

vickie paladino council member

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Partner of slain Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson calls for ethics probe into Council Member’s online attacks

By Adam Daly

people celebrating ribbon cutting at russell pedersen playground

Bay Ridge

Revamped Russell Pedersen Playground in Bay Ridge reopens with ribbon-cutting

By Gabriele Holtermann

parents stand outside p.s. 176 protesting asbestos issues

‘We want answers’: Parents protest over asbestos fears at P.S. 176 in Dyker Heights

By Megan McGibney

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Where to eat in Brooklyn for NYC Restaurant Week 2025

By Olivia Seaman

Detectives investigate shot fired at DeKalb Avenue and Bedford Avenue.

AMNY

Police investigating shots that rang out in Brooklyn

Pryce Taylor

Sports

Pryce Taylor, Brooklyn heavyweight, is about as unconventional as boxers get

by Miles Bolton

people dancing at our wicked lady

After 10 years, Our Wicked Lady to close permanently on July 21

By Kirstyn Brendlen

ferry near brooklyn bridge

Bay Ridge

Proposed changes to NYC Ferry routes would connect Bay Ridge and Staten Island; affect stops in other waterfront nabes

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Mayor Eric Adams smiling and wearing suit as he walks near glass door

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams raises $1.5M over past month, on heels of CFB again denying him public funds

brooklyn marine terminal

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal process isn’t perfect. That doesn’t mean we should give up on it

By state Sen. Andrew Gounardes

Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner in September 2024, a role he now claims in a federal lawsuit was undermined by systemic corruption and political interference

AMNY

Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’

Primary day man at polls

AMNY

Op-ed | What we need now is more democracy, not less, with open primaries

More from Around New York

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.

Federal government restores $6.2 million in funding for LGBTQ non-profits

Mayor Eric Adams at the podium.

Adams expands ‘Schoolyards to Playgrounds’ program

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

New York Family

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

Eric Adams stands with several individuals in front of Chinese dragon dancers.

‘AAPI for Mayor Adams’: Adams campaigns in Chinatown, earns support from local leaders