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Gowanus

City unveils $24M sanitation facility in Gowanus, advances long-delayed CSO tank construction

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Fair Fares Canvass – Sunset Park

Fare fight: Transit advocates push for expansion of Fair Fares program at Sunset Park subway station

By Gabriele Holtermann

East New York Fire

Dual early morning fires break out within minutes in East New York, FDNY responds

By Olivia Seaman

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Bronx Times

Black women bookstore owners gather at The Lit Bar to celebrate their inaugural bookstore crawl

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Gowanus unveils packed 2026 season, from Venice-themed gala to Pride art show

By Gabriele Holtermann

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joined Mayor Mamdani on day 9 of the nurses strike.

AMNY

Bernie Sanders wades into NY-7 race to back Mamdani’s pick to replace Velázquez

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From happy hours to orchestra concerts, Brooklyn Museum unveils April lineup of community programming

By Olivia Seaman

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AMNY

TWU’s 2-person subway train crew bill would derail progress, good government and business groups tell state pols

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AMNY

Brooklyn baby shooting: Suspected gunman who fired fatal bullet from moped booked for murder of 7-month-old girl

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15 people hospitalized, at least 5 displaced after Brownsville fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Arts & Entertainment

Late-night laughs: Stand-up comedy returns to Williamsburg’s Kellogg’s Diner after yearlong hiatus

By Isabella Appell

Gerritsen Beach

A promise kept: Gerritsen Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade marks 16 years of community pride

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Grandmother of Brooklyn baby killed in shooting mourns in apartment building hallway

AMNY

Brooklyn community devastated after shooting death of 7-month-old girl: ‘She was just starting to take her first steps’

Crystal Hudson

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Crystal Hudson

Amazon has donated 50 million pounds of food to City Harvest.

AMNY

Amazon donates 50 millionth pound of food to City Harvest

City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaking about New York City budget

AMNY

Op-Ed | A responsible path forward for New York City’s budget

AMNY

Brooklyn homeless shelter battle enters new phase as Mamdani advances delayed project

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Landlords in the Crosshairs

7-month-old baby shot and killed in Williamsburg while on walk with parents

By Dean Moses & Robert Pozarycki

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Two firefighters injured, 12 people displaced by Flatbush house fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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