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NY: Verdi Cannabis Opening

Park Slope

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

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Brooklyn celebrates Pride

Park Slope

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

By Dashiell Allen

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

By Olivia Seaman

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PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | The job is to govern, not grandstand

Scene of Brooklyn crash involving cop car

AMNY

Driver crashes into police car in Brooklyn, leaving two cops seriously injured

bedford avenue bike lane

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Mayor Eric Adams, DOT to remove part of Bedford Avenue protected bike lane

By Kirstyn Brendlen

candidates for district 36

Bedford-Stuyvesant

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 36

By Kirstyn Brendlen

whisk & whiskey owners

Park Slope

‘We haven’t looked back’: Park Slope’s Whisk & Whiskey celebrates four years of heritage and hospitality

By Olivia Seaman

district 33 candidates

Bedford-Stuyvesant

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 33

By Kirstyn Brendlen

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | The City Council took away my last reliable wage, now they’re after my new one

fire in east new york

Two-alarm house fire displaces 8 people in East New York

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Tony Award winner Kara Young.

Caribbean Life

Broadway celebrates free Juneteenth concert

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Politics

Who’s running, where to vote, and more: Brooklyn’s guide to the 2025 Primary Election

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Cuomo, Mamdani and Lander speak at debate in mayor's race

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo and Mamdani come under fire in final debate ahead of primary

Brad Lander with copy of New York Times endorsement in primary race

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Lander says primary is a 3-way contest after getting support of NY Times-convened panel

candidates for council district 46

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 46

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

candidates for district 48

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 48

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Ballot boxes in a episcopal church in New York

PoliticsNY

Things to Know for the 2025 Primary Elections

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Bay Ridge

‘Blue subway’: New bill seeks to restore Staten Island-Brooklyn ferry service

By Olivia Seaman

fire at bushwick NYPD parking lot

Bushwick

Police cars burn in suspected arson at Bushwick NYPD parking lot

By Dean Moses

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Tens of thousands made their way to Park Slope for the 29th edition of Brooklyn Pride.

Tens of thousands join Brooklyn Pride’s exuberant twilight march

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo at the Democratic mayoral Forum on the Black Agenda held at Medgar Evers College on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Former upstate champion seeks downstate approval

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New York Family

New CDC Measles Guidance Could Affect Your Child’s Summer Camp Plans This Year

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Manhattan court officers stabbed and wounded in courthouse attack; suspect in custody