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Health

‘Where’s the money?’: Nurses at The Brooklyn Hospital Center demand CEO permanently restore health insurance

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gowanus waterfront gains brewery, wine shop and family design studio at 420 Carroll

By Olivia Seaman

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Kids & Education

Summit Academy Charter School hosts inaugural Maker Faire in Red Hook

By Gabriele Holtermann

Latest News

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News

‘A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot’ screens in Greenpoint March 22 with Bechdel Project

By Olivia Seaman

MTA Chair testifies at hearing over Mamdani proposal for fare-free buses

AMNY

Offsides at City Hall? MTA boss says he wasn’t approached about Mamdani’s reported World Cup fare free bus pilot pitch

Mayor Mamdani speaks before St. Patrick's Day Parade

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks first St. Patrick’s Day by seeking to reset stance on Irish unification, and Catholic ties

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From Kyiv to Brighton: Twin Hot Dogs brings a beloved gas station snack home to Brooklyn

By Emma Delahanty

Prospect Park

Prospect Park’s Vale set for $37.5M transformation in largest upgrade in over a decade

By Olivia Seaman

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AMNY

Coney Island Film School to host first-ever student film festival this weekend in Brooklyn

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News

After 19 years in prison, Brooklyn man cleared in robbery case after DA review

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

A letter from our founder and president, Victoria Schneps

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at function celebrating Irish heritage ahead of St. Patrick's Day

AMNY

After Mamdani’s Irish unity dodge, a labor ally says St. Patrick’s Day will begin with a history lesson

Mayor Mamdani and people announce reduction of speed limit near public schools

AMNY

School slowdown: NYC to drop speed limit to 15mph in 800 school zones by end of year, Mamdani pledges

AMNY

Out of order: Transit workers union, disability advocates sue MTA over temporary subway station booth closures

News

Van slams into Old Mill Basin funeral home after chain-reaction crash

By Dean Moses

Tamaleria La Madrina

Crown Heights spot Tamaleria La Madrina brings 100+ year-old recipes to Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Looking for Terry’ exhibition examines stop-and-frisk history and reclaims Black identity in Bed-Stuy

By Elijah Megginson

NY: Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Park Slope celebrates Irish Pride at Brooklyn’s 51st St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

Slew of unrelated residential fires leave 7 injured, several displaced across Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Shahana Hanif

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