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Coney Island History Project

Coney Island History Project kicks off summer season with two new exhibits exploring urban change and streetscapes

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Carroll Gardens

Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani asks supporters to donate to opponent Speaker Adams in bid to block Cuomo

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Brooklyn man indicted for fatal stabbing of Flushing sex worker in 2022: DA

Scene of Brooklyn stabbing

AMNY

Security guard questioned in stabbing at Brooklyn event venue that left man critically injured

Officers canvas Highland Park in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn following a shooting on Sunday, May 18.

AMNY

Brooklyn park shooting leaves two men wounded amid a weekend of gun violence in borough

woman speaking at a podium during a rally for better bus service in Brooklyn

AMNY

Brooklyn bus service rally goes political as NYC mayoral candidates slam Adams, Cuomo over slow service for New Yorkers

rescue workers at the scene of a ship crash into Brooklyn Bridge.

AMNY

Brooklyn Bridge ship crash: 2 sailors now dead as investigation into how tragic collision occurred continues

Detectives investigate a deadly double shooting on New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn on May 17, 2025.

AMNY

Brooklyn double shooting leaves 18-year-old man dead, woman injured – and suspects at large

Duane Reade pharmacy in Brooklyn closing this spring

AMNY

Two Duane Reade shops in Brooklyn and Manhattan closing this spring due to pharmacy chain cutbacks

NY: The Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair

BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn May 16-18

By Brooklyn Paper

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A new name for the Third Avenue Bridge

NY: Digital Day at BPL

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Brooklyn Public Library launches Digital Discovery Day to boost tech skills at Bed-Stuy branch

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates in South Brooklyn’s District 47 Council contest

By Abbie Greenbaum

A fire in a two story Brooklyn house left three people with minor injuries on Friday, May 16.

AMNY

FDNY takes down first floor fire in Brooklyn home

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Walk this way: Bed-Stuy street tour digs into local history and architecture

By Susan De Vries

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‘That’s really low’: Brooklyn arts orgs scramble for funding after NEA abruptly cancels grants

By Kirstyn Brendlen

shalom dragon festival

‘Shalom Dragon’ festival celebrates Asian and Jewish cultures

By Gabriele Holtermann

hannibal buress at new venue isola brooklyn

Hannibal Buress opens new venue, Isola Brooklyn, in former Knitting Factory space

By Gabe Friedman

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6 million applicants for 10,000 units: Housing lottery leaves out New Yorkers most in need

By Shane O’Brien

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Walkers move along during the 40th annual AIDS Walk New York.

40th annual AIDS Walk New York brings in nearly $2 million

Grenadian professors: Dr. Paul Clement, right, and Prof. Martin Felix.

Reparations must be Grenadian-led, Caribbean Studies coordinator asserts

Free Family Activities at South Street Seaport Museum This June

New York Family

Free Family Activities at South Street Seaport Museum This June

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani asks supporters to donate to opponent Speaker Adams in bid to block Cuomo