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Greenpoint

City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Greenpoint, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Fire burns through multiple Brownsville businesses, rattling locals

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

The Brighton Beach Pride March proceeds from Coney Island to the east along the Riegelmann Boardwalk on May 21, 2023.

Gay City News

Brighton Beach Pride, under rebranded leadership, set for May 10

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Brooklyn intersection during the day with cars parked on the street

AMNY

101-year-old woman dies after collision involving unlicensed driver in Brooklyn

Attorney General Letitia James touts Speaker Adams for mayor

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: AG James, union leaders pitch Speaker Adams as best candidate to take on Trump, stop Cuomo

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Arts & Entertainment

New Prospect Park sculpture “Monuments to Motherhood” celebrates caregivers

By Gabriele Holtermann

rent

QNS

NYC rent up 18% since COVID-19, with 5.6% rise in Q1 2025 alone: report

comptroller

QNS

Brannan earns support from Southeast Queens lawmakers ahead of comptroller primary

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QNS

Brooklyn motorist killed in single-vehicle crash on Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park: NYPD

Affordable housing in Brooklyn

AMNY

NYC’s Housing Crisis: How can NYC provide more affordable housing? Let us count the ways

Frankie Fest honors the life of local musician Frankie Maddox Rex (top left corner, and far right) of the band The FMs.

AMNY

Frankie Fest returns to Brooklyn with bigger celebration honoring memory of local musician

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Bushwick

Cassette tapes make a comeback at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick on April 27

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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East Flatbush stabbing near school sends woman to hospital, police seek suspect

By Lloyd Mitchell

Mayor Adams entering court amid federal corruption case

AMNY

Three more federal prosecutors tied to Mayor Adams’ dismissed corruption case resign from Trump Justice Department

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

By Gabriele Holtermann

A cocaine dealer admitting delivering drugs to the Hamptons (DEA)

Dan’s Papers

Brooklyn man admits to running Hamptons cocaine delivery service

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about 2025 Mayor's Race

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams accuses Council Speaker of using policy spats as springboard to challenge him

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Grave work: Students learn masonry by restoring Green-Wood’s monuments

By Susan De Vries

Participants at the Feb. 23, 2025 rally in Central Park proudly waved Israeli flags and carried posters with the pictures, names, and ages of the hostages still in Hamas captivity.

AMNY

New York leads the nation in reported antisemitic incidents in 2024: ADL

Police at Brooklyn shooting scene

AMNY

Brooklyn man shot during early-morning robbery attempt: cops

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The Brighton Beach Pride March proceeds from Coney Island to the east along the Riegelmann Boardwalk on May 21, 2023.

Brighton Beach Pride, under rebranded leadership, set for May 10

Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Nov. 2, 2021.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Events 2023

New York Family

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025: Fun Events in NYC and Westchester

Family of Bronx girl slain in shootout heads to court

‘A profound tragedy’: Teens sentenced in Bronx for killing 11-year-old Kyhara Tay with stray bullet during shootout