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Kids & Education

Off Da Beaten Path: Brooklyn educator builds global movement around the power of choice

By Olivia Seaman

Gowanus Mural Unveiling

Gowanus

‘The Heartbeat of Gowanus’: New Groundswell mural honors neighborhood’s past, present and future

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

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Historic Linotype factory buildings in Clinton Hill to become residential and retail space

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Latest News

Police officer enters building in Brooklyn where shooting occurred

AMNY

Brooklyn shooting at apartment building leaves woman seriously wounded

candidates for nYC mayor on debate stage

AMNY

Candidates for NYC mayor, other city offices to square off in general election debates in October

New York City Mayor Eric Adams New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan today announced three major milestones in their efforts to fight rats and deliver a cleaner city to all New Yorkers.

Opinion

Op-Ed | From the mean streets to clean streets: A cleaner city for all New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams

mamdani at make mcguinness boulevard safe rally

Greenpoint

‘Now is the time’: Locals demand full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard after bribery allegations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

dumbo supportive housing site

DUMBO

Man found dead with head trauma at Dumbo supportive housing site

By Adam Daly

Mayor Adams in sunglasses on steps of city hall with business owners

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Is recently 5-time indicted ex-Adams aide still volunteering on his reelection bid? He won’t say

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News

‘Dipping Into Reading’: Brooklyn Public Library brings free books and Icees to local pools this week

By Olivia Seaman

battle of brooklyn reenactors

Greenwood Heights

Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: Green-Wood Cemetery commemorates the Battle of Brooklyn

By Gabriele Holtermann

7th avenue subway station

Prospect Heights

Cops search for man who allegedly grabbed teen’s rear at Prospect Heights subway station

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Lester Chang

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Lester Chang

a NYC bus approaches a bus stop

AMNY

Multiple people injured after MTA bus crash in Canarsie

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani posts strong general election fundraising haul, while Cuomo and Adams lag behind

AMNY

Mayor Adams says ‘hell no’ to stepping down amid latest bribery charges against ex-top aides

NY: 17th Annual Soap Box Derby

BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn Aug. 22-24

By Brooklyn Paper

NY: Woodhull Hospital Groundbreaking of Labor and Birthing Suite

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Brooklyn Beep, Woodhull Hospital break ground on $20M birthing suite upgrade

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Green-Wood Cemetery’s new visitor center nears completion

By Susan De Vries

Things To Do With the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

New York Family

Things to do this weekend with the kids in NYC

More from Around New York

Saint George Ukrainian Catholic Church, in New York City, is seen on August 15, 2025.

Less than half of LGBTQ Americans are religious: Pew

West Indies' Jomel Warrican (L) plays a shot during the first day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Jan. 25, 2025.

CWI unveils bold vision for Americas Cricket At ICC conference in Singapore

Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Long Island

New York Family

15 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Long Island

Gov. Hochul speaks in Harlem Tuesday morning, announcing that NYC has seen a 12% drop in retail theft over the last year

Hochul defends bail laws, says judges need to ‘step up’ amid Trump’s threats of funding cuts in executive order