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‘More is more’: This year’s Dyker Heights Christmas Lights dazzle, putting visitors in the holiday spirit

By Gabriele Holtermann & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

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Detectives probe deadly stabbing outside Flatbush restaurant

By Lloyd Mitchell

"Tenants Not Tourists" launch their coalition and fight against the newly introduced Into 1107 bill which would change laws around short term rentals in New York City.

AMNY

‘Tenants not tourists’: Debate rages over NYC bill to change short-term rental legislation, expand Airbnb offerings

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Bronx Times

Mayor unveils program to address violent crime on 10 targeted NYC blocks

Gov. Kathy Hochul announces stimulus check plan

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Hochul proposes giving New Yorkers one-time stimulus checks to offset cost of inflation

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Downtown

Decade of joy: Downtown Brooklyn Santa brings smiles to ICL families

By Gabriele Holtermann

Suspects who allegedly vandalized an F train Brooklyn.

AMNY

Vandals plastered Brooklyn F train with protest posters possibly tied to Daniel Penny trial and Jordan Neely’s death

Israeli hostage Tal Chaimi

AMNY

Bring them home: Presenting the stories of the Oct. 7 hostages

Intersection in Midwood in Brooklyn where a fatal collision occurred

AMNY

Man killed in speeding, wrong-way car crash in Brooklyn: cops

New image of Midtown assassin in cab

AMNY

Midtown assassin: NYPD releases new images of suspect, continues evidence hunt in Central Park

Face of Midtown assassin

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Midtown assassin: NYPD retraces steps of gunman who executed healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, recover backpack in Central Park

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City’s first community-led solar power initiative coming to Brooklyn Army Terminal

By Adam Daly

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QNS

Several lucky New Yorkers win big in Powerball and Take 5 drawings this week

Yolanda Campbell cries out for her son a day after he was killed in a police involved shooting at Utica Avenue and Park Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on December 5.

AMNY

Mother of man shot in Brooklyn police chase, advocates call for release of body cam footage after fatal incident

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News

Op-ed | Why our community should be excited about the Capital One-Discover merger

By J.P. Taylor

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Sports

Home-court advantage: Brooklyn Chamber to celebrate Liberty’s win and local business leaders at Winter Gala

By Jonathan Mak

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Affordable housing lottery opens for East New York’s Empire State Dairy redevelopment

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Caribbean Life

Bahamas, TCI, Grenada say no to Trump deportee plans

The renovated playground now offers new play equipment suitable for children of all ages and abilities, including a toddler playhouse, two swing sets, and painted games.

Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge’s Vinland Playground reopens after $3.4 million makeover

By Adam Daly

Mayor Eric Adams announces City of Yes passage

AMNY

City of Yes zoning plan to boost housing growth narrowly passes City Council

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Sharon D Clarke (Lady Bracknell) and Ncuti Gatwa (Algernon) in "The Importance of Being Earnest."

The importance of being gay: National Theatre delivers on a Wilde classic

Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime addresses the audience after taking office as the nation's new interim leader, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Nov. 11, 2024.

Caribbean RoundUp

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New York Family

Mocha Mousse: Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year Is the Perfect Color for Parents & Kids Alike

Suspected Midtown assassin Luigi Mangione

MIDTOWN ASSASSIN: Suspect Luigi Mangione shook when Pennsylvania cops asked if he had ‘been to New York recently,’ court docs say