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NY: Spot the Robot Dog goes Construction

Meet Spot: Robot dog helps build Brooklyn’s newest skyscraper

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Arts & Entertainment

Planet Brooklyn, a two-day ‘first of its kind’ music festival, is coming in August

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Cops say man arrested for urinating in Downtown Brooklyn subway station was carrying two guns, ammo

By Dean Moses

News

‘A truly historic moment’: Bishop Brennan reflects on American Pope at Brooklyn mass

By Adam Daly

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News

Kings County Supreme Court celebrates unity of Constitution during national Law Day

By Max Parrott

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84th Precinct: Office thief snatches laptops

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84th Precinct: Airpods snatched on street

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News

Man dies in custody at Brooklyn Criminal Court after hearings delayed multiple times

By Robert Pozarycki

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Arts & Entertainment

Behind the picket line: Filmmakers document Alamo Drafthouse workers’ battle for better pay

By Regina Martinez

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Arts & Entertainment

‘At a Time Like This’: UrbanGlass exhibition inspires human connection in Downtown Brooklyn

By Lauren Rapp

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Business

‘Forget the Alamo’: Cinema workers continue to strike against layoffs of 70 employees in Brooklyn and Manhattan

By Adam Daly

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Thief steals $1.5M of jewelry from Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s, drops it all while fleeing

By Dean Moses & Brooklyn Paper

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Trace/s’ exhibit connects Brooklyn’s 150-year history of slavery to living relatives

By Lauren Rapp

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Downtown

NYU researchers create virtual ‘twin’ of Downtown Brooklyn to improve emergency response times

By Adam Daly

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Arts & Entertainment

L10 Arts and Cultural Center, first-of-its-kind creative hub, opens in Downtown Brooklyn

By Lauren Rapp

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News

‘We are not just files’: 115 new sexual assault lawsuits filed against juvenile detention centers in New York City

By Lauren Rapp

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Food & Drink

From farm to cup: How Devoción delivers the freshest Colombian coffee in Brooklyn

By Lauren Rapp

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Business

Macy’s to close Brooklyn’s Fulton Street flagship and Sheepshead Bay Backstage as part of nationwide cutbacks

By Adam Daly

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84th Precinct: New Year’s Nightmare

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News

Brooklyn secures two major landmarks in 2024, despite a slow year for designations

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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