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84th Precinct: Air conditioner con man caught red-handed

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Arts & Entertainment

Atlantic Terminal rolls out free summer fest to celebrate 20 years in Brooklyn

By Olivia Seaman

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Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 33

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Police search for man who groped two women in Downtown Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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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Drag artist Marti Gould Cummings cheers on while a young helper paints the crosswalk.

Rainbow crosswalk painted at Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South

Dancers entertained the large crowd at the 2024 Folk Festival at the Old Boys High School grounds, at 746 Rutland Rd., Brooklyn.

Guyana Cultural Association NY marks 25th Anniversary with Summer–Fall cultural series

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New York Family

NYC Public Pools Are Now Open for the Summer Season!

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Yankees turn into Bash Brothers as Judge, Chisholm hit homers to crush the Athletics