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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

Kids & Education

St. Francis College dedicates chapel to former chancellor Frank J. Macchiarola

By Lauren Rapp

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84th Precinct: Loaves and stitches

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Stranded for hours: Downtown Brooklyn subway power outage exposes MTA challenges

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Kids & Education

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

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Tree Lighting Ceremony

Arts & Entertainment

Fulton Mall shines bright with annual tree lighting and holiday celebration

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Happy Munkey Opens in Fulton Mall

Leaves of Grass

‘Breaking glass ceilings’: Happy Munkey opens Fulton Mall’s first legal cannabis dispensary

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Candidates speak during an LGBTQ mayoral forum at The Church of the Village on March 27.

LGBTQ Democratic clubs roll out primary endorsements for mayor and other races

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Brooklyn native Denis Weekes shows kindness to his community through love of cooking

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11 Great Long Island Carnivals, Festivals, and Fairs May 2025

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Brooklyn cops shoot and kill driver after he strikes lieutenant with vehicle, NYPD says