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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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Flatbush

‘Gentrification at its best’: Mike’s Pizza among eight Flatbush stores forced to close by landlord

By Adam Daly

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News

State to invest $750M in capital funding at beleaguered SUNY Downstate based on report by new advisory board

By Kirstyn Brendlen

News

Frozen hydrants, freezing temps challenge firefighters in Flatbush rescue

By Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn dollar van driver shot scene

AMNY

Brooklyn dollar van driver shot and killed, allegedly by competitor, in deadly dispute: cops

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Politics

Community comes together for annual Thanksgiving luncheon at Kings Theatre

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Police units at scene of deadly Brooklyn shooting

AMNY

Brooklyn man shot dead in hail of bullets near clothing store: cops

Health

Ditmas Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrates community with vibrant carnival block party

By Brooklyn Paper

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Flatbush

Flatbush named one of the ‘coolest neighborhoods’ in the world by Time Out

By Adam Daly

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Affordable housing lottery opens for new 13-story Flatbush development with 44 ‘truly affordable’ units

By Anna Bradley-Smith

NY: Tenants Demand Landlord Fix over 500 Violations

Flatbush

Flatbush tenants demand action on hazardous housing violations, call for compensation

By Gabriele Holtermann

Life of Hope grows non-profit services with a new Flatbush center.

Flatbush

‘A transformative chapter’: Haitian non-profit Life of Hope expands to new Flatbush center

By Jada Camille

A B41 bus picks up passengers at Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

AMNY

Activists, labor push for expanded bus lane along Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue

Police at scene where Brooklyn man was shot dead

AMNY

Brooklyn shooting victim identified as cops continue search for killer

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Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly attempting to run down men outside Flatbush yeshiva

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Police at scene of Brooklyn shooting

AMNY

Brooklyn woman shot at bus stop as probe continues into deadly weekend shootings

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn Diocese to close two Catholic elementary schools due to falling enrollment and poor financials

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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FDNY makes first lithium-ion battery arrest at Flatbush bike shop

By Dean Moses & Brooklyn Paper staff

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19-year-old man wounded in Flatbush shooting, cops seeking gunman who fled into subway station

By Lloyd Mitchell

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Flatbush

For the girls! Fans celebrated Women’s History Month at Leading Ladies concert at Kings Theatre

By Jada Camille

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The Rainbow Flag and American Flag at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 13.

Rainbow Flag continues to fly at Stonewall National Monument after defiant re-raising ceremony

Walter T. Mosely, Lenny Singletary and Mae Thomas.

Brooklyn civic leader Mae Thomas, 108, remembered as Bed-Stuy mainstay

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New York Family

NYC Revolutionary Trail Launches June 2026: A Free AR Walking Tour for Families

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2026 Olympics: USA hockey looks to stay sharp vs. Denmark