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City improves safety at over 1,000 intersections in 2022

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‘Daylighting’ savings time in NYC: DOT to redesign intersections to limit vehicle parking and improve cyclist safety

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Ranked-choice voting: A refresher on how the system works ahead of the June 24 primary in NYC

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Red Hook

Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook defies odds, recognized for inspiring disaster comeback

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Twenty-one Brooklyn eateries named to New York Times’ 100 Best Restaurants list

By Olivia Seaman

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Elections aren’t enough: Democracy, elections, and a Twin Peaks reference

By Mike Racioppo

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Flatbush

More pools are coming. Is that enough to save Brooklyn’s children from drowning?

By Brennan LaBrie

District 41

Bedford-Stuyvesant

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates for City Council District 41

By Max Levine Murray

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg attend a campaign event in Chattanooga

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic frontrunner Cuomo nabs support from former Mayor Mike Bloomberg

Immigrant in elevator after being arrested by ICE agents in Lower Manhattan court

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Gone in 30 seconds: Frantic scenes in Lower Manhattan as ICE agents apprehend immigrants attending court hearings

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Bushwick

Bushwick affordable housing lottery, with rents starting at $994, closes soon

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn’s Radical Faeries plan first-ever ‘gatherette’ to celebrate queer joy and connection

By Olivia Seaman

Promotional flyer for “We Outside.”

Caribbean Life

51 ARTS hosts ‘We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, Vol. III’

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Arts & Entertainment

Boogie on the basketball court: Brooklynettes dance team to host open auditions on June 28

By Jada Camille

candidates for council district 38 primaries

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates for Brooklyn’s City Council District 38

By Max Levine Murray

police are searching for a man they say groped multiple women in downtown brooklyn

Downtown

Police search for man who groped two women in Downtown Brooklyn

By Kirstyn Brendlen

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

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New York on the cusp of allowing medical aid in helping terminally ill die as state Senate sends controversial bill to Hochul’s desk

four people at a podium in NYC during press conference about immigration protests

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ICE raids unrest: ‘We will not allow violence,’ Mayor Adams warns while encouraging peaceful protests in NYC

Masked ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

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‘Living hell’: ICE presence at Manhattan immigration court fueling fear and anger among lawyers and visitors alike

SUNY Downstate

Hospitals in Crisis

To save cash-strapped SUNY Downstate, advisory board recommends expanding services with massive state investment

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Andrew Cuomo speaking in mayor's race

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NYC Mayor’s Race: CFB awards Cuomo chunk of public funds it withheld over preliminary findings of illegal coordination with Super PAC

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Vybz Kartel’s hype man MC Nuffy signs NJ reggae artist to exclusive booking deal

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Subway surfing: MTA teams up with BMX pro Nigel Sylvester to urge youths to ride safely at all times