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BP Reynoso launches $50,000 fund to support community baby showers for new parents

By Jada Camille

Person paying for summer food in New York

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New York state is doling out nearly $200M in summer food assistance to families with children: Gov. Hochul

NYC crime: Brooklyn detectives investigate shooting scene

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NYC crime: July sees overall felonies drop, though murder rate ticks upward

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Op-Ed | Mandatory A/C mandate complicates climate change goals

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Man arrested for fatal shootings in Clinton Hill as city boosts security at migrant shelters

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and a task force of law enforcement performed a victory lap in the Bronx Wednesday, announcing that over 750 illegal smoke shops across the five boroughs have been shuttered.

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‘Padlock to Protect’ shuts down more than 750 illegal cannabis vendors citywide: Mayor Adams

NY: T.E.A.L. Ovarian Community Center

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BP Reynoso tours T.E.A.L. community center ahead of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

By Gabriele Holtermann

City Comptroller Brad Lander.

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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joins 2025 Democratic primary against Mayor Adams

NY: CABS Health Network Ribbon cutting

Bedford-Stuyvesant

CABS Health Network cuts ribbon on new headquarters in Bed-Stuy’s Pfizer Building

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Eric Adams is looking to create an army of rat catchers through a new program dubbed the “Rat Pack."

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NYC rolls out ‘Rat Pack’ to help keep rodents away ‘on the street where you live’

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds during a campaign event at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent Alban

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Brooklyn’s Schumer and Jeffries endorse Kamala Harris’ presidential bid

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Politics

Brooklyn Public Library curates list of books ‘to contextualize this week in politics’ amidst chaotic election cycle

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Biden bows out: Brooklynites react to presidential withdrawal

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Jeffries secures $1M for safer streets around Brownsville schools

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Politics

Brooklyn Dems see Joe Biden ending reelection bid as ‘passing the torch’

By Ben Brachfeld

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Gravesend

Mayor holds back on condemnation after Council Member Susan Zhuang’s arrest for alleged assault on NYPD officer

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Commuters on crowded L train subway station during subway week of hell

AMNY

Week of Hell: NYC subway riders face commuting woes amid sweltering heat wave

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NYC will start rolling out AI metal detectors in subways over ‘next few days,’ Adams says

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Gravesend

Council Member Susan Zhuang, others arrested at protest against Gravesend homeless shelter

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Brooklyn Central Library celebrates Sunday reopening

Politics

Turning the page: Library lovers and officials celebrate return of Sunday service at Grand Army Plaza branch

By Gabriele Holtermann

More from Around New York

Sasha Velour celebrates her new book, “The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag,” at the New York Public Library in 2023.

Sasha Velour marks 10 years of ‘NightGowns’ with seven-show residency in NYC

Costume designer and band leader Natasha Hinds of Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz, surrounded by costumes ready for children to compete in the August 30 Junior costume competition on the streets of Crown Heights, and the Brooklyn Museum grounds.

Karibbean Island Pulse Kidz to depict the five senses of carnival in junior competition on Aug. 30

17 Places for Apple Picking In and Around Westchester

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Apple Picking Season in Westchester: 17 Great Places to Pick Your Own

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Bronx subway station sees two violent assaults just four hours apart: cops