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Mayor Adams presses feds to fast-track BQE overhaul, catching community groups off guard

By Adam Daly

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PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ march against Trump draws thousands to Park Slope

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Nearly 1 in 7 NYC public school students were homeless last year, new report shows

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New York state retires ‘EDP’ term, adopts compassionate language for people experiencing a mental health crisis

By Gabriele Holtermann

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2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani says he’s preparing to lead, but isn’t taking anything for granted

cops work at scene where decomposing body rotting corpse was found in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn body mystery: Person of interest fought cops after arrest for rotting corpse in trash

gun apprehended by cops in subways during fare evasion arrest

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Fare evasion: Transit cops nab gun-toting suspects caught illegally entered subways in Brooklyn and the Bronx

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Deadly Brooklyn shooting: Person of interest questioned after man shot dead in apartment building lobby

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IBX Stop by Stop: Proposed light rail brings New Yorkers into historic East New York at Sutter Avenue

police at Brooklyn scene where man was murdered and chopped up

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Brooklyn murder mystery: Cops seek killer who chopped man’s body up and left it in garbage bin

democratic mayoral candidate zohran mamdani speaking

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani believes debate ‘went well’ for him, and that Cuomo has ‘narrow path’ to victory

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Proposed Downtown Brooklyn tower could obstruct neighboring views, change landmark row

By Cate Corcoran

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Auto Insurance Premiums Skyrocket, Deepening Affordability Crisis for New Yorkers

By Brooklyn Paper’s Advertising Partner

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Arts & Entertainment

Tricks and treats: Brooklyn’s best Halloween experiences for thrill-seekers and families

By Bridget Sawyer

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Driver who hit three pedestrians in Coney Island, killing one, had been struck by second vehicle: NYPD

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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NYC MAYOR’S DEBATE: Mamdani and Cuomo get personal, Sliwa hits them both in fierce showdown

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Coney Island man sentenced to prison for 2019 murder of construction worker

By Gabriele Holtermann

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 8. The Governor has slammed President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans after news broke that SNAP benefits may not be fully covered this November amid an ongoing Government shutdown. Photo: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

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Hochul slams Trump and Congressional Republicans over threat to end SNAP benefits due to ‘insufficient funds’ for food program

Mayor Adams and NYPD brass speak about formation of new domestic violence unit

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NYPD makes major investment in battling domestic violence, assigning 450 cops to specialized unit

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Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami.

From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight

Veronica Weekes, third from left, receives scholarship award, flanked by Dr. Virginia Bernard, RN, president of the Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester Chapter of the Caribbean American Nurses’ Association, Inc. (CANA), right; Mistress of Ceremonies Wendy Lake-Ricke, RN, left; and Lorna Ferriera, RN.

Aspiring Caribbean nurses awarded scholarship honoring Barbadian RN Vernese Weekes

Last Minute Halloween Events in Brooklyn

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Last Minute Halloween Events in Brooklyn

Van damaged in chain reaction crash in Midtown Manhattan that left 10 people injured.

Midtown chain-reaction crash leaves eight pedestrians struck after truck driver loses control of rig: cops