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Gravesend

Driver who killed mother, two children on Ocean Parkway sentenced to 3-9 years in prison

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: ICE Candlelight Vigil

Bay Ridge

‘What happened to my country?’: Activists hold candlelight vigil outside Malliotakis’ Bay Ridge office for immigrants in ICE custody

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Chi Ossé

AMNY

Mayor-elect Mamdani says it’s ‘not the time’ for Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé to primary House Democratic Leader Jeffries

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AMNY

NYC’s proposed IBX light rail: Is a fully automated train on its horizon?

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All-Girls Public Charter School in Brooklyn Builds Confidence, Leadership, and Academic Success

By Brooklyn Paper’s Advertising Partner

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AMNY

EXCLUSIVE | ICE agents arrested young Brooklyn mom out of her home, says local City Council member

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How Kente Cones blends African ingredients and ancestral stories in East New York

By Olivia Seaman

Cops are looking for this man, pictured wearing a Brooklyn Nets cap, in connection with an antisemitic harassment incident in Brooklyn Heights, according to the NYPD.

AMNY

Brooklyn bigot sought for spitting on man, spewing antisemitic slurs: NYPD

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AMNY

Op-Ed | The Hidden Cost of Doing Business in NYC: Auto Insurance Is Driving Us Out

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News

Domino Sugar ‘master plan’ nears completion after rezoning for final mixed-use tower

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Mamdani has expressed interest in retaining Tisch as police commissioner, citing her efforts to fight corruption within the NYPD.

AMNY

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to remain NYC’s top cop with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

The roof of El Greko kitchen in Montego Bay, Jamaica destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Caribbean Life

Surviving Melissa: How ChatGPT helped us weather Jamaica’s Category 5 fury

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AMNY

Red flags for NYC budget: Fiscal watchdog, City Council sound alarm over Mayor Adams’ final budget update ahead of Mamdani takeover

When seconds matter: FDNY brings lifesaving ‘Stop the Bleeding’ training to Brownsville

By Lloyd Mitchell

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Bronx Times

Tyson ‘TJ’ Harps laid to rest as suspect in teen’s fatal shooting remains at large

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Lottery opens for fully affordable housing development in East New York

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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News

CM Chi Ossé files to challenge Hakeem Jeffries in Congress

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Books

Brooklyn Public Library, Reading Institute launch borough-wide ‘Science of Reading’ initiative

By Olivia Seaman

Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner (ACS) Jess Dannhauser announce plans to expand a number of key programs aimed at helping youth in foster care connect to college and future career opportunities.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Expanding these ACS programs will help more young people living in foster care build new lives

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Cop released from hospital after being shot by Brownsville murder suspect

By Dean Moses

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World AIDS Day Out of the Darkness

World AIDS Day events slated for Dec. 1 in New York City

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Incredible Smoked Jerk Turkey

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New York Family

Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in New York

Gov. Hochul pictured Wednesday at the Brooklyn Made in Downtown Brooklyn.

Retail theft down 13% in New York City, Hochul says