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Gowanus

BIG design for Gowanus parking lot likely scrapped as property changes hands

By Anna Bradley-Smith

police at a crime scene after a man was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn

AMNY

Brooklyn shuttle bus stabbing leaves man dead in horrific daytime attack

The lead banner of the 2025 Brighton Beach Pride March in Brooklyn.

Gay City News

‘No Hate, No Fear’: Qaravan hosts ninth annual Brighton Beach Pride

Latest News

NY: Naming The Lost – COVID 19 Memorial

Greenwood Heights

New COVID-19 memorial at Green-Wood Cemetery celebrates lives and legacy

By Gabriele Holtermann

suspect wearing gray shirt and blue jeans who allegedly attacked a man on a Brookylyn bus

AMNY

70-year-old man struck in the face by stranger on Brooklyn bus

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Bay Ridge

Annual Viking Fest brings Scandinavian heritage to life in Bay Ridge

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Rookie Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School Debate Team Makes it to National Competition

By Brooklyn Paper’s Advertising Partner

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AMNY

Fare evasion: MTA battling scourge of scofflaws boarding buses without paying their fair share

A B&T cruiser in front of the MTA's Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

AMNY

Speed cameras to be installed at MTA bridges and tunnels in NYC targeting lead-footed drivers in construction zones

NY: Rally to Save United Senior Center of Sunset Park

‘It’s our second home’: Sunset Park seniors fight to save cherished center facing rent hike

By Gabriele Holtermann

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn May 9-11

By Brooklyn Paper

Mayor Eric Adams during off topic questions on May 6.

AMNY

Adams meets with President Trump in DC to discuss ‘infrastructure, other funding items’

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News

City to open seven new public schools in September, including two in Brooklyn

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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News

Brooklyn home prices set record as inventory surges in first quarter: reports

By Cate Corcoran

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Artist Returns After 40-Year Hiatus to Support Arts Education in NYC Public Schools

By Jonathan Cetel

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QNS

Twenty people indicted in Queens-based $4.6M vehicle theft ring after three-year probe: DA

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about budget and affordability

AMNY

Final state budget includes Gov. Hochul’s affordability measures as she prepares for tough 2026 re-election fight

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AMNY

From the Publisher: The Willowbrook wars rage on 50 years later

NY: Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House

Park Slope

Art installation at the Old Stone House connects Battle of Brooklyn to British colonization in India

By Gabriele Holtermann

New Pope Leo XIV

AMNY

AMERICAN POPE! Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago named leader of Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

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State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal speaks alongside elected officials, advocates, and attorneys to demand the release of Andry Hernández Romero.

At Stonewall, electeds and advocates demand release of gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas bows to Trump on Cuban medics. Changes to pay system

How to Celebrate Mother's Day While Navigating the Mother Wound

New York Family

How to Celebrate Mother’s Day While Navigating the Mother Wound

The victim, 31-year-old Fode Bamba, was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital, according to the NYPD.

31-year-old man fatally stabbed in Bronx, marking fifth NYC homicide over weekend