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New Pope Leo XIV

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

NY: Teen Health Summit at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Kids & Education

‘Summit to Success’ empowers Brooklyn high schoolers with life skills at Borough Hall

By Gabriele Holtermann

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

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about budget and affordability

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

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

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

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

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Adams wearing sunglasses while speaking about housing investments

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Mayor Adams applauds new state budget that expands involuntary commitment powers for those with mental illness

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Man wounded, perp on the run after shooting at Crown Heights nail salon

By Dean Moses & Robb Pozarycki

City Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan is looking to target public corruption.

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EXCLUSIVE: Comptroller hopeful Brannan pitches plan to publicize ‘bad actors’ tied to NYC government corruption

In New York State, 25 influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported in the last year - the highest recorded amount ever in New York.

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New York sees highest-ever child flu-related deaths, 10 in NYC: state health officials

Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Pitt

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‘Boardwalk Empire’ actor Michael Pitt arrested in Brooklyn on various sex abuse charges

NYC Mayor Candidate Brad Lander pans Andrew Cuomo

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Lander vows to ‘crush’ corruption he says Cuomo and Trump epitomize in new ad

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Downtown

Kings County Supreme Court celebrates unity of Constitution during national Law Day

By Max Parrott

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City to build permanently-affordable ‘Third Act Apartments’ for seniors in Boerum Hill

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Elevating Latine studies in a time of erasure

By Grace Bonilla, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, Council Member Alexa Avilés, and Council Member Oswald Feliz

Suspect who assaulted MTA worker at M train station

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M train assault: MTA worker attacked by umbrella-wielding straphanger

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‘Spoonful’ of change: One man’s mission to make healthy breakfast more accessible

By Regina Martinez

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Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Queer Catholics cautiously welcome Pope Leo XIV

Army Veteran Turns Deployment Hobby into Candle Business That’s Lighting Up Long Island

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Things to Do This Weekend in NYC with Kids

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Op-Ed | The tax lien sale is approaching on May 20 — get help today!