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people dancing at our wicked lady

After 10 years, Our Wicked Lady to close permanently on July 21

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Queens City Council Member Vickie Paladino, pictured in a file photo. Paladino is facing legal threats and calls for an ethics investigation after being accused of making false and inflammatory statements about the partner of slain activist Ryan Carson.

AMNY

Partner of murdered Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson calls for ethics probe into Queens City Council Member Paladino’s online attacks

ferry near brooklyn bridge

Bay Ridge

Proposed changes to NYC Ferry routes would connect Bay Ridge and Staten Island; affect stops in other waterfront nabes

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Mayor Eric Adams smiling and wearing suit as he walks near glass door

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams raises $1.5M over past month, on heels of CFB again denying him public funds

brooklyn marine terminal

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal process isn’t perfect. That doesn’t mean we should give up on it

By state Sen. Andrew Gounardes

Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner in September 2024, a role he now claims in a federal lawsuit was undermined by systemic corruption and political interference

AMNY

Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’

Primary day man at polls

AMNY

Op-ed | What we need now is more democracy, not less, with open primaries

woman riding in bedford avenue bike lane

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Appeals court halts removal of Bedford Avenue bike lane

By Kirstyn Brendlen

foolproof-whiskey-wall

Inside Foolproof: Williamsburg’s bold 500-bottle whiskey bar

By Olivia Seaman

Things To Do With the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

New York Family

12 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

man in tanktop sought for beating Brooklyn straphanger with cane

AMNY

Irate Brooklyn straphanger beat senior with his own cane over train delay: cops

a selection of Koa branded cannabis pre-rolls.

AMNY

Koa brings sloth conservation to the cannabis space

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

‘Brazen’ Brooklyn smoke shop killer sentenced for shooting mother-of-four and her dog

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Eric Adams speaking in suit and tie at podium

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams to be endorsed by slew of law enforcement unions

rendering of monitor point development near bushwick inlet park

Greenpoint

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

man with beard and suit Mamdani speaking at podium with microphones in front of him

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani heads into talks with business, Democratic leaders with ‘desire for partnership’

Person running into rain-soaked street in New York City amid flooding rain

AMNY

NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn

Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day 2025

News

Brooklyn Org launches microgrants to boost small nonprofits

By Gabriele Holtermann

The Latin Food Fest is returning this fall, this time at Industry City in Brooklyn.

AMNY

Latin Food Fest returns to NYC, bringing Latin flavors and beats to Industry City

nathans-famous-hot-dog-subway-campaign

Nathan’s Famous invites NYC to ‘Follow the Frank Line’ straight to Coney Island

By Olivia Seaman

More from Around New York

Lee Soulja-Simmons delivers remarks during NYC Black Pride's 2022 Heritage Image Awards.

NYC Black Pride, slated for mid-August, presses on despite budget cuts

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, left, presents proclamation to Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, flanked by former Grenada Amb. Eugene Pursoo.

Beckles-Robinson wades into the value of remittances

Camp Temp Image

New York Family

2026 New York Family Ultimate Camp Fairs Are a Great Place to Start

Upper East Side 91-year-old mugging victim and perpetrator in perp walk

‘I made a mistake’: Man sentenced to 15 years behind bars for beating 91-year-old on Upper East Side