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Arts & Entertainment

“axes, herbs, and satchels: open the archives” connects Black maternal mortality crisis with the erased history of Black midwives

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

NYC panel weighing ways to build more affordable housing and get voters to the polls through charter revision

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Across Brooklyn, crime dipped slightly in April, though downward trend slowed

By Kirstyn Brendlen

LIC Post

Brooklyn men held without bail for shooting off-duty cop during LIC carjacking attempt

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Canarsie

Cancer survivors and patients push for state policy change in Albany, honor Brooklyn pol

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Canarsie

Police fatally shoot man driving stolen car in Canarsie

By Dean Moses

News

Experts, advocates chart a sustainable path for Brooklyn’s climate future at Borough Hall forum

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mourners hold candles during a candlelight vigil in Brooklyn on Monday night, honoring 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, whose death in Guyana has sparked global calls for justice. (Photo by Tracey Khan)

Caribbean Life

‘We will not be silenced’: Candlelight vigil in Brooklyn honors Adrianna Younge as global calls for justice grow

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Sports

25,000 runners race from Williamsburg to Prospect Park for NYCRUNS Brooklyn Experience Half Marathon

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day 2025

News

Hundreds lend a hand across borough for Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall on 2025 NYC Mayor's Race

AMNY

Adams unveils after-school expansion and effort to make it universal, following similar plans from mayoral rivals

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News

Construction on M line creates turmoil for Bushwick businesses

By Regina Martinez

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about state budget deal

AMNY

Mayor Adams scores wins on discovery laws, involuntary removal changes in state budget deal

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Teen fighting for life after East Flatbush headshot, days after fatal Coney Island shooting

By Lloyd Mitchell

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at City Hall

AMNY

Op-Ed | Destroying guns, protecting our city

Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber.

AMNY

MTA gets the money for its five-year capital plan in late state budget agreement — thanks largely to ‘modest’ payroll tax hike

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News

Brannan unveils plan to support small businesses faced with economic challenges

By Gabriele Holtermann

Rent Guidelines Board members speak as push for rent freeze continues

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams won’t commit to rent freeze, urges rivals to consider small landlords

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Park Slope

Open Stages music festival returns to Park Slope’s stoops and sidewalks on May 10

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bay Ridge

‘Mary deserves this’: Bay Ridge corner renamed to honor community leader Mary Nolan

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

More from Around New York

Candidates speak during an LGBTQ mayoral forum at The Church of the Village on March 27.

LGBTQ Democratic clubs roll out primary endorsements for mayor and other races

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

AGs act to protect Haitian immigrants

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New York Family

NYC Faces Rising Challenges in Postpartum Care

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Bryant Park Grill plans to remain open despite lease expiration while they seek litigation