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

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Mayor Eric Adams during off topic questions on May 6.

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Adams to meet 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

2 – Defective Characters – with colorful backgrounds

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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

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

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

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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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

More from Around New York

Stonewall House, a residence for LGBTQ older adults, is based in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.

Report suggests pathways to sustainable, lower-cost housing for LGBTQ older adults

Eleven-year-old Guyanese school girl Adrianna Younge who was found dead in a pool at the Double Day Hotel in Guyana.

Mysterious death probe continues amid criticism

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

Two of the three Democratic candidates turned out Wednesday night for PoliticsNY's forum, (Left) Dr Calvin Sun (R) City Council Member Keith Powers

Manhattan BP candidates skeptical of federal plans for Penn Station, ‘not looking to work with Trump’