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Brooklyn Mirage CEO fired as venue continues to push back opening date

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Gowanus

Council Member Hanif allocates $20,000 to local food banks, offsetting Trump cuts

By Gabriele Holtermann

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AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo, Lander both say they’ve maxed out fundraising as Dem primary looms

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Canarsie

Firefighters quickly extinguish blaze at Breukelen Houses

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn’s Iconic Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

New York Family

Brooklyn’s Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn May 23-25

By Brooklyn Paper

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Politics

Democrat Sam Sutton wins special election in right-leaning state Senate District 22

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump discuss budget bill that cuts Medicaid, SNAP

AMNY

NY Democrats sound alarm on Medicaid, SNAP cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that passed Republican-led House

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AMNY

Experts warn of deteriorating rent-stabilized housing stock as NYC Rent Guidelines Board weighs hikes

Pizza on the Pier

Greenpoint

Slice Out Hunger’s annual Pizza on the Pier brings NYC’s top pizzaioli together to fight food insecurity

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan in TV ad

AMNY

Ad war in NYC comptroller’s race heats up as Brannan hits the airwaves with first TV spots

Aftermath of the Washington, D.C., killing of two Israeli embassy staff, in New York

AMNY

NYC steps up security at Jewish institutions following fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy workers

Robert Carroll

Kensington

Three Brooklyn schools awarded $40K each to boost literacy through state grants

By Gabriele Holtermann

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News

Former NYC deputy mayor Meera Joshi named president of Green-Wood Cemetery

By Kirstyn Brendlen

person with black cargo bike with pink cargo boxes labeled "nonbinarian book bike"

Community comes together to replace stolen Nonbinarian Book Bike

By Matt Tracy

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FDNY investigates ladder failure after man falls to death during Sunset Park fire evacuation

By Lloyd Mitchell

Cops in Brooklyn salute late NYPD detective known as "Italian Sherlock Holmes."

AMNY

An NYPD detective dubbed the ‘Italian Sherlock Holmes’ is honored in Brooklyn a century after his death

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News

Tears flow at vigil for sailors killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash

By Lloyd Mitchell

Secret service looks to remove skimming devices from bodegas

AMNY

Following the money: Secret Service undertakes massive New York operation tackling EBT skimmers at local stores

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AMNY

EXCLUSIVE | Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine proposes giving more New Yorkers bank accounts and boosting financial literacy

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"Heightened Scrutiny" chronicles trans advocate and activist Chase Strangio arguing Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti about banning gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee.

NewFest Pride features ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Heightened Scrutiny,’ ‘Sally,’ and more

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

China: A trusted partner, not a colonizer, in the Caribbean

Brooklyn’s Iconic Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

New York Family

Brooklyn’s Dumbo Drop Returns with Parachuting Elephants and Family Fun!

Drones like this one, pictured at Orchard Beach on May 24, 2025, will be equipped with flotation devices to assist swimmers in distress as part the city’s summer safety plan.

City to trial flotation device-dropping drones for beach swimmers in distress this summer