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Arts & Entertainment

Bronx-born, Brooklyn-based Pulitzer winner John Patrick Shanley debuts new play in NYC

By Claude Solnik

Carrie Woerner

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Racing and Wagering, Assembly Member Carrie Woerner

cops talk at scene of Brooklyn shooting

AMNY

Brooklyn shooting: Cops seek three suspects after 9-year-old boy wounded hours after top cop’s visit to community

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NYC Council passes protest buffer zone bills, sending them to Mayor Mamdani’s desk

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Endangered African penguin chick makes his debut at Coney’s New York Aquarium

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Mamdani-era rent board opens with report showing landlord income gains, immediate debate over the full picture

strong rope brewery owners

Business

Strong Rope Brewery to close Gowanus location, Forever Homebrewing to move in

By Kirstyn Brendlen

man working on wonder wheel at deno's wonder wheel park

A family’s legacy keeps the Wonder Wheel turning, year after year

By Erica Price

Sandy Nurse

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Sandy Nurse

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn Children’s Museum to host global Eid festival celebrating culture, community on March 28

By Olivia Seaman

screenshots of new MTA app

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MTA launches new app, providing subway and bus riders with real-time personalized information

NYC Mayor Mamdani speaking in front of memorial and American flag

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NYC BUDGET: City Hall approves first round of savings after Mamdani told agencies to tighten belts

Modern fare gates installed at subway station in battle against fare evasion

AMNY

Fare evasion: MTA officials say modern fare gates being piloted are dramatically stopping turnstile cheats

Staten Island woman indictment

Staten Island woman indicted in Bay Ridge anti-Muslim hate crime attacks involving 12-year-old girl

By Olivia Seaman

scene of gravesend investigation

Suspect arrested after ‘suspicious device’ found in Gravesend home, police say

By Dean Moses

Thousands of people march at No Kings Day march in NYC

AMNY

‘No Kings’ protests against Trump return to NYC this Saturday; here’s what you need to know

NY: NYPD Female Officers – Women’s History Month

News

From saddle to sky to K9: Four NYPD women lead the charge in elite units for Women’s History Month

By Gabriele Holtermann

Coney Island doubls shooting

Two teen girls shot outside Coney Island McDonald’s, police hunt fleeing gunman

By Olivia Seaman

Business

Brooklyn businesses to compete for funding in inaugural ‘Shark Tank’-style pitch competition

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Roaring back to life: Luna Park, Deno’s Wonder Wheel to open for the season March 28-29

By Kirstyn Brendlen

More from Around New York

Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during an Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26, 2026.

International Olympic Committee bans trans athletes

Tyrell Hankerson and Farah Louis, both New York City Council Members; Monique Chandler-Waterman, New York State Assemblywoman; and Clyde Vanel, New York State Assemblyman, attend an MWBE Networking Reception hosted by Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, New York State Assemblywoman, during the 55 Annual Legislative Conference in Albany this year 2026. The event connected minority- and women-owned business with government leaders to promote awareness, inclusion, and support.

State lawmakers call communities to Albany for 2026 MWBE Advocacy Day

Luna Park in Coney Island Celebrates the 2026 Season with Opening Weekend Events

New York Family

Luna Park in Coney Island Celebrates the 2026 Season with Opening Weekend Events

Andrea Janes gives ghost tours as a part of Boroughs of the Dead.

Boroughs of the Dead launches tour exploring stories of Greenwich Village’s female ghosts