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Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, will implement age verification within three months to prevent underage riders, following a request from First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.

AMNY

EXCLUSIVE: Age verification coming to Citi Bike in bid to put the brakes on underage riders

Smiling millennial mother holding her newborn son close to her chest, head and shoulders, close up

AMNY

Op-Ed | Nourishing the next generation together

firefighters with equipment in front of rowhouses in Brooklyn during fire

AMNY

Brooklyn four-alarm fire leaves four firefighters and resident injured

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

AMNY

‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

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Red Hook Pool expected to reopen Sunday after weeks-long repair

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bushwick

‘Unsteady, combustible, illegal’: DOB says Brooklyn Mirage was riddled with safety issues even as owners claimed it was ‘show ready’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

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Rooted in tradition, Bensonhurst kicks off 51st annual Santa Rosalia Feast

By Olivia Seaman

A Brooklyn teenager was stabbed to death on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the suspect remains at large.

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Brooklyn teen stabbed to death in Jackson Heights, suspect remains at large: NYPD

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn Aug. 15-17

By Brooklyn Paper

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn backpack giveaways 2025: Where to get free school supplies this August

By Olivia Seaman

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AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The COP29, which is running from November 11 through 22, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations, countries made no progress over the last year in reducing global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

Caribbean Life

US drops the hammer: Grenadian officials lose visas in Cuban medical dispute

rally release of bk student detained by ice

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‘He has done things exactly the right way’: Advocates call for release of Brooklyn high school student detained by ICE

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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AMNY

Push to ban NYC carriage horse industry continues with City Hall rally days after equine’s death

officer pointing gun at individual on ground in Brooklyn

AMNY

Dramatic NYPD bodycam footage shows Brooklyn teen shooting suspect tackled during foot pursuit

the royal pyrate cast

Red Hook

New musical ‘The Royal Pyrate’ tells a swashbuckling love story in Red Hook

By Kirstyn Brendlen

bojangles sign next to fried chicken

Bojangles to bring Southern charm — and biscuits — to East Flatbush this winter

By Emily Davenport

people dressed in white crossing a street in Harlem during a Legionnaires' disease outbreak.

AMNY

Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem exposes grim future risks for NYC as steep Medicaid cuts loom

rendering of 153 Nevins in Boerum Hill Brooklyn

Plans for new development in Boerum Hill include affordable housing, community space

By Emily Davenport

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative

Signage of Rogers Burgers on 801 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11226.

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Carrying Her Father Paul Newman’s Legacy: Clea Newman on SeriousFun Camps

New York Family

Carrying Her Father Paul Newman’s Legacy: Clea Newman on SeriousFun Camps

Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, will implement age verification within three months to prevent underage riders, following a request from First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.

EXCLUSIVE: Age verification coming to Citi Bike in bid to put the brakes on underage riders