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‘Boardwalk Empire’ actor Michael Pitt arrested in Brooklyn on various sex abuse charges

Posted on May 7, 2025

Cops at scene of Brooklyn shooting

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Shooting at Brooklyn nail salon leaves man wounded, perp on run: cops

Posted on May 7, 2025

Jane Walentas Way Street Co-Naming Ceremony

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Waterfront wonder: Brooklyn street renamed ‘Jane Walentas Way’ in honor of late artist, cultural pioneer

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Met Gala ‘antithesis,’ the People’s Ball celebrates style for all at Brooklyn Public Library

NY: Mayoral Mental Health Town Hall

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Mayoral candidates outline mental health reform plans at Brooklyn town hall

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Flower Bed-Stuy celebrates 15 years of neighborhood beautification and civic pride

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Brooklyn residents step up war against homeless shelter plans with latest protest

Posted on May 5, 2025

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Firefighters battle two-alarm fire at Park Slope apartment

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Staten Island man sentenced to 15 years in prison after shooting pregnant woman on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

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Birdman accused of stealing pigeons in East Village park winds up caged again on assault charge

Posted on May 1, 2025

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Brooklyn Mirage cancels much-anticipated reopening after failing to meet city standards

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

Cops at scene of Brooklyn police shooting in which driver was killed

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Brooklyn cops shoot and kill driver after he nearly strikes lieutenant with vehicle, NYPD says

Posted on April 29, 2025

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

Cops and protesters clash in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn pro-Palestine protesters and cops clash at march condemning violent assault caught on viral video

Posted on April 29, 2025

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Teen fighting for life after Brooklyn headshot, days after other fatal shooting

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Brannan unveils plan to support small businesses faced with economic challenges

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

Over a hundred seventy five firefighters responded to a three alarm fire which heavily damaged a shoe store and apartments above, displacing 12 residents.

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Three-alarm fire in Brooklyn shoe store displaces a dozen residents

Cop ropes off scene of deadly Brooklyn shooting in front of apartment building.

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Brooklyn shooting suspect still at large for slaying 18-year-old man on street in broad daylight

Posted on April 28, 2025

Scene where Brooklyn man was stabbed to death

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Person of interest questioned in deadly Brooklyn stabbing near playground

Posted on April 27, 2025

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Fake cops in Brooklyn stick up deli during morning robbery

Posted on April 27, 2025

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Reworked Runway turns Brooklyn roller rink into sustainable fashion showcase

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Op-ed | Viva il Papa! Memories of the people’s pope

Police at scene in Brooklyn where person was shot

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Brooklyn man critically wounded after being shot inside home

Posted on April 24, 2025

prospect park monuments to motherhood sculpture

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New Prospect Park sculpture ‘Monuments to Motherhood’ celebrates caregivers

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City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Brooklyn, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

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Cassette tapes make a comeback at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick on April 27

Frankie Fest honors the life of local musician Frankie Maddox Rex (top left corner, and far right) of the band The FMs.

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Frankie Fest returns to Brooklyn with bigger celebration honoring memory of local musician

Posted on April 23, 2025

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Brooklyn stabbing near school sends woman to hospital, police seek suspect

chi ossé park funding rally

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Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

bargemusic new home

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After 50 years on the river, Bargemusic comes ashore in Brooklyn Bridge Park

NY: Stations of the Cross

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Remembering Pope Francis: Bishop Brennan and Brooklyn Catholics honor late Pontiff

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Brooklyn stabbing leaves man seriously wounded and covered in blood while fleeing for life: witnesses

Posted on April 21, 2025

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Family Style Food Festival to make New York City debut at Industry City

A police officer at a Brooklyn shooting scene

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Triple shooting in Brooklyn leaves three men wounded; suspects on motorcycles sought

Posted on April 20, 2025

FILE - Police at a Brooklyn crime scene

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Bloody Brooklyn brawl leaves three people stabbed and injured: cops

Posted on April 20, 2025

all good dispensary

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All Good Dispensary opens in Brooklyn with a focus on wellness, safety, and locally-grown cannabis

two-alarm flatbush fire

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At least 12 people displaced after fire in problem-ridden Flatbush apartment building

Brooklyn, NY : 2025 season opener for the Brooklyn Cyclones at Maimonides Park by Coney Island. Photo taken on April 4, 2025. Photo by Erica Price

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Cyclones embrace challenges of hitting at Maimonides Park, look forward to Coney Island summer

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Three gang members sentenced in 2021 school shooting that killed Brooklyn teen

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Empire Wind 1 project at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal faces setback as Trump admin halts construction

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It’s a small, small world: Meet the microbes cleaning up the Gowanus Canal

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Bar Chuzo, a Latin bistro from Park Slope restaurateurs, opens in Bay Ridge

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Cops arrest trio for Brooklyn sewer break-in, fourth suspect remains at large: NYPD

Brian Croskey poses alongside his artwork 'Black Flower.' He recreated the piece, dedicated to his sister, during a Black History event on Rikers this year. The original proudly hangs in his sister's home.

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The art of confinement: Rikers Island detainees’ work goes on display in Brooklyn

Posted on April 15, 2025

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To tree, or not to tree? Advocates, city continue legal battle over Fort Greene Park revamp

NY: Bee Hive Installation

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Bees in the big city: Park Slope residents install rooftop hive with 12,000 honey bees

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‘Getting dizzy just thinking about it’: Bronx borrowers scramble as student loan collections return

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Twenty people indicted in Queens-based $4.6M vehicle theft ring after three-year probe: DA

NY: Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House

Art installation at the Old Stone House connects Battle of Brooklyn to British colonization in India

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Queer Catholics cautiously welcome Pope Leo XIV