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Browse all posts published in June 2026.
272 storiesNew York Legislature passed a one-year moratorium on large AI data centers to protect residents from rising electric bills, with...
El Olomega, Red Hook's last Salvadoran pupusa truck, shut down for the 2026 season, citing nearly $14,000 in Parks permit...
Four Haitian artists present a free community-built exhibition in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, exploring grief, memory, and place through collaborative projects...
On the 25th anniversary of a fatal Astoria hardware store fire, the widows of three fallen FDNY firefighters honored their...
Southridge Cooperative in Jackson Heights borrowed $22 million to fund facade repairs and avoid penalties, raising maintenance fees for shareholders—a...
The South Bushwick Reformed Church, a 173-year-old NYC landmark at 855 Bushwick Avenue, burned Friday in a three-alarm fire, leaving...
Facing a shortage of green space, Woodside’s Filipino-American community built Little Manila Park on an idle lot at 70th St...
Chez Bushwick, the affordable artist studio space at 304 Boerum Street in Bushwick, marked 24 years with a celebration on...
Community Board 1 reacts with outrage to TF Cornerstone's plan to build segregated affordable and market-rate towers in Greenpoint, calling...
A three-alarm fire destroyed the steeple and roof of the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church on Juneteenth, just years after...
Forest Hills Stadium in Queens dodged a lawsuit that could have ended concerts, but neighbors’ nuisance claims live on, potentially...
The Latimer Gardens Older Adult Center in Flushing, serving 700 seniors, has closed due to persistent roof leaks, disrupting meals...
After 129 years, Newtown High School in Elmhurst is launching its first football team as part of a major athletic...
Brad Lander, former NYC comptroller, is mounting a progressive challenge against Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10’s Democratic primary on June...
Rayhan Ahmed and Shaude Tyson won $25,000 each in the 2026 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, with their Brooklyn schools...
For the first time in 30 years, an apartment-building block — Crown Heights Keepers on Eastern Parkway — won Brooklyn...
Rep. Grace Meng, who has held her Queens congressional seat since 2013, faces a progressive challenger on Tuesday’s primary ballot...
A hours-long standoff at 190 Kosciuszko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant left a 15-year NYPD veteran shot, a 48-year-old gunman dead, and...
State Senator Jessica Ramos faces a record $850,000 attack from an untraceable Delaware company days before her primary, after she...
A gunman wearing a shark T-shirt opened fire inside the Brooklyn Monarch in East Williamsburg, injuring two men before fleeing...
Carlos Alberto Guerrero Mercado, a 47-year-old Mexican citizen awaiting trial, died in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center; two months later, no...
Three state lawmakers announced $350,000 for Brooklyn250, a free summer program marking 250 years since the Battle of Brooklyn, with...
A Jewish and interfaith coalition led by the American Jewish Committee is urging Congress to expand the Nonprofit Security Grant...
Brooklyn rapper MIKE brings his free Young World festival to Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy on July 11, featuring...
Nydia Velázquez’s Brooklyn-Queens congressional seat is open for the first time in 30 years; Tuesday’s Democratic primary will decide her...
Astoria’s 77-year-old auto body shop at 34-29 31st Street secured community board support to retain its zoning variance, preserving industrial...
Attorney General Letitia James sues a Crown Heights landlord for hiding rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years and sending a friend...
Borough President Antonio Reynoso is funding free public World Cup screenings across Brooklyn neighborhoods including Bushwick, Coney Island, and Cypress...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined Bushwick’s 8th Annual Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade, a community-focused alternative to Manhattan’s larger event,...
Senator Bernie Sanders and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani headlined a major get-out-the-vote rally at Kings Theatre in Flatbush, urging Brooklyn...
New York’s revived J-51 tax incentive helps middle- and working-class co-op and condo owners afford mandatory repairs and green upgrades,...
LEIMAY is giving artists free rehearsal time at its Williamsburg CAVE space until 1,000 hours are used up, with bookings...
The Bushwick Starr is hosting its annual fundraiser at Rule of Thirds in Greenpoint this year, embracing a cosmic disco...
Bushwick Community Darkroom, rebuilt from scratch after losing its 2023 space, now seeks funds to reinstate its lease after a...
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who grew up in Los Sures, brought the NBA championship trophy to Toñita's Caribbean Social Club...
A rider proposal suggests extending the G train to Forest Hills or Coney Island during weekend shutdowns to avoid shuttle...
After 132 years, Aqueduct Race Track in South Ozone Park is closing, and Empire State Development is launching public workshops...
New York City unveiled a draft plan to meet state class-size mandates by 2030, allocating $1.5B for school space and...
In West Brooklyn neighborhoods like Park Slope and Gowanus, soaring prices and scarce inventory are pushing out first-time buyers as...
LaGuardia Airport closed Runway 4/22 for the second time in a month due to a two-inch pavement dip, blamed on...
NYC Mayor Mamdani criticized Trump's immigration crackdown on players and journalists while unveiling a free World Cup Final watch party...
Last year, 21 New Yorkers died from heat stress — up from three the year before — with nearly all...
NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has relaunched school integration efforts in five districts including Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, forming community...
Attorney General Letitia James sued a Crown Heights landlord for allegedly sending a stand-in to court to avoid providing rent-stabilized...
Teachers unions are suing to block Eva Moskowitz’s plan to transfer a Success Academy charter to Strive Charter School, run...
After the Knicks clinched their first NBA title Saturday, Jose Alvarado joined the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade in...
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited Bushwick’s P.S. 116 to record a student podcast amid her fight to block $47 million in...
Mainchance, East Midtown Manhattan’s only homeless drop-in center, closed permanently after its city contract expired, leaving clients to overcrowded alternatives...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin finalized a $125.8B NYC budget including $175M for new housing vouchers, not...
Starting July 1, 450,000 New Yorkers on the Essential Plan will lose coverage due to federal cuts, hitting Bushwick and...