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Mamdani promised fast and free buses. His new $882 million plan is all fast, no free.
Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul unveiled an $882 million plan to speed up NYC buses 20 percent, but the free...
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A stage-diving Brooklyn teacher hand-carved 50 prints for his Bushwick novel: NYPD, fascist gangs, robot dogs, and zero AI
Fagan Kuhnmuench, a stage-diving Brooklyn teacher, hand-carved 50 woodblock prints for his Bushwick novel 'Blowing Up Bushwick,' blending punk history...
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Peter Pan Donuts went dark for a day. Donna Siafakas, its heart for 33 years, is gone.
Donna Siafakas ran Greenpoint's Peter Pan Donut and Pastry Shop for 33 years. She died June 30 at 69, and...
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A Swiss watch brand and Gary Vee are turning Williamsburg’s old Urban Outfitters into a members-only club
A Swiss watch brand, Breitling, and Gary Vaynerchuk's VCR Group are converting Urban Outfitters on North 6th Street in Williamsburg...
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A Bushwick-born comedian built a show around food, love and chaos: ‘Eat Improv Love’ hits Brooklyn Comedy Collective for $12
Bushwick-born comedian Kristen Gonzalez, aka Krisaygon, brings her genre-bending 'Eat Improv Love' show to Brooklyn Comedy Collective on July 26...
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The Bushwick Starr is throwing a free party on Eldert Street all August, music, markets and performances included
The Bushwick Starr is hosting free music, markets, and performances all August at 419 Eldert Street, bringing neighbors together and...
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You have to sign a waiver to eat this Williamsburg ice cream: finish the Carolina Reaper scoop and it’s free
Ample Hills and Heatonist launch Sweet Regret, NYC’s spiciest ice cream made with Carolina Reaper pepper, requiring a waiver—finish it...
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A four-family walkup on South 2nd Street just sold for $4.2 million: that’s over $1 million a unit
A four-unit walkup at 170 South 2nd Street in Williamsburg sold for $4.2 million, equating to $1.05 million per unit,...
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A three-alarm fire tore through three Bushwick houses, and firefighters had to rescue one of their own
A three-alarm fire tore through three houses on Covert Street in Bushwick early Sunday, forcing FDNY to rescue one of...
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Greenpoint’s Kubuś Photo Service is in danger of closing, and the neighborhood paper is asking readers to step in
Greenpoint’s Kubuś Photo Service is at risk of closing, according to local outlet Greenpointers, which is urging community support to...
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You can learn to swim at Bushwick High School every Monday until August 31, ages 6 to adult
Bushwick High School offers Swim Strong Foundation swim classes every Monday through August 31 for ages 6 to adult, covering...
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A fire took this Greenpoint tailor couple’s apartment. Their 30-year shop above Bagelsmith never closed
A Greenpoint couple who have run Chasing Tailor for 30 years lost their apartment in a fire; the longtime neighborhood...
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Ten Bushwick and Ridgewood spots are chasing liquor licenses: a new Grove Street event venue, a pizza-and-pasta joint, and a bar-slash-deli all want to pour
Ten bars and restaurants across Bushwick and Ridgewood are applying for or renewing liquor licenses, with Brooklyn Community Board 4...
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BKROT hauls its food scraps by bike and turns them into ‘black gold.’ It’s selling that compost at the Bushwick Starr’s free bazaar August 1
BKROT, Bushwick’s bike-powered composting collective, will sell its hyperlocal 'black gold' compost and merch at the Bushwick Starr’s free summer...
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A Bushwick gallery misspelled ‘Old School’ in neon on purpose, and the typo is a full argument about capitalism
Synesthesia gallery in Bushwick hosts Anne Katrine Senstad’s neon exhibition VEIEJA ESCUELERA, using deliberate misspellings to critique capitalism and its...
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Con Ed cut power to 9,800 Queens homes to save the grid, then handed out dry ice on a Bushwick corner
Con Edison deliberately shut off power to 9,800 customers in Southwest Queens during a heatwave to prevent wider outages, then...
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The city shut Saint Vitus down during a hardcore show. This fall it reopens in Bushwick.
Saint Vitus, the Brooklyn metal bar the city shut down mid-show in 2024, reopens this fall at 428 Troutman Street...
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Haiti came back to the World Cup after 52 years, and Brooklyn danced in the streets as the Supreme Court stripped Haitians’ protected status
Brooklyn celebrated Haiti’s World Cup return after 52 years, with fans partying in Bushwick and Crown Heights, even as the...
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A reader on Dekalb wants the tea on Maria Hernandez Park’s soccer teams. We don’t have it yet, so we’re asking you
A Bushwick resident wants to know the story behind soccer teams at Maria Hernandez Park — team names, rivalries, schedules....
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A DSA-backed challenger unseated a South Queens incumbent: Ridgewood’s ‘Commie Corridor’ handed him more than 1,500 votes
DSA-backed David Orkin unseated incumbent Jenifer Rajkumar in Assembly District 38, with Ridgewood’s 'Commie Corridor' delivering over 1,500 votes to...
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A Greenpoint condo project just landed a $21 million loan, and almost nothing else about it is public
A Greenpoint condo project has secured a $21 million loan from Northwind Group, according to Crain's New York Business, though...
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Family sues NYC and NYPD over fatal 2024 Bushwick police-chase crash
A Brooklyn family is suing NYC and NYPD over a fatal 2024 Bushwick police chase crash that killed a 71-year-old...
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Mamdani and Menin strike $125.8 billion budget deal that expands housing vouchers
Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin struck a $125.8 billion budget deal adding $175 million in rental assistance and expanding NYC's...
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The Bronx finally gets its first Jollibee, and fans lined up through a heat wave for Chickenjoy
Fans braved a heat wave to line up for the Bronx’s first Jollibee at The Hub on Third Avenue, celebrating...
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Honduras president sends letter to Marco Rubio asking for TPS transition period after Supreme Court clears way for mass revocations
Honduras President Nasry Asfura has requested a transition period for Honduran TPS holders following a Supreme Court ruling that enables...
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A 149-year-old tall ship is docked at Brooklyn’s Pier 2 as 80 vessels from 20 nations gather in New York Harbor for what organizers call the largest parade of sails in history
The 149-year-old tall ship Elissa is docked at Brooklyn's Pier 2 as 80 vessels from over 20 nations gather in...
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“I just can’t believe they made it through security”: masked couple climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna, got engaged, then calmly walked into custody
A masked couple climbed the Empire State Building's 1,454-foot antenna without safety tethers, proposed marriage at the top, and were...
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About 200 runners raced the Brooklyn Queens Brewery Express Half Marathon’s 10th edition
About 200 runners completed the tenth Brooklyn Queens Brewery Express Half Marathon, the unsanctioned race organized by Queens Rebels Run...
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Federal court rules Trump administration’s conditions on $3 billion in homelessness funds unlawful, protecting housing for an estimated 170,000 people at risk
A federal court ruled Trump administration conditions on $3 billion in homelessness funding unlawful, protecting housing for 170,000 people, including...
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Six NYC artists just landed a free DUMBO studio for eleven months, plus a stipend and equipment access
Smack Mellon has named six NYC emerging artists to its 2026-27 Artist Studio cohort, moving into DUMBO's 92 Plymouth Street...
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NYC mayor expands emergency heat plan ahead of 112-degree July 4th weekend, outdoor workers facing highest risk
Mayor Zohran Mamdani expands NYC's emergency heat plan as temperatures near 112°F this July 4th weekend, targeting outdoor workers in...
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Mamdani-backed candidates ousted two incumbent NYC congressmembers in Tuesday’s primaries; DSA threw the victory party in East Williamsburg
Mamdani-backed DSA candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier won congressional primaries in NYC, ousting incumbents; victory party...
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NYC heat index will hit 111 this week. Officials say it kills about 500 New Yorkers a summer
Mayor Mamdani activated an emergency heat plan for NYC as heat index values top 111°F, with 600 outreach workers, cooling...
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Con Edison activates its Emergency Response Center ahead of extreme heat, urges New Yorkers to cut power use between 2 and 10 p.m.
Con Edison activated its Emergency Response Center ahead of extreme heat hitting NYC, urging residents to reduce power use between...
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Supreme Court cleared states to ban trans girls from school sports. In New York, doing that is already illegal.
The Supreme Court ruled states may ban transgender girls from school sports, but New York's own state laws still protect...
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VOZ Salud launches $29.99-a-month healthcare membership for Hispanic New Yorkers as uninsured rates in some immigrant communities reach 55%
VOZ Salud, a Dallas-based healthcare access company, now offers $29.99 monthly memberships to Hispanic New Yorkers, targeting communities where uninsured...
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Two gunmen shot a 26-year-old man multiple times outside a Woodhaven catering hall at 4 a.m. in what police are calling a random attack
Two gunmen shot a 26-year-old man multiple times outside a catering hall at 75-16 Rockaway Blvd. in Woodhaven, Queens, in...
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New York’s student aid agency marks America’s 250th with a campaign spotlighting the $900M it distributes to nearly 300,000 students each year
New York's student aid agency launched a 250th-anniversary campaign highlighting $900M in annual grants to 300,000 students, veterans, and first...
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New York’s 200,000 Medicaid home health aides win $162 million wage theft settlement against PPL, the company the state handed a monopoly over their care program
Nearly 200,000 Medicaid-funded home health aides across New York, including Brooklyn, won a $162 million wage theft settlement against PPL...
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NYCHA lost track of tenants’ paperwork in a scanning backlog, then sent them termination warning letters for it
NYCHA mistakenly sent eviction notices to hundreds of East New York tenants after losing their recertification paperwork in a scanning...
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As many as 200 people were near Kissena Lake when Albert Itzkowitz was shot dead. Six weeks later, no one has come forward
Six weeks after Albert Itzkowitz was fatally shot near Kissena Lake in Flushing’s Kissena Park, his family and officials offer...
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Jewish woman’s tires slashed and antisemitic note left on her Manhattan windshield as city logs 152 antisemitic hate crimes so far in 2026
A Jewish woman visiting Manhattan had her car tires slashed and found an antisemitic note on her windshield, as NYC...
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Phil Wong secures $22.7 million for Ridgewood and neighboring Queens districts in FY2027 city budget, including a $6.5 million playground renovation
Council Member Phil Wong secured $22.7 million in the FY2027 city budget for Queens District 30, including $6.5 million for...
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Queens Jazz Trail concert series wraps its free summer run August 27 in Astoria Park
The Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series wraps its free summer run August 27, with Lucy Yeghiazaryan performing a Tony Bennett...
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Hochul gave the grid a 10-year reprieve on going clean. Local Law 97’s fines on co-op and condo boards start in 2030 regardless
Gov. Hochul's budget weakened NY's climate law targets, but NYC's Local Law 97 building emissions caps remain, with fines for...
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A Brooklyn nurse spent years earning a Rikers patient’s trust. He left prison, removed an old gang tattoo, and became a father who no longer needed her team at all.
Brooklyn behavioral health nurse Marie Tisi spent years supporting a former Rikers inmate through mental health care, helping him become...
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Two Orthodox Jewish Democrats just won their Assembly primaries. One says it’s not the party he grew up with.
Pesach Osina and Joey Cohen-Saban won New York State Assembly primaries in Queens and Brooklyn, citing concerns about their party’s...
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Everyone assumes mahjong is thousands of years old. A festival historian says that’s a marketing myth invented to make it seem exotic
Around 500 people gathered in Manhattan for the NY Jewish Mah Jongg Festival, where historians explored how mahjong became an...
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Hotel owner charged with bribing Adams’ ex-chief of staff can’t leave the five boroughs, judge says. Except for the World Cup final
A Brooklyn federal judge allowed hotel owner Yan Po Zhu, charged with bribing ex-Adams aide Frank Carone, to attend the...
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NYC is selling the 4th of July skyline this year, and the top seat costs $10,000 for one night on a 1942 schooner
NYC venues are selling America 250 Fourth of July party tickets this Saturday, from $108 at Westlight in Williamsburg to...