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Two Brooklyn teachers win $25,000 FLAG awards for teaching excellence
Rayhan Ahmed and Shaude Tyson won $25,000 each in the 2026 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence, with their Brooklyn schools...
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Brad Lander lost the mayor’s race. Now he’s coming for Dan Goldman’s congressional seat, and the same left-vs-establishment war is back on June 23
Brad Lander, former NYC comptroller, is mounting a progressive challenge against Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10’s Democratic primary on June...
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For 30 years, Brooklyn blocks have competed to be the greenest. Last year, for the first time, an apartment block won.
For the first time in 30 years, an apartment-building block — Crown Heights Keepers on Eastern Parkway — won Brooklyn...
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A man awaiting trial was found unresponsive in a notorious Brooklyn federal jail and later died. Two months later, no one will say how.
Carlos Alberto Guerrero Mercado, a 47-year-old Mexican citizen awaiting trial, died in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center; two months later, no...
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A gunman in a shark T-shirt shot two people inside an East Williamsburg party venue, then walked out
A gunman wearing a shark T-shirt opened fire inside the Brooklyn Monarch in East Williamsburg, injuring two men before fleeing...
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State Senator Jessica Ramos said no to Steve Cohen’s casino. Days before her primary, a record $850,000 from a mystery company is bankrolling her opponent.
State Senator Jessica Ramos faces a record $850,000 attack from an untraceable Delaware company days before her primary, after she...
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A Bed-Stuy standoff ended with a detective shot, a gunman dead, and an elderly couple trapped upstairs the whole time
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...
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Grace Meng has held her Queens seat for 13 years. A former diplomat is trying to take it Tuesday.
Rep. Grace Meng, who has held her Queens congressional seat since 2013, faces a progressive challenger on Tuesday’s primary ballot...
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Lincoln Restler and Greenpoint activists oppose Monitor Point towers at City Council hearing
Greenpoint Councilmember Lincoln Restler challenged Monitor Point's plan for luxury towers on MTA-owned Bushwick Inlet waterfront at a City Council...
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A militia commander paid $3,000 in crypto to bomb a Manhattan synagogue. Now the country’s faith groups want $1 billion to lock their doors.
A Jewish and interfaith coalition led by the American Jewish Committee is urging Congress to expand the Nonprofit Security Grant...
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Mamdani criticizes Trump over immigration barriers to the 2026 World Cup
NYC Mayor Mamdani criticized Trump's immigration crackdown on players and journalists while unveiling a free World Cup Final watch party...
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Jose Alvarado helped end the Knicks’ 53-year title drought. The Los Sures kid brought it home to Toñita’s.
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who grew up in Los Sures, brought the NBA championship trophy to Toñita's Caribbean Social Club...
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A two-inch dip closed a LaGuardia runway for the second time in a month. Blame the landfill underneath.
LaGuardia Airport closed Runway 4/22 for the second time in a month due to a two-inch pavement dip, blamed on...
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In West Brooklyn, cash buyers are winning and first-time buyers are getting boxed out
In West Brooklyn neighborhoods like Park Slope and Gowanus, soaring prices and scarce inventory are pushing out first-time buyers as...
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NYC’s plan to shrink class sizes leans on $1.5 billion and a 2030 deadline. Overcrowded Queens schools are the test.
New York City unveiled a draft plan to meet state class-size mandates by 2030, allocating $1.5B for school space and...
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The racetrack is closing. Now South Ozone Park gets to fight over what replaces 100 acres of it.
After 132 years, Aqueduct Race Track in South Ozone Park is closing, and Empire State Development is launching public workshops...
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Here’s a simple fix for North Brooklyn’s brutal weekend transit: just extend the G train
A rider proposal suggests extending the G train to Forest Hills or Coney Island during weekend shutdowns to avoid shuttle...
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A Crown Heights landlord allegedly hid rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years, then sent a friend to impersonate him in court
Attorney General Letitia James sues a Crown Heights landlord for hiding rent-stabilized apartments for 10 years and sending a friend...
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A 77-year-old Astoria auto body shop just won its zoning fight, with the community board’s blessing
Astoria’s 77-year-old auto body shop at 34-29 31st Street secured community board support to retain its zoning variance, preserving industrial...
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Nydia Velázquez’s Brooklyn-Queens seat is open for the first time in 30 years. Tuesday’s Democratic primary decides who gets it.
Nydia Velázquez’s Brooklyn-Queens congressional seat is open for the first time in 30 years; Tuesday’s Democratic primary will decide her...
Arts & Culture
For 21 years, artist Marie Lorenz has been ferrying strangers through the city’s waterways in a handmade rowboat
Artist Marie Lorenz has spent 21 years rowing passengers through NYC waterways in her handmade 'Tide and Current Taxi,' documenting...
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Manhattan throws the giant Puerto Rican Day Parade. Bushwick throws its own on Knickerbocker Ave, and this year Mamdani turned up.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined Bushwick’s 8th Annual Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade, a community-focused alternative to Manhattan’s larger event,...
Community
Bushwick Community Darkroom rebuilt from scratch after losing its space in 2023. Then a contractor disappeared with $10,000
Bushwick Community Darkroom, rebuilt from scratch after losing its 2023 space, now seeks funds to reinstate its lease after a...
Arts & Culture
The Bushwick Starr gala is back this year, but it’s leaving Bushwick for a Greenpoint restaurant and a cosmic disco glam rock theme
The Bushwick Starr is hosting its annual fundraiser at Rule of Thirds in Greenpoint this year, embracing a cosmic disco...
Arts & Culture
A Williamsburg studio is giving artists 1,000 hours of free rehearsal time, and it stops the second those hours run out
LEIMAY is giving artists free rehearsal time at its Williamsburg CAVE space until 1,000 hours are used up, with bookings...
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The state just revived the J-51 tax break, and it could take some of the sting out of the repair bills crushing NYC co-ops
New York’s revived J-51 tax incentive helps middle- and working-class co-op and condo owners afford mandatory repairs and green upgrades,...
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Bernie Sanders and Mamdani rallied at Kings Theatre to push their whole slate days before the primary
Senator Bernie Sanders and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani headlined a major get-out-the-vote rally at Kings Theatre in Flatbush, urging Brooklyn...
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Brooklyn is screening World Cup matches in Bushwick, Coney Island and Cypress Hills, and Borough President Antonio Reynoso is putting it on for free
Borough President Antonio Reynoso is funding free public World Cup screenings across Brooklyn neighborhoods including Bushwick, Coney Island, and Cypress...
Music
MIKE is throwing a free rap festival in a Bed-Stuy park on July 11, and he says you shouldn’t have to pay mad bread for a good one
Brooklyn rapper MIKE brings his free Young World festival to Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy on July 11, featuring...
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School integration has stalled in NYC for years. The new chancellor just restarted it in Fort Greene, Bed-Stuy and three other districts.
NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has relaunched school integration efforts in five districts including Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, forming community...
Community
Heat killed 21 New Yorkers last year, up from 3. Almost all were Black or Latino, and most died at home.
Last year, 21 New Yorkers died from heat stress — up from three the year before — with nearly all...
Arts & Culture
Greenpoint fought for years to slow down McGuinness Boulevard. Now a folk-art mural of frogs and birds covers the asphalt where cars used to speed
A 1,600-square-foot folk-art mural titled 'Becoming' now covers asphalt at Father Studzinski Square in Greenpoint, replacing speeding traffic with art...
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Eva Moskowitz wants to hand a charter school to her husband. The teachers unions are suing to stop it.
Teachers unions are suing to block Eva Moskowitz’s plan to transfer a Success Academy charter to Strive Charter School, run...
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Survey finds declining foot traffic among top challenges for East Williamsburg small businesses
A Commercial District Needs Assessment found that declining foot traffic is among the top pressures facing small businesses on East...
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A Crown Heights landlord allegedly sent a stand-in to impersonate him in court to dodge rent stabilization. Now Letitia James is suing.
Attorney General Letitia James sued a Crown Heights landlord for allegedly sending a stand-in to court to avoid providing rent-stabilized...
Arts & Culture
The Bushwick Starr hit its $25,000 education fundraising goal. The money covers teaching artists, supplies, and field trips for students ages 9 to 90
Bushwick Starr hit its $25,000 fundraising goal for Education and Community programs, funding teaching artist salaries, classroom supplies, and field...
Community
Heat kills about 500 New Yorkers a year, mostly on days that aren’t even that hot. The program that helps you get an AC just closed for the season.
Roughly 500 New Yorkers die annually from heat-related causes, mostly on ordinary hot days between 82-94°F, not heat waves, as...
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ICE dragged a man who appeared semi-conscious out of a Bushwick ER. The fight since is whether the NYPD helped.
ICE agents dragged a semi-conscious man from Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, sparking protests and accusations that NYPD violated...
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450,000 New Yorkers lose their free health insurance on July 1. If you’re on the Essential Plan, read this before you get a bill.
Starting July 1, 450,000 New Yorkers on the Essential Plan will lose coverage due to federal cuts, hitting Bushwick and...
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Mamdani promised bigger housing vouchers, then reversed course. The final deal: $175 million, not the $500 million the Council wanted
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin finalized a $125.8B NYC budget including $175M for new housing vouchers, not...
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Mainchance, East Midtown’s only homeless drop-in center, closes permanently after contract fight spanning two mayoral administrations
Mainchance, East Midtown Manhattan’s only homeless drop-in center, closed permanently after its city contract expired, leaving clients to overcrowded alternatives...
Community
Velázquez fought to block $47 million in Trump cuts to her district’s magnet schools. Then P.S. 116 in Bushwick put her on their podcast.
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez visited Bushwick’s P.S. 116 to record a student podcast amid her fight to block $47 million in...
Food and Drink
Chipotle is finally coming to Greenpoint after years of rumors. There is still no address and no date
Chipotle will open in Greenpoint later this summer after years of speculation, Greenpointers reports. No address or opening date has...
Community
The Knicks clinched their first NBA title Saturday night in San Antonio. Sunday, Jose Alvarado was on Knickerbocker Avenue
After the Knicks clinched their first NBA title Saturday, Jose Alvarado joined the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade in...
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A Brooklyn father of four was shot dead at a Knicks block party steps from his home. No one has been arrested.
Emanuel Spencer, a 44-year-old Brooklyn father of four, was fatally shot during a Knicks championship block party on Lincoln Road...
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An Ice Age boulder settled the Bushwick-Newtown border in 1769. The city paved over it in 1930, and it took historians seven years to dig it back up
An Ice Age boulder known as Arbitration Rock settled the colonial border between Bushwick and Newtown in 1769, was paved...
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297 apartments are rising on a Bed-Stuy nursing home’s parking lot, and the neighborhood got no vote on it
A 297-unit apartment complex is rising in Bed-Stuy on a nursing home’s parking lot without community input, as the project...
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An 18-year-old was lured to East New York on Facebook and shot in the back. His killer mocked it online, then ran for seven months.
An 18-year-old was lured via Facebook to East New York, shot in the back, and killed; his killer mocked the...
Community
Take Heart Foundation holds its first basketball clinic for kids with developmental disabilities in Ridgewood
The Take Heart Foundation and Hot Shots Basketball held their inaugural basketball clinic for children with developmental disabilities at PS...
Community
Two Caribbean teams made the World Cup. They’re not the ones Flatbush roots for, and the fans who do claim them are priced out of MetLife.
Curaçao and Haiti made historic World Cup appearances, but Caribbean New Yorkers in Flatbush and Queens face $460+ tickets at...