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rally in support of haiti immigrants

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Brooklyn pols and community groups unite in support of Haitian immigrants

By Gabriele Holtermann & Lloyd Mitchell

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Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Social Security 90th Anniversary

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Slices and stories: AARP marks 90 years of Social Security at Bed-Stuy pizza pop-up

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

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Vernikov’s path to re-election in District 48 cleared after sweeping primary win

By Robert Pearl

NY: Unsheltered in the subway

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Brooklyn mental health advocates push back on Trump’s executive order targeting homelessness

By Gabriele Holtermann

NY: Rally to loosen rules on Local Law 18 for homeowners

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‘Hosting changed everything’: NYC Airbnb hosts fight back against rental law

By Gabriele Holtermann

people at grand army plaza rally for arms embargo in gaza

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Hundreds rally at Grand Army Plaza to call for humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Gabriele Holtermann

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

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Mayor Adams and NYPD expand quality of life teams across Brooklyn after successful pilot

By Manuela Moreyra

wyckoff heights medical center medicaid cuts

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Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured

By Kirstyn Brendlen

george sarantopolous next to primary voters district 47 results

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Down for the (re)count: District 47 Republican Primary certified amid voter fraud allegations

By Kirstyn Brendlen

bedford avenue bike lane

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City will be allowed to remove Bedford Avenue bike lane while appeals court weighs case

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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‘He’s our fighter’: Brooklyn Conservatives celebrate Jerry Kassar’s decades of leadership

By Robert Pearl

Man in white shirt doing pull-ups off of a Brooklyn street signal

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Pulling for votes? Mayor Adams does pull-ups off a Brooklyn street light in social media challenge

By Dean Moses

vickie paladino council member

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Partner of slain Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson calls for ethics probe into Council Member’s online attacks

By Adam Daly

woman riding in bedford avenue bike lane

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Appeals court halts removal of Bedford Avenue bike lane

By Kirstyn Brendlen

politicians rally outside MDC

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Brooklyn pols demand halt to immigrant detainee transfers to troubled MDC

By Gabriele Holtermann

Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse among members of the clergy as Brooklyn Canarsie Lions hosted a successful Brotherhood Service, distributed Thanksgiving gifts in November 2024.

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Haitian officials debunk viral video of alleged ICE confrontation

By Nelson A. King

selfie of mother and son facing homelessness due to voucher issues

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Voucher confusion leaves Brooklyn family on the brink of homelessness

By Shane O’Brien

protestors rally outside malliotakis office holding signs against healthcare cuts

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‘Big Beautiful Cuts’: Protestors blast Malliotakis over healthcare ‘Poison Pill’

By Gabriele Holtermann

cuomo and mamdani on primary election night

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Brooklyn’s Ballots: Breaking down the primary election vote

By Kirstyn Brendlen

person holding up sign at malliotakis big beautiful bill rally

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Brooklynites urge Malliotakis to reject Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ fearing cuts to Medicaid, social services

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Brooklyn pols take bold stance against Trump, pass landmark immigration protections

By Gabriele Holtermann

george sarantopoulos district 47 winner

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With all votes counted, George Sarantopoulos wins narrow victory in Council District 47 Republican primary

By Kirstyn Brendlen

hochul signing data protection bill

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Landmark child data protection law by Gounardes and Rozic goes into effect

By Gabriele Holtermann

More from Around New York

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Permits filed for residential building with 38 units in Crotona Park East

Law enforcement officers set up barriers after a shooting at Annunciation Church, which is also home to an elementary school, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. August 27, 2025.

In wake of Minneapolis shooting, White House falsely suggests link between gender-affirming care and violence

Yellow cab speeds through Times Square in New York, NY, USA.

Queens man admits to cheating-for-hire on TLC licensing exam

NY: Thousands celebrate the West Indian Day Parade.

Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner outline security measures for J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Parade