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Op-ed | ‘How Many Stops Act’ is a betrayal for Jewish and Asian New Yorkers

By City Council Members Inna Vernkov and Susan Zhuang

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Pols call for closure of Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter, but Schumer calls Malliotakis bill a ‘non-starter’

By Adam Daly

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‘The gain must match the pain’: Pols demand ‘full upgrade’ of G train during planned shutdown

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Linda Wilson officially sworn in as Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York

Brooklyn

‘We are one now and forevermore’: Hon. Linda Wilson sworn in as Civil Court Judge

By Gabriele Holtermann

people rally marking 100 days since israeli hostages were taken by hamas

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Jewish community rallies to bring home Israeli hostages 100 days after Hamas attack

By Ximena Del Cerro

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City to invest $100M in new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Congressman Goldman and Brooklyn beep sat down with gun violence survivors for a roundtable discussion.

Brooklyn

Gun violence survivors unite at Brooklyn roundtable to advocate for local, federal solutions

By Jada Camille

Susan Zhuang being inaugurated

Brooklyn

‘We have made history’: Brooklyn’s first Chinese-American council member Susan Zhuang celebrates inauguration

By Adam Daly

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UFT to ‘review’ changes to city budget after Adams restores some funding for schools

By Megan McGibney

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Op-ed | Protect small business from unintended consequences of bad legislation

By Michelle Cadore

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Prospect Heights residents call on mayor to finish Underhill Avenue’s bike boulevard

By Adam Daly

Migrants help at Brooklyn community garden on MLK Day weekend

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Good works for MLK Day Weekend: Brooklyn migrants, volunteers give back at greenspace

By Dean Moses

NY: Induction Ceremony Surrogate Court Judge Bernhard Graham

Brooklyn

‘What government’s about’: Bernard Graham sworn in as Kings County Surrogate Judge

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Newly-engaged Bensonhurst couple start GoFundMe after apartment fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Parents, pols to rally outside James Madison High School after Floyd Bennett Field migrant relocation forces students online

By Adam Daly & Meaghan McGoldrick

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Migrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field shelter ahead of storm

By Adam Daly

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks during a news conference at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Reynoso allocated $1.1 million in capital funding for upgrades at various Gotham Health sites in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Borough President allocates over $1M to Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health

By Isabel Song Beer

press conference for grieving families act

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Bed-Stuy father advocates for Grieving Families Act following fiancées death in childbirth

By Jada Camille

Brooklyn Bridge

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Vendors on Manhattan side of Brooklyn Bridge angry, perplexed as city gets set to remove them from hot spot

By Dean Moses, Ben Brachfeld and Ethan Stark-Miller

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‘It’s a new day in Brownsville’: Jeffries, Spectrum team up to surprise Elite Learners with new laptops, anti-violence funding

By Paul Frangipane & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

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Council passes bill to limit landlords from running criminal background checks on prospective tenants

By Adam Daly

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Brooklyn saw high voter turnout in uncontested Council races. Why?

By Augostina Mallous

lawmakers in front of amazon e-commerce warehouse in red hook

Brooklyn

Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation

By Isabel Song Beer

State Sen. Kevin Parker at a National Night Out event in Brooklyn in 2019.

Brooklyn

Sen. Kevin Parker denies rape allegations from bombshell Adult Survivors Act lawsuit

By Ben Brachfeld

More from Around New York

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce board members saluted its 2017 Veterans Luncheon honorees.

Bronx Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for annual veterans luncheon honoring local heroes

Participating artists (standing left to right) Sharon De La Cruz, Mariela Figueroa, Eliana Falcón-Dvorsky, Ivan Velez, and panel moderator Megami.

From ‘cringe’ to celebration: Puerto Rican queer comics take the spotlight

Long Island City Partnership president Laura Rothrock delivers welcoming remarks at 2023 LIC Summit at The Museum of the Moving Image.

11th annual LIC Summit to take place at Museum of the Moving Image this Wednesday

BQE trench

Mayor Adams presses feds to fast-track BQE overhaul, catching community groups off guard