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Arts & Entertainment

Met Gala ‘antithesis,’ the People’s Ball celebrates style for all at Brooklyn Public Library

By Gabriele Holtermann

NYC public schools chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos wearing a green jacket at a podium

AMNY

Here’s where 7 new NYC public schools will open this September

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Strengthening local democracy through charter reform

By Mike Racioppo

NY: Mayoral Mental Health Town Hall

Mayoral candidates outline mental health reform plans at Crown Heights town hall

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bedford-Stuyvesant

Flower Bed-Stuy celebrates 15 years of neighborhood beautification and civic pride

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bay Ridge

‘The mayor of Mackay Place’: Bay Ridge honors Firefighter Marcel Claes with street renaming

By Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil & Arthur de Gaeta

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Gravesend

Gravesend residents clash with developers at heated board meeting over battery storage site

By Megan McGibney

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AMNY

Brooklyn residents step up war against homeless shelter plans with latest protest

Mayor Adams and bodega workers speak about panic buttons

AMNY

500 NYC bodegas getting panic buttons with direct police link to help fight crime, Mayor Adams says

participants in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour

AMNY

What rain? Thousands turn out for TD Five Boro Bike Tour through NYC on Sunday despite dreary skies

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News

NYC street safety: What’s being done to protect New Yorkers after rash of deadly collisions this spring?

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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AMNY

‘Outrageous betrayal’: NY senators seethe as Trump admin slashes 9/11 health program staffing

woman standing in front of exhibit marking history of Willowbrook State School

AMNY

‘Never go back!’ Hundreds united on Staten Island for 50-year celebration of Willowbrook State School closure decree

NYC housing in Trump era

AMNY

NYC sues Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Department over ‘unlawful’ housing grant demands

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BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn May 2-4

By Brooklyn Paper

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AMNY

Adams accuses Campaign Finance Board of ‘poisoning atmosphere’ with release of letter charging his campaign broke the law

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Park Slope

Firefighters battle two-alarm fire at Park Slope apartment

By Lloyd Mitchell

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Staten Island man sentenced to 15 years in prison after shooting pregnant woman on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Pigeons in NYC

AMNY

Birdman accused of stealing pigeons in East Village park winds up caged again on assault charge

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Bushwick

Brooklyn Mirage cancels much-anticipated reopening after failing to meet city standards

By Kirstyn Brendlen

More from Around New York

Colectivo Intercultural Transgrediendo, a Queens-based group committed to supporting the trans community, gets honored at Fuerza Fest in 2024.

Latine LGBTQ arts festival Fuerza Fest returning for 10th year

St. Lucian Dona Regis-Prosper, first female secretary-general, CEO of Caribbean Tourism Organization.

Caribbean RoundUp

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New York Family

Figure Skating in Harlem Helps Girls of Color Reach Their Dreams

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Islanders win Draft Lottery, will get No. 1 pick at 2025 NHL Draft