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A police officer sits in a car near the Brooklyn Bridge, Dec. 16, 2022 in Brooklyn. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, file

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This image provided by the Office of the New York Mayor shows the scene, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where a woman driving on a suspended license was speeding and failed to yield after stopping at a red light, collided with another vehicle and then into a family walking in the crosswalk. Photo: Mayoral Photography Office/Justin Persaud via AP

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    Girls wearing crowns made of flowers dance during an event inspired by pre-Christian traditions, in which fairies, called in Romanian "Sanziene," come to earth around the summer solstice bringing fertility to land and beings, at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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    A girl wearing a crown made of flowers takes part in the Saint John's Day and Summer Solstice celebration in the small town of Kernave, some 35km (22 miles) northwest of the capital, Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, June 23, 2025.
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    Netherland's Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the Catshuis on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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    Felix Gutierrez, 43, and Caesar Ayala Gutierrez, 21, pick blueberries in the sweltering heat at Stepping Stone Farms on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Bourbon County, Ky.
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    A couple kiss as they celebrate the night of San Juan on the beach, watching the sunrise that coincides with the summer solstice, marking the arrival of the summer season in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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    Recyclers throw plastic bottles into the air in Plaza Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia, as they protest what they consider to be too low a price paid by companies that buy recycled materials, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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    England's Ollie Pope is bowled out by India's Prasidh Krishna on day five of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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    Sailors line up on flight deck as the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va.
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    Video surveillance cameras will be installed at tw Video surveillance cameras will be installed at two entrances to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade next month, thanks to funding from Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s office. Restler’s office provided $90,000 in funding, and staffers said they expect the cams to be installed next month. With its breathtaking protected views, the esplanade is often the site of film shoots and wedding proposals. But it has also been the scene of some disturbing incidents. 🔗 Click the link in bio to read more. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mary Frost #Brooklyn #BrooklynEagle #BrooklynNews #LocalNews #BrooklynHeights #Promenade
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    New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral c New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to accompany a person out of a courtroom. A reporter with The Associated Press witnessed Lander’s arrest at a federal building in Manhattan. The person Lander was walking out of the courtroom was also arrested. Lander had spent the morning observing immigration court hearings and told an AP reporter that he was there to “accompany” some immigrants out of the building. 🔗 Read more at the link in bio AP Photos/Olga Fedorova
    Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday to mark “No Kings Day,” a national day of protest against the Trump Administration. Despite the rain, the crowd grew larger as the marchers, almost all local residents, circled around two parks — Korean War Veterans Plaza and Cadman Plaza Park — next to the Federal Courthouse and other Downtown courts. 🔗 To see more photos and to read more, click the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mary Frost #NoKingsDay #DowntownBrooklyn #DonaldTrump #BrooklynNews #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #LocalNews
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