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Williamsburg-based Lithuanian dance group travels to Chicago for international dance festival
A Williamsburg Lithuanian dance group performed at a major festival in Chicago, celebrating culture and preserving folk traditions.
Brooklyn DA’s office holds safe driving program to educate young people
The program is part of a six-week internship curriculum sponsored by the Izetta Johnson Internship Empowerment Program and SYEP.
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‘Ted Lasso’ star Jason Sudeikis makes appearance at Dyker Heights sports card shop
The “Saturday Night Live” alum Jason Sudeikis visited a Dyker Heights sports card shop, meeting fans and buying baseball collectibles.
At Jacob Riis ‘People’s Beach,’ pushback grows as iconic bathhouse turns into ritzy clubhouse
The semi-private Rockaway Ocean Club was slated to open in July but has faced construction delays — and now growing calls for a boycott.
June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his US drug trafficking case
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday.
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is back in court for a pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case
Nicolás Maduro was returned Wednesday to a Manhattan courthouse where lawyers plan to request a June trial date for drug trafficking.
5th person dies in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City
“There’s no excuse for this to keep happening,” Lange said. “New York already has the best and strongest regulations.”
Mamdani says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in 2024, accusing them of crimes against humanity.
PropertyShark: Almost half of the city’s priciest neighborhoods are in Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens was the borough’s priciest neighborhood, and the city’s fourth-highest overall, with a median $2.68 million sale price.
Scholastic Roundup: It’s time for these all-stars to shine
A total of nine Brooklynites — five from Xaverian — were selected to the 2026 Catholic High School Athletic Association All-Star Team.
Wildfire smoke is back: A New Yorker’s guide to staying safe
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota may bring hazy skies and air quality concerns to New York City for several days.
Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station
The Republican administration this week urged leading U.S. Senators to rename Penn Station as it undertakes a projected $8 billion redesign.
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Beloved Brooklyn Heights market closes after 30 years
Throughout its last weekend, customers streamed into the store to reminisce, load up their carts, and say goodbye.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez reveals the steps on his path to leading one of the nation’s largest prosecutor’s offices
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez discussed his journey to public service, criminal justice reforms and mentoring future lawyers at a Brooklyn event.
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’ and calls ICC war-crimes charges ‘bogus’
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the prime minister a war criminal.
Noah Lyles pulls up mid-race at US nationals, suffers a rare loss at 200 meters
Cordell Tinch closed out the meet with a lean at the finish line to take the 110-meter hurdles title over Bradley Franklin.
The fight for control over New York’s charter schools is escalating
New York State United Teachers argues that SUNY’s approval of Strive Charter “disregards the plain purpose of the cap” and “wreaks havoc.”
Property dispute forces redesign of $2B flood wall for Battery Park City
The project needs permission from two condo buildings to build in private areas of the waterfront neighborhood.