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Kids & Education

Preschoolers with special needs celebrate graduation as 25 students prepare for kindergarten

By Olivia Seaman Conversation…

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News

Spinal injury survivor to begin nearly 3,000-mile walk across America in Brooklyn

By Claude Solnik Conversation…

Things to Do With the Kids in Brooklyn This Weekend

New York Family

Things to do this weekend with the kids in Brooklyn

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Business

Changing gears: Bike Plant shifts into worker-owned model as Bed-Stuy shop keeps rolling

By Sam Brule Conversation…

A row of electric Citi Bikes in Manhattan.

AMNY

E-bike safety push: Lyft would have to report Citi Bike crash info to city under newly proposed council bill

Ten NYC rabbis met privately with Mayor Zohran Mamdani, urging action on Jewish safety as City Hall prepares a new plan to combat antisemitism.

AMNY

Rabbis say Mamdani listened to them. Now they’re waiting on his plan to fight antisemitism

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AMNY

Unidentified man shot to death on Brooklyn street

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Health

‘Not just a job’: Planned Parenthood staff rally for better pay, protections as contract negotiations drag on

By Kirstyn Brendlen Conversation…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

AMNY

Mamdani’s first NYC budget gets cheers for bookkeeping, jeers for big budget gaps, from state oversight board

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Film

Brooklyn crime thriller ‘Neon Affair’ lands worldwide distribution deal

By Olivia Seaman Conversation…

17-year-old Sir Audley Sykes drowned after getting into difficulty in the Rockaways Sunday evening. Photo via GoFundMe.

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Rockaway Beach drowning victim named as Williamsburg High School student Sir Audley Sykes

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Arts & Entertainment

New musical ‘Brooklyn’s Bridge’ tells story of Emily Warren Roebling at the Irondale

By Kirstyn Brendlen Conversation…

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Carroll Gardens

Former NYPD detective indicted after allegedly assaulting handcuffed man inside Brooklyn precinct

By Olivia Seaman Conversation…

An delivery worker riding down Center Street in Lower Manhattan on an electric micromobility device or e-moto.

AMNY

NYC lawmaker to intro bills aimed at getting illegal e-motos off city streets

Transit Museum Bus Festival

Historic NYC buses are coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park for free Bus Festival

By Olivia Seaman Conversation…

Luna Park

Coasters for charity: Local nonprofits to race across Luna Park’s 8 roller coasters

By Olivia Seaman Conversation…

A panel during Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Central Brooklyn Bus Rider Town Hall event at Brooklyn College. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.

AMNY

Central Brooklyn riders weigh-in on sweeping city and state plan to speed up buses at Mamdani town hall

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Courtside connections: Young athletes, cops unite ahead of tournament honoring fallen NYPD detectives

By Gabriele Holtermann Conversation…

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NineDot to bring 4.9MW battery energy storage facility to Bushwick

By Kirstyn Brendlen Conversation…

NYC Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels

AMNY

NYC Public Schools survey finds high family satisfaction ‘remains high,’ growing support for the chancellor

More from Around New York

The Ellen P. Tuttle Courthouse of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Federal appeals court approves Florida’s statue banning minors from drag shows

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

US moves to secure critical steel supplies through Trinidad, reducing dependence on China

NYC High School Students Can Win Free Broadway Tickets—How to Enter

New York Family

NYC High School Students Can Win Free Broadway Tickets—How to Enter

School supplies for the start of a new school year.

Back-to-school: Where NYC parents can pick up FREE backpacks and school supplies starting this weekend