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Japanese entertainment giant Bandai Namco expands to U.S. with flagship Industry City store

Bandai Namco hosted a preview of its new store in Japan Village at Industry City.

Feb. 27, 2025 Paul Frangipane & Adam Daly Bandai Namco, the Japanese entertainment giant behind Pac-Man and Gundam, opened its first U.S. store in Sunset Park last month. The new store in Industry City offers a wide selection of merchandise, including toys, collectibles, apparel and video games from the Japanese brand’s extensive portfolio of…

Five nonprofits recognized for racial justice work with Brooklyn Org’s Spark Prize

Jocelynne Rainey, President and CEO of Brooklyn Org.

Feb. 27, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Five local nonprofits were honored this week at the 2025 Brooklyn Org Spark Breakfast for their outstanding contributions to advancing racial justice in New York City’s biggest borough. The event, held for the first time at Barclays Center, served as a platform to celebrate the chosen organizations’…

Xanadu Roller Arts in Bushwick rebuilds NYC’s skating community

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Feb. 27, 2025 By Regina Martinez At 6:40 p.m., 20 minutes before Xanadu Roller Arts reopens for its celestially-themed Space Bounce event, a line of anxious skaters in holographic outfits forms below the rink’s burgundy awning, stretching outside into the cold. “Ay, what’s the holdup? We already signed our waiver,” yells a patron. A…

Caught on camera: Cops seek brazen Bay Ridge wallet thief

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Feb. 26, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil A man swiped a wallet from a young shopper’s jacket inside a Bay Ridge community center last week, and police are asking for help tracking him down. The theft occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at Masjid Maryam near 73rd Street and Fifth Avenue, according…

Shaquille O’Neal spotted on set for mob drama ‘Gravesend’ in show’s namesake neighborhood

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Feb. 26, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Towering basketball legend-turned-actor Shaquille O’Neal was back in Brooklyn this weekend, filming scenes for mob drama “Gravesend” at the local American Legion. O’Neal, known as one of the best basketball players of all time, was first spotted on set last June, after the show’s writer, creator, and star,…

Share your neighborhood knowledge and lead a tour for Jane’s Walk 2025

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Feb. 26, 2025 By Susan De Vries Share your passion for your neighborhood with other New Yorkers by volunteering to lead a tour for Jane’s Walk 2025. Enthusiastic locals can now submit tour plans for the May event, which features free walking tours in all five boroughs. Hosted by the Municipal Art Society (MAS)…

Westchester teen indicted for attempted murder in subway shoving incident at Barclays Center

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Feb. 26, 2025 By Adam Daly A 19-year-old man from Westchester County faces up to 25 years in prison for allegedly shoving a man onto the subway tracks at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station in December, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday. Andrew Pashinin, of Harrison, New York, was arraigned Feb. 25 before…

Body found in East River near Dumbo ferry terminal: police

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Feb. 25, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Police pulled a body from the East River in Dumbo on Tuesday.   A passerby saw a man’s body in the water near the Dumbo ferry terminal on Old Fulton Street around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 25 and called 911, according to authorities. The NYPD’s Harbor Unit responded to…

Ferdinando’s Focacceria closes abruptly after 121 years in Carroll Gardens

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Feb. 25, 2025 By Lauren Rapp The 121-year-old Carroll Gardens institution Ferdinando’s Focacceria abruptly closed last weekend, bringing an end to the oldest Sicilian restaurant in New York City and one of the oldest Italian restaurants in the state. The eatery announced on Instagram on Sunday that the family had made the decision to “permanently…