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Jul. 18, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A broken pipe has forced the Red Hook Pool to close for most of the summer, and residents are steamed.
Jul. 18, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann & Sofie Kato
Award-winning pizza chef Nino Coniglio is bringing the spirit of 1920s New York pizzerias to the Bushwick dining scene, crafting savory pies in what’s believed to be the oldest coal oven in America.
Jul. 18, 2025 By Olivia Seaman
Don Hodgkinson didn’t pick up a yo-yo expecting it to change his life. But nearly two decades after his third-grade fascination with the spinning toy began, he’s now a national champion, bringing the title home to Brooklyn.
Jul. 18, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann
The legacy of the 1977 blockbuster “Saturday Night Fever” and its characters is “stayin’ alive” with a new bench plaque.
Jul. 18, 2025 By Christy Hinko
On Metropolitan Avenue, between 74th and 75th streets in Middle Village, Carlo’s Pizzeria isn’t just a place to grab a slice — it’s a place where history is folded into every piece of dough, sauce and cheese. The beloved neighborhood pizzeria has been serving Queens for nearly 60 years, now led by third-generation owner Anthony Caruana, who proudly carries forward the dream his grandfather brought from Sicily.
Jul. 17, 2025 By Adam Daly
City Council Member Vickie Paladino is facing legal threats and calls for a City Council ethics investigation after the partner of slain Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson accused the Queens Republican of making false and inflammatory statements that she says endangered her safety.
Jul. 17, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann
Local elected officials, New York City Parks Department representatives, and community members celebrated the completion of the first phase of a long-overdue restoration of a popular Bay Ridge playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 17.
Jul. 17, 2025 By Megan McGibney
It could have been just another morning at P.S. 176 The Ovington School in Dyker Heights, but on June 12 — just days before the end of the school year — more than a dozen parents lined up outside the school holding signs and chanting: “Protect our children! No asbestos! We want answers!”
Jul. 17, 2025 By Olivia Seaman
Get ready to dig in. NYC Restaurant Week is back, giving Brooklynites a chance to taste their way across the city without breaking the bank.
Jul. 16, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Ten years after it opened, the beloved East Williamsburg music venue Our Wicked Lady will permanently close its doors on July 21.
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