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Brooklyn’s ‘big day’: Crowds gather for annual Dumbo Drop, benefiting local schools

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Jun. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s most endearing flying spectacle returned to Dumbo on May 31, as thousands of tiny toy elephants parachuted from rooftops along Washington Street during the annual Dumbo Drop. Hundreds of spectators filled the iconic cobblestone block between Front and Water streets, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge,…

Cops search for man who assaulted bus driver with wrench in Red Hook

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May. 30, 2025 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a suspect who assaulted a bus driver with a wrench in Red Hook earlier this month.  According to police, at 8:04 a.m. on May 13, a 71-year-old male MTA employee was operating a B61 bus near the vicinity of Lorraine Street and Hicks…

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Council District 35

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May. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen There are just weeks to go until New York City’s June 24 primary election, and with early voting set to begin on June 14, New Yorkers are preparing to head to the polls. All 51 seats of the City Council are on the ballot this year, but some…

‘Money vs. democracy’: Hanif and supporters accuse Uber of election interference

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May. 30, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Rideshare drivers, delivery workers, labor activists and local Democrats rallied May 28 in Kensington with City Council Member Shahana Hanif, who accused Uber of interfering in the June 24 Democratic primary. Campaign filings released May 28 show Uber has spent more than $129,000 on mail and digital ads…

Sunset Park man sentenced to prison for fatal stabbing former partner

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May. 29, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Sunset Park man will spend 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing his former partner in 2019. Sheng Mao Chen, 48, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in May, nearly six years after the killing of 46-year-old Xiu Rong Zheng in Sunset Park. He was sentenced to prison…

City Council greenlights major Atlantic Avenue rezoning

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May. 29, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A major rezoning plan that will dramatically reshape a swath of central Brooklyn — replacing low-lying industrial buildings with apartment towers containing potentially thousands of new units, including affordable ones — was approved by the City Council on Wednesday. The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan rezones approximately 21 blocks along…

‘Information is power’: New law empowers rent-stabilized tenants to fight overcharges

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May. 29, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Landlords who own buildings with one or more rent-stabilized units are now required to post signs informing tenants that the building contains rent-stabilized apartments — a move aimed at empowering tenants to fight illegal rent hikes, demand better living conditions and restore illegally deregulated units. The Rent Transparency…

Planet Brooklyn, a two-day ‘first of its kind’ music festival, is coming in August

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May. 29, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A “first-of-its-kind” Brooklyn-centric music festival is coming to Kings County this summer. Planet Brooklyn, a two-day, multi-venue experience, will debut in Downtown Brooklyn on Aug. 23 and 24. Hosted by BSE Global — the parent company of the Barclays Center, New York Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets — the…

Cops say man arrested for urinating in Downtown Brooklyn subway station was carrying two guns, ammo

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May. 28, 2025 By Dean Moses A man caught by cops allegedly urinating inside a Downtown Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday was found in possession with two guns and assorted ammunition, police reported Wednesday. Officers from Transit District 30 initially spotted the suspect — identified 49-year-old Darrick McCall — exposing himself and peeing onto the northbound…

Brooklyn Public Library to release special-edition New York Liberty library cards

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May. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Basketball and books are colliding as the Brooklyn Public Library teams up with the New York Liberty to release special-edition Liberty-themed library cards. The cards — featuring images of the championship-winning WNBA team and its iconic mascot, Ellie the Elephant, will be available at all BPL branches starting…