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Brooklyn lawmakers join privacy advocates in push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG

14-08-2026 22:35 via brooklynpaper.com

A coalition of privacy advocates, local lawmakers and artists gathered outside Moynihan Train Hall, across from Madison Square Garden, on Aug. 14 to renew calls to end the use of biometric surveillance in places of public accommodation such as MSG. The group also urged the City Council to pass Council Member Shahana Hanif’s (D-Brooklyn) Ban the Scan, Int. 213, which would prohibit businesses open to the public from collecting or using customers’ biometric information for surveillance

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Brooklyn man sentenced to 26 years to life for murder and dismemberment of girlfriend

14-08-2026 21:00 via brooklynpaper.com

A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison for murdering and dismembering his girlfriend, then remaining in her East New York apartment for weeks while using her money and concealing her death in 2022, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.Justin Williams, 27, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun after being convicted in June of second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse, fourth-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree crim

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The ‘SCOOP’ on poop: City Council approves bills aimed at getting New Yorkers to clean up after their dogs

14-08-2026 19:05 via amny.com

The City Council on Thursday took action to battle the scourge of dog owners not doing their "doo-ty" of cleaning up poop left on city streets and in parks by their canine pals with its passage of the " Safe and Clean Outdoor Ownership Practices (SCOOP) Act."The four-bill package is designed to encourage dog owners to pick up their animals' waste rather than let them do their business and leave the feces for unwitting pedestrians to step in.The measures would require the city to make dog waste b

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Calling all bookworms! Brooklyn Book Festival returns with 9 days of literacy events across NYC

14-08-2026 18:19 via brooklynpaper.com

The acclaimed Brooklyn Book Festival will return next month with nine days of events featuring hundreds of authors, booksellers and literary organizations.Now in its 21st year, the festival will run from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27, with programming spanning all five boroughs. The celebration will include Virtual Festival Day, Children’s Day, the flagship Festival Day and Literary Marketplace in Downtown Brooklyn, as well as more than 70 Bookend events hosted by cultural partners throughout

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Things to do this weekend with the kids in Brooklyn

14-08-2026 16:47 via newyorkfamily.com

[caption id="attachment_426571" align="alignnone" width="568"] Courtesy of Jewish Children's Museum[/caption]Looking for something fun to do with the kids in Brooklyn this weekend? Between a Beatles sing-along, a Star Wars night at the ballpark, and free kayaking on the Gowanus, Brooklyn's got a lot going on this weekend. Whether you're looking for something free, something new, or just a way to tire the kids out before Monday, we've rounded up the best of it.And if you’re still looki

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