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• Mamdani admin stops automatically sending cops to 311 homeless encampment complaints

  25-09-2026 22:00 via amny.com
  
  The Mamdani administration stopped automatically sending police officers to investigate 311 complaints about homeless encampments this week, shifting the initial response to homeless outreach workers.The change took effect Sept. 22, according to both the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the NYPD.“[A]ll homeless encampment service requests from 311 will be routed directly to [the Department of Homeless Services, DHS] rather than NYPD,” a DSS spokesperson said. “As a resul
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to Brooklyn with Zohran Mamdani, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney

  25-09-2026 21:33 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is returning to Brooklyn for a week of special broadcasts from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, with a lineup that includes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and fellow local late-night hosts.
  Kimmel was born and raised in Mill Basin, making the Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 shows another homecoming for him and his ABC late-night show.
  Among the week's guests is Mamdani, who will sit down with Kimmel a
  
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• Brooklyn festivals, parades postponed as nor’easter approaches New York City

  25-09-2026 20:36 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A gusty nor’easter heading toward the East Coast has forced several Brooklyn street fairs and events to cancel, reschedule, and head indoors. The storm is tracking closer to New York City than had initially been predicted, and is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning, with the worst impacts between Friday night and Saturday night. Around 2-3 inches of rain are predicted for New York City, per the National Weather Service, with wind gus
  
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• NOR’EASTER: MTA moves to protect train yards, other critical infrastructure to keep transit moving during weekend storm

  25-09-2026 19:50 via amny.com
  
  The MTA is preparing New York City's transit system for a nor'easter expected to hit the metropolitan area Friday afternoon and last through Sunday — forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding — by preemptively protecting train yards and other critical facilities in low-lying areas from floodwaters.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, during a Sept. 24 briefing inside the agency's "situation room" at its Lower Manhattan headquarters, said that in prepar
  
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• Brooklyn firefighters battle three separate fires Friday morning

  25-09-2026 18:28 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Brooklyn firefighters had a busy Friday morning, with three separate blazes breaking out across the borough before breakfast.The first fire was reported just after 2:45 a.m. at a commercial building at 245 Willoughby St. in Fort Greene, where firefighters found flames in the rear stepback of the building.Firefighters used two hoselines to knock down the main body of the fire, which was placed under control at about 4 a.m. Hazmat companies were called to remove batteries and a 40-pound propane ta
  
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• Baby’s All Right co-founder Billy Jones to be honored with Williamsburg street dedication

  25-09-2026 16:02 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Williamsburg is getting a new street name — one that will honor a Brooklyn music figure who helped make the neighborhood a destination for live music.The City of New York will dedicate the stretch of Broadway in front of Baby’s All Right to Billy Jones, the beloved co-founder of the Williamsburg music venue who died in 2025.The street, running between Bedford and Driggs avenues, will officially become “Billy Jones Way” during a dedication on Oct. 18 at 5:30 p.m. outside B
  
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• 6 Best Sensory-Friendly Indoor Activities in NYC for Special Needs Kids

  25-09-2026 14:27 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_415643" align="alignnone" width="822"] Getty Images[/caption]Best Sensory-Friendly Indoor Activities in NYC for Special Needs KidsAt a Glance: What to look for in a sensory-friendly indoor space? Calm, warm environments and activities for all ages and abilities. Spaces focused on tactile activities, dimmed lights, and noise-reduced areas. A top-pick for neurodivergent kiddos with sensory-friendly activities: Complete Playground  A one-stop destination for toddlers an
  
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• AI whistleblowers could get paid under new NYC Council proposal

  25-09-2026 12:00 via amny.com
  
  New York City lawmakers want to give AI whistleblowers a financial reason to come forward - and give New Yorkers a new way to sue artificial intelligence companies over certain harms.The proposals are part of a sweeping package announced Friday by City Council Speaker Julie Menin ahead of an Oct. 5 hearing that could also require third-party validation and human “kill switches” for AI systems marketed, offered for sale or deployed in the city, along with 24-hour reporting of certain
  
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