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• Bed-Stuy’s STooPS wraps fall series using art to combat gun violence

  23-10-2026 19:32 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  For four Saturdays this fall, Brooklynites had the chance to experience culture, music, art and workshops in the Jackie Robinson Park Playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant.The Fall Funs series was a four-weekend event hosted by STooPS, with activities taking place every Saturday with the goal of bringing community members together through art, resources and community engagement.STooPS founder Kendra J. Ross was a part of a coalition that wanted to enrich the area and help deter it from succumbing to
  
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• Mamdani and Menin name next racial equity watchdog chair, but Council pushback delays start until August 2027

  29-10-2026 22:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday formally appointed Christopher Alexander to lead New York City's independent racial equity watchdog beginning in August 2027, reaching an agreement after Council members pushed back against replacing its current chair, Linda Tigani, sooner.Alexander, executive director of the NAACP New York State Conference, will take over as chair and executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) on Aug. 1, 2027. Tigani, who ha
  
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• ‘Fix the Bus,’ transit advocates say in new campaign to organize bus riders behind push for fast and free service

  29-10-2026 22:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A group of transit advocates has launched a new campaign to push for speeding up New York City's bus system, the nation's slowest, and making it more affordable, by utilizing tactics commonly found in labor union and tenant organizing drives.The organization, Riders Alliance, kicked off the campaign, dubbed "Fix The Bus," on Monday. The effort is designed to better organize bus riders to more effectively fight for fast, free, and "funded" service, leaders with the group said during a virtual Oct
  
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• Candidates forge ahead in southern Brooklyn, despite Brooklyn Democratic Party drama

  29-10-2026 14:45 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  For years, critics have slammed the Brooklyn Democratic Party for failing to support its own candidates in the rapidly-reddening southern part of the borough. With a “Red Wave” looming in 2022, some politicos said the party wasn’t organizing phone banks or canvassing, or sending mailers on behalf of candidates facing stiff competition in critical races. That year, Republicans unseated three Democratic state Assembly members in districts that had been blue for decades. Onlookers said the
  
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• 14 arrested after protesters block Brooklyn Bridge ramp, demand ICE abolition

  29-10-2026 14:32 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  More than 80 activists blocked the northbound entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, bringing traffic to a standstill for about an hour on Oct. 28.The demonstrators — representing Extinction Rebellion New York City, Climate Defiance, Planet Over Profit and Port of Elizabeth Movement — carried two yellow banners, one reading “Stop Shooting Us” and the other “Stop Shooting Our Neighbors.”The protest led to the arrest of 14 protesters who refused to clear the roadway.[c
  
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• City Council pushback stalls Mamdani’s racial equity watchdog shake-up until 2027

  29-10-2026 14:15 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to replace the head of New York City's independent racial equity watchdog has been delayed until at least next summer after City Council members pushed back against removing its current chair.Mamdani confirmed Wednesday that Linda Tigani, whose commission has challenged his administration's handling of the city's first racial equity plan, would remain in her post until next summer, when he hopes to install Christopher Alexander, executive director of the NAACP New Yo
  
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• After Council pushback, Mamdani and Menin name next racial equity watchdog chair, starting in 2027

  29-10-2026 14:15 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday formally appointed Christopher Alexander to lead New York City's independent racial equity watchdog beginning in August 2027, reaching an agreement after Council members pushed back against replacing its current chair, Linda Tigani, sooner.Alexander, executive director of the NAACP New York State Conference, will take over as chair and executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) on Aug. 1, 2027. Tigani, who ha
  
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• UGG opens new Williamsburg store with custom boots, Brooklyn art

  29-10-2026 14:08 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  UGG has opened a new store in Williamsburg, bringing its popular boots, apparel and accessories to North Sixth Street alongside a series of customization events and a mural by a Brooklyn-based artist.The store at 129 N. Sixth St. opened Oct. 28, giving the brand its third New York City retail location. The opening also kicks off several weeks of events, including custom fashion illustrations, boot charms and personalized designs.Tracy Paoletti, vice president and general manager of UGG North Ame
  
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• Local rocker Miss Cherry Delight celebrates album launch with huge bash at Brooklyn’s House of Yes

  29-10-2026 13:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Local shock rock musician Miss Cherry Delight is celebrating the release of her second album with a huge show at House of Yes next week.On Nov. 4, Delight will release “Advice For Ashes,” a 14-track album produced over the course of seven years in collaboration with Vision Video, Nite, Ashley Bad and Marieke Bresseleers. The name of the album is a dedication to Delight’s friend and colleague Frankie Maddox Rex, lead singer of the band The FMs, who passed away in 2022.To celebrate the relea
  
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• MTA celebrates Halloween with spooky station sign stickers and collectors edition maps

  28-10-2026 22:40 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Stand clear of the closing trap doors! This Halloween, the MTA is turning the subway into the scare-way.Starting Thursday and running through Saturday, costume-clad trick-or-treaters taking the "Boo York City Subway," Long Island Rail Road, or Metro-North Railroad will get the chance to pass through several stations temporarily renamed for the scariest time of year, agency officials announced on Wednesday."We know lots of families use our system to go trick-or-treating, as well as going to ... t
  
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• Fare evasion: NYC Transit boss says probe of EAGLE agents altercations with riders will soon conclude

  28-10-2026 21:25 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A top MTA official said Wednesday that he expects an investigation into two recent instances of bus fare enforcement agents getting into violent tussles with riders will conclude next week, amid calls by some elected officials for the agency to stop using the teams. MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow gave the update during the agency's Oct. 28 board meeting, in response to a question from board member Janette Sadik-Khan."I anticipate having the completion of the investigatio
  
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• Mamdani greenlights long-delayed Third Avenue safety overhaul in Brooklyn, targets 2028 finish

  28-10-2026 21:10 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday pledged to complete a long-delayed safety overhaul of Brooklyn’s Third Avenue by the end of 2028, reviving a project that stalled under his predecessor after years of community demands and deaths along the busy corridor.The 2.1-mile redesign, stretching from 20th to 62nd Streets beneath the Gowanus (Brooklyn-Queens) Expressway in Sunset Park, will bring protected bike lanes, shorter pedestrian crossings and redesigned intersections to one of the borough's most
  
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• Brooklyn Basketball expands with three new gyms set to open in 2027

  28-10-2026 16:40 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Brooklyn Basketball is expanding into Greenpoint, Bushwick and Gowanus, opening three new locations across the borough in 2027.Brooklyn Basketball, the main youth athletics partner of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty, is expanding its programming to include high school-age students and provide more competitive opportunities for children and families.The program also emphasizes mentorship, discipline and a growth mindset while giving participants the opportunity to learn from experienced co
  
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• 53-year-old man shot in stomach on East Flatbush avenue

  28-10-2026 16:28 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A 53-year-old man was shot in the stomach on Snyder Avenue in East Flatbush on Tuesday evening, according to the NYPD.Police said they responded to a 911 call just after 6 p.m. near the corner of Snyder and Utica avenues, where officers found the man with a gunshot wound to his stomach. The victim was transported to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. The NYPD said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. [caption id="attachment_251032"
  
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• New Siena poll: Hochul leads Blakeman by 14 points as Mamdani’s NYC popularity grows

  28-10-2026 10:30 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul has widened her lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman to 14 points with less than a week until Election Day, according to a new Siena University poll released Wednesday that also found Mayor Zohran Mamdani gaining popularity among New York City voters.The survey found Hochul leading Blakeman 54% to 40% among likely New York voters, compared with a 50% to 41% advantage noted in Siena's September polling.Mamdani's favorability rating among city voters climbed to 69%, up
  
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• Some NYC restaurants lost entire outdoor dining seasons waiting for permits, comptroller finds

  27-10-2026 23:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  More than half of New York City restaurants that received outdoor dining permits under the city's program waited longer than 19 months for approval, according to a new investigation that also found the Department of Transportation lacks the data needed to pinpoint where applications are getting held up.The report that City Comptroller Mark Levine released Tuesday found that just 1,405 of the 4,911 applications received since the program launched in March 2024 had resulted in licenses as of June
  
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• Fare evasion: City Council’s Progressive Caucus urges MTA to permanently nix EAGLE enforcement teams after violent clashes with riders

  27-10-2026 22:45 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A bloc of progressive City Council members on Tuesday urged the MTA to permanently eliminate its bus fare evasion enforcement squads, known as Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) Teams, after videos showing the agents getting into violent clashes with riders recently surfaced.In an Oct. 27 statement, the 23-member Progressive Caucus called two incidents involving EAGLE Team members getting into violent altercations with straphangers that were caught on video "unacceptable." Vid
  
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• Brooklyn culinary icons Sahadi’s and Li-Lac Chocolates team up on Atlantic Avenue

  27-10-2026 22:16 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A sweet new partnership is taking shape on Atlantic Avenue!Two iconic Brooklyn culinary institutions, Li-Lac Chocolates and Sahadi’s, have joined forces, expanding their longstanding relationship to Sahadi’s flagship store at 187 Atlantic Ave. with a permanent Li-Lac Chocolates retail space, creating a destination for chocolate lovers in the heart of Brooklyn.Li-Lac and Sahadi’s owners and employees, along with representatives from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and the Atlantic Avenue B
  
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• Roebling Rink returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park Nov. 14 with free skating and opening-day events

  27-10-2026 19:27 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Brooklynites can soon lace up their skates and glide into winter as Roebling Rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park prepares to reopen for its third season on Nov. 14.
  Located beneath the Brooklyn Bridge at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, the seasonal ice skating rink offers skaters waterfront views of the Manhattan skyline.
  Tickets are now on sale, including a limited number of free admissions for the rink’s first two sessions on opening day, from 10:20 a.m. to 12 p.m and 12:30 to 2 p.m.[caption id="attac
  
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• 2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul hammers Blakeman’s Trump ties in final TV ads as NYC early voting outpaces 2022 contest

  27-10-2026 19:20 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  As early voting in New York City outpaces the 2022 gubernatorial race, Gov. Kathy Hochul's campaign is using a multimillion-dollar advertising push in the final week before Election Day to hammer home its main attack on Republican Bruce Blakeman, tying him to President Donald Trump.Three new ads that began airing Tuesday accuse Blakeman of backing Medicaid cuts, higher health insurance costs and aggressive immigration enforcement. Each ends with the same warning to voters that Blakeman will "alw
  
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• ‘Miles That Matter:’ Crown Heights runner takes on NYC Marathon with Citizens to help local youth

  27-10-2026 17:46 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  For Crown Heights resident Miraj Mehta, running the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is not just about crossing the finish line, but helping Brooklyn’s young people find their own paths to success. Mehta, who only began running consistently earlier this year, will take on the 26.2-mile race with Team Citizens, supporting Beginning with Children, a Brooklyn-based non-profit that provides educational and career opportunities to young people from under-resourced communities.
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• SUBWAY SERVICE ALERT: No A trains in portion of Queens for 9 straight days next month as MTA replaces aging signals

  27-10-2026 17:45 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A train riders who need to travel between the Rockaway Blvd and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd stations will have to find alternative routes for nine consecutive days beginning on Nov. 7, as the MTA begins a large-scale signal modernization project on the Liberty Avenue Line, the agency announced on Monday.From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, through 5 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, the A train will not run between the two stations as the MTA performs track and switch replacements crucial for its installation
  
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• Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge celebrates 50 years as NYC Marathon starting line

  27-10-2026 16:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  It’s a special anniversary for the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.Thousands of runners are slated to hit the road Nov. 1 as the TCS New York City Marathon winds its way through New York City, marking 50 years since the race expanded to all five boroughs in 1976, with the iconic span serving as its starting line.The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island to Brooklyn, helped transform a much smaller race into a cross-city journey and a celebration of New York City that gained global
  
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• Wet Hot West Nile Summer: Climate change raises risk for NYC hawks and humans

  27-10-2026 14:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  In August, a young red-tailed hawk from a much-watch nest near Grand Army Plaza was found grounded in Prospect Park, lethargic and unresponsive. Park rangers brought her to the Wild Bird Fund, where she was taken into the care of wildlife rehabilitator Rachel Frank and her team and named “Merlina.” Merlina and her family had already caused their fans a fair amount of anxiety. Her mom, Avalon, was treated at WBF for suspected rodenticide poisoning in May. A few weeks later, Frank headed out
  
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• Wet Hot West Nile Summer: Climate change brings more cases among NYC hawks and humans

  27-10-2026 14:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  In August, a young red-tailed hawk from a much-watch nest near Grand Army Plaza was found grounded in Prospect Park, lethargic and unresponsive. Park rangers brought her to the Wild Bird Fund, where she was taken into the care of wildlife rehabilitator Rachel Frank and her team and named “Merlina.” Merlina and her family had already caused their fans a fair amount of anxiety. Her mom, Avalon, was treated at WBF for suspected rodenticide poisoning in May. A few weeks later, Frank headed out
  
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• Khalifa Kush to expand into New York’s cannabis market this week

  27-10-2026 13:00 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Wiz Khalifa’s premier cannabis brand, Khalifa Kush, is coming to New York.The California-based brand was created 15 years ago with products surrounding a strain of cannabis tailored specifically to Khalifa’s tastes. Khalifa Kush was made available first in the medical cannabis market and grew with the recreational market a few years later.“Our goals and vision have really always been to create a world in which everyone can smoke like Wiz, not necessarily the quantity that he can, but that
  
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• Registered Brooklyn sex offender sentenced to 30 years for child exploitation

  26-10-2026 22:15 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A registered sex offender from Brooklyn was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for soliciting sexually explicit images from two minors and possessing child pornography, federal prosecutors said on Monday. Joseph Grunwald, 34, of Brooklyn, was sentenced Oct. 22 by U.S. District Judge Nina R. Morrison after pleading guilty in August to three counts in a superseding information, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.Grunwald was a registered sex offender
  
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• East New York pastor gets 14 years in prison for raping 11-year-old girl

  26-10-2026 21:50 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  A Brooklyn pastor has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Oct. 26. The sentence was handed down by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Naiburg.According to the evidence, 63-year-old Paul Lewis, founder and pastor of Messengers for Christ World Healing Center in East New York, which also has branches in Jamaica, Trinidad and Germany, comm
  
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• Dressed to impress: Great PUPkin dog costume contest returns to Fort Greene Park

  26-10-2026 21:23 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  One of Brooklyn’s most beloved and creative annual Halloween traditions returned to Fort Greene Park for its 28th year: the Great PUPkin dog costume contest, hosted by the Fort Greene Park Users and Pets Society (PUPS) on Oct. 24.About 5,000 spectators cheered on more than 100 pooches in elaborate costumes. Entries included Beast the Pug, dressed as Scrub Doggy doing the dishes, and Willow and Bently, dressed as Greek warriors portraying characters from the “Pawdyssey” and posing aboard a
  
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• Hochul’s rebate checks are arriving. Mamdani officials question one-time relief as an affordability strategy

  26-10-2026 20:15 via Brooklyn Paper
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani spent parts of Friday and Sunday campaigning alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul for her reelection. On Monday, two leading figures in his administration made the case against relying on one-time payments to tackle the cost-of-living crisis — just as the governor's $1 billion energy rebate checks are landing in millions of New Yorkers' mailboxes.Mamdani's chief of staff, Elle Bisgaard-Church, declared at a New York City Policy Forum event on affordability that one-time handouts di
  
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