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• Mamdani unveils long-awaited antisemitism strategy with $7.4M for prevention, security

  29-09-2026 17:40 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting his own stamp on a city office created by his predecessor to combat antisemitism, unveiling a strategy that increases prevention funding while formalizing a break with the Adams administration’s embrace of a single definition of antisemitism.The strategy arrives after months in which Mamdani has sought to patch a strained relationship with parts of the city’s Jewish community without retreating from his longstanding views on Israel and Palestine.The lo
  
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• 2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul heads into final stretch with $33M war chest, and Mamdani on deck

  29-09-2026 21:15 via amny.com
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election campaign and the New York State Democratic Party are heading into the final stretch of election season with more than $33 million combined in cash on hand after raising $8.4 million during the September filing period, according to figures released by Hochul’s campaign Tuesday.Friends for Kathy Hochul raised more than $2.6 million during the period and finished with more than $18.5 million on hand. More than $5.7 million was raised into the state Democr
  
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• Appellate court tosses amended Brooklyn Democratic Party bylaws, upholding lower court ruling

  29-09-2026 20:49 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Democratic Party’s new rules must be tossed out, an appellate court ruled Tuesday, as it upheld a lower court decision that blocked the rules from taking effect. Facing almost certain defeat after party reformers won enough district leader seats to vote her out, incumbent party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn on Aug. 25 passed a series of bylaw amendments that expanded the party’s executive committee, nullifying the new majority and likely ensuring her victory.&nb
  
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• Brownsville community center set to open two years early, $10 million under budget

  29-09-2026 19:45 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Community-based organizations and Brooklyn Community Board 16 will soon serve residents across Brooklyn from under one roof at a new 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, all-electric community center set to open its doors in Brownsville in the coming months.The new $128 million Brownsville Multi-Service Center is located at 444 Thomas Boyland St. between Pitkin and East New York avenues. The center features 10 office spaces, three flexible conference rooms that can be combined into a large meet
  
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• Lifting off: Runway Green to build 7-acre education campus at Floyd Bennett Field with 60-year lease

  29-09-2026 18:39 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A new education campus is coming to Floyd Bennett Field, where nonprofit Runway Green has signed a 60-year lease with the National Park Service to transform seven acres of the historic Brooklyn airfield into a hub for hands-on learning. The $60 million project is expected to reach as many as 50,000 New York City public school students with programs focused on agriculture, “environmental stewardship,” career exploration and other real-world learning opportunities. The first
  
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• Subway service changes: J and M trains disrupted over five weekends so MTA can replace aging switches

  29-09-2026 18:00 via amny.com
  
  Service changes are coming to the J and M trains over five weekends between the middle of next month and late November, MTA officials warned riders during the agency's monthly board meeting on Monday.The transit authority is adjusting schedules for the three lines, which run on elevated tracks through Brooklyn and Queens, in order to replace nearly three-decade-old switches that are past their useful life, officials said. The mechanisms are used to move trains between local and express tracks du
  
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• Dominican President Luis Abinader makes historic visit to Brooklyn

  29-09-2026 16:03 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  History was made Sept. 24, when Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso — the first citywide Beep with Dominican roots — welcomed Luis Abinader, president of the Dominican Republic, to Brooklyn Borough Hall, celebrating the longstanding ties between the Dominican Republic and Brooklyn, which is home to more than 100,000 Dominican residents.The visit marked the first official state visit by a Dominican president to Brooklyn. About 200 Dominican-American Brooklynites filled the hist
  
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• Nurse’s orders: Meet South Brooklyn Health CEO Manjinder Kaur

  29-09-2026 15:09 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Manjinder Kaur spent years caring for patients at New York City hospitals. Now, she’s running one.Kaur became Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health in July, making her the first nurse to lead a New York City Health and Hospitals institution in “recent history,” after rising through clinical and administrative roles in the city’s public hospital system.She came to New York from India, started her career as a trauma nurse at Lincoln Hospita
  
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• Brooklyn Dems boss Bichotte Hermelyn to step down amid party power struggle

  29-09-2026 01:02 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who has led the Brooklyn Democratic Party for the past six years, is stepping away from the helm amid a contentious battle for the party’s future, amNewYork and Brooklyn Paper have learned.Bichotte Hermelyn stated the time had come “to pass the baton” and let a new leader continue to move the party forward. “In the words of Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Texas and the South, Jordan said, &lsquo
  
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• Brooklyn’s Power Women celebrated at Schneps Media’s annual event

  28-09-2026 23:23 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Nearly 40 of Brooklyn’s most influential women came together on Sept. 24 for an evening of recognition, connection and celebration at Schneps Media’s Power Women of Brooklyn event at El Caribe Country Club.The annual event honored an accomplished group of professionals, healthcare executives, entrepreneurs, educators, attorneys, nonprofit leaders and community advocates whose work continues to make an impact throughout Brooklyn and beyond.Part of a Schneps Media tradition spanning mo
  
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• MTA axes G train shutdowns planned for December after outcry from small businesses

  28-09-2026 22:57 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The dreaded December G train shutdowns have been scrapped, to the relief of business owners and residents in North Brooklyn.Long-overdue repairs initially scheduled to stretch through the end of the year have been finished ahead of schedule, according to the MTA, and though the G still needs some work, it will run like normal during the busy holiday season.“I am grateful to the MTA for listening to our community and finding a way to complete this important work without disproportionately i
  
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• A feast for a cause: City Harvest’s BID 2026 event brings nearly 50 chefs together

  28-09-2026 22:31 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  City Harvest, the Brooklyn-based food rescue organization, will host their annual BID tasting event this fall, bringing nearly 50 New York City chefs, restaurants and mixologists together for an evening of food, drinks and fundraising — with a portion of the night’s impact reaching communities across the borough. “BID 2026: Peace, Love & City Harvest” will take place Oct. 28 at The Glasshouse in Manhattan. The event will feature food and drinks from the city&rsqu
  
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• City Council subpoenas Elon Musk’s AI company after rivals agree to testify under oath

  28-09-2026 20:00 via amny.com
  
  City Council Speaker Julie Menin issued a subpoena Monday to compel Elon Musk’s AI company to testify at next week’s sweeping Council hearing on artificial intelligence, after OpenAI, Google and Anthropic agreed to appear only after being warned they could face their own orders to appear at City Hall.The Council said OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Meta will now testify publicly under oath at the Oct. 5 Committee of the Whole hearing, which will bring all 51 Council members together to
  
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• Inside Mise en Scènt, the Brooklyn studio turning favorite films into candles

  28-09-2026 19:00 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  What if there were a way to step inside a fictional world that has always been out of reach?Tucked into a corner on the second floor of an Industry City studio in Sunset Park, Mise en Scènt can transport you into any scene from your favorite movie. From the ultimate Y2K sleepover with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to braving teenage sex and death at Camp Miasma to finding out whether Edward Cullen's skin really does sparkle, this female-founded candle studio is dedicated to bringing the film
  
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• City Council distributes free unlimited OMNY cards to first 700 CUNY students under pilot program

  28-09-2026 19:00 via amny.com
  
  Hundreds of City University of New York (CUNY) students now have access to free, unlimited OMNY cards under a new City Council pilot program launched Monday.The 700 students who make up the pilot's first cohort were notified last week that they were selected to receive OMNY cards under the program, which was established through a $700,000 commitment in the latest city budget. The students were instructed to pick them up at physical locations on their campuses.The cards will be activated next wee
  
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• Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue goes car-free for family-friendly FAMCHELLA on Sept. 19

  28-09-2026 18:05 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Bay Ridge families took over more than 10 blocks of Fifth Avenue on Sept. 19, swapping traffic for magic, crafts, games and plenty of kid-friendly fun. Brooklyn Bridge Parents and the 5th Avenue BID hosted the second annual FAMCHELLA, a free family-friendly street fair inspired by the energy and flair of Coachella. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the car-free stretch of Fifth Avenue between 68th and 81st streets transformed into a neighborhood festival packed with activities for children. Kids
  
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• With TPS ending, Ukrainian refugees in New York stress over their future

  28-09-2026 18:00 via amny.com
  
  Since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025, steps have been taken to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for more than a million recipients, including tens of thousands living in New York. This year saw recipients from countries such as Haiti, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen lose their status. Some are currently in limbo as recipients await to hear if their status has been extended.Among those recipients are 101,000 Ukrainians who fled their country not long after Russ
  
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• Prospect Park Lake gets $4 million boost for restoration, climate resilience

  28-09-2026 17:48 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A beloved Prospect Park centerpiece is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 24 announced $4 million in state funding for the final phase of the Lakeshore Restoration Project at Prospect Park Lake to build safe, ADA-compliant access for residents and park visitors, improve water quality and resilience to flooding and major storms, and protect wildlife habitat. The total cost of the restoration project is $25 million, including state and city funding.Describin
  
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• Man fighting for his life after being shot in the head in Brooklyn

  28-09-2026 17:25 via amny.com
  
  Police in Brooklyn are on the hunt for a gunman who shot a man and left him on the brink of death early on Monday morning.According to NYPD sources, officers from the 67th Precinct were called to a deli located at 980 Rutland Road in Brownsville at around 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 28 after receiving reports of shots fired.When they arrived, law enforcement sources said, the cops discovered a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head.EMS rushed him to Brookdale University Hospita
  
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• Long-neglected Bed-Stuy corner gets new life with gut renovation, new apartments and a children’s store

  28-09-2026 16:53 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The large 19th century brick building on the corner of Bed Stuy’s Malcolm X Boulevard and Macon Street that spurred curiosity amongst neighbors as it sat crumbling on the prime corner site for over a decade has been spruced up and brought back to residential and commercial use with a major gut renovation. The empty lot next door will also see changes in coming months as plans for a new four-story building progress.The work on the dilapidated building and empty lot were spurred by a recent
  
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• Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of the Senate Committee on Education Senator Shelley Mayer

  28-09-2026 16:00 via politicsny.com
  
  PoliticsNY’s latest special edition, Inside Government: Public Schools features the government officials shaping New York’s public schools and overall educational landscape. Today’s Q&A is with New York State Senator Shelley Mayer. Senator Mayer is chair of the New York State Senate Committee on Education and represents the 37th Senate District.
  What are your current education-focused legislative priorities?
  My priority is making sure every student across the state –
  
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• Op-ed | Look at the record: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and the Kings County Democratic Party are getting a bad rap?

  28-09-2026 14:50 via amny.com
  
  I have given considerable thought to the current contest over the leadership of the Kings County Democratic Party.My own political philosophy is closer to the more progressive factions of the insurgent group. That is precisely why I think it is important to distinguish philosophical alignment from an assessment of an individual’s actual record, experience, and work.I do not know many of the individuals aligned with the Social Democrats, and I do not know whether their Social Democratic lab
  
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• Looking for a city job? Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center amid thousands of vacancies

  28-09-2026 14:30 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center in Lower Manhattan where New Yorkers can get help navigating public-service hiring, as city agencies continue to carry more than 14,000 vacant authorized positions.The Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette St. will begin regular walk-in hours Oct. 5, according to details shared with amNewYork ahead of the mayor's scheduled announcement on Monday.
  Job seekers will be able to get help finding openings, applying for positions and understandin
  
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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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