<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[NY Brooklyn - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about NY Brooklyn with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Brooklyn stabbing: Two men wanted for attacking man on residential block, sources say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn detectives continue to seek the suspect who stabbed a man to death in front of a home on Friday afternoon.Police said Christopher Davey, 25, who lived a few blocks away on Linden Boulevard, was fatally attacked on the 800 block of Albany Avenue between Linden Boulevard and Church Avenue in East Flatbush at about 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.Officers from the 67th Precinct found Davey with two stab wounds to his torso not long after receiving a 911 call about an assault in progress. The motive f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deadly-brooklyn-stabbing-two-men-wanted-for-attacking-man-on-residential-block-sources-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/deadly-brooklyn-stabbing-two-men-wanted-for-attacking-man-on-residential-block-sources-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of cops, earlier finish planned for West Indian Day Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City will end Monday&rsquo;s West Indian Day Parade promptly on Labor Day Monday afternoon &mdash; a cutoff officials say is aimed at preventing the late-day gun violence that marred last year&rsquo;s celebration.The measure is part of a broader security plan that will put thousands of NYPD officers and hundreds of community violence-prevention staffers and volunteers along the parade route and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods, city officials said Friday.Many of the NYPD&rsquo;s secur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thousands-of-cops-earlier-finish-planned-for-west-indian-day-parade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/thousands-of-cops-earlier-finish-planned-for-west-indian-day-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signal trouble: Disappearing messages in Mamdani influencer chat trigger ‘corrective action’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration said Friday it took corrective action after learning that disappearing messages had been enabled in a Signal chat used by City Hall to communicate with social media influencers, a setting the mayor&rsquo;s chief lawyer said staff should turn off when using the encrypted app.The acknowledgment comes amid growing scrutiny of the administration&rsquo;s use of Signal to communicate with a large network of content creators who receive City Hall talking poin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-trouble-disappearing-messages-in-mamdani-influencer-chat-trigger-corrective-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/signal-trouble-disappearing-messages-in-mamdani-influencer-chat-trigger-corrective-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We Will Always Love You’: Dolly Parton tribute band Doll Parts brings ‘cathartic’ celebration to Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of becoming a musician starts as a dream for a lot of people, but for Julia Sirna-Frest, it was her husband&rsquo;s dream in the literal sense of the word.&ldquo;My husband woke up in the middle of the night and said, &lsquo;You should start a Dolly Parton cover band called Doll Parts,&rsquo;&rdquo; Sirna-Frest said. &ldquo;I thought that was a great idea.&rdquo;She did what any person who wants to start a Dolly Parton tribute band would do: She asked her friend Maggie Robinson, who was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/we-will-always-love-you-dolly-parton-tribute-band-doll-parts-brings-cathartic-celebration-to-brooklyn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/we-will-always-love-you-dolly-parton-tribute-band-doll-parts-brings-cathartic-celebration-to-brooklyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As whale sightings surge off NYC coast, Hochul signs whale safety law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whales have made a remarkable comeback off New York City&rsquo;s coastline. In July, Staten Island-based nonprofit Gotham Whale documented the 500th individual humpback whale in the waters surrounding New York City, marking a significant milestone in whale sightings for the region.Each whale sighting is registered in the New York City Humpback Whale Catalog (NYCHWC), and Gotham Whale has recorded 80 to 100 individual whales each year since 2018. Prior to 2018, the organization cataloged just 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/as-whale-sightings-surge-off-nyc-coast-hochul-signs-whale-safety-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/as-whale-sightings-surge-off-nyc-coast-hochul-signs-whale-safety-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police officers&nbsp;shot and killed an allegedly knife-wielding, suicidal man following an hour-long standoff on the&nbsp;Brooklyn Bridge&nbsp;early Friday morning, police sources said.The police shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. on Sept. 4 on the iconic span hundreds of feet above the East River, where the unidentified man in apparent emotional distress had apparently ascended the bridge&rsquo;s beams and cables.Assistant Chief Jerry Dowling, commanding officer of the NYPD Emergency Service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-on-brooklyn-bridge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-on-brooklyn-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancin’ in September: New York Transit Museum to celebrate 50 years with 70s disco dance party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Transit Museum is dancin&rsquo; in September as it rolls back to 1976 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.A one-night-only fundraiser will turn the decommissioned subway station into a 70s-themed disco dance party with dancing, drinks and vinyl-only tunes on Sept. 26.&nbsp;Housed inside the defunct Court Street Station in Downtown Brooklyn, the museum was founded in 1976 as a temporary exhibit on the history of the city&rsquo;s transportation system. A half-century later, the museum i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dancin-in-september-new-york-transit-museum-to-celebrate-50-years-with-70s-disco-dance-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/dancin-in-september-new-york-transit-museum-to-celebrate-50-years-with-70s-disco-dance-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA watchdog audit sparked by 2024 explosion finds transit agency had widespread substation maintenance failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA Inspector General's office found "serious gaps" in the transit authority's maintenance and oversight of its substations in a new audit the agency watchdog released Thursday that was sparked by a 2024 explosion at one of the essential power conversion facilities.The audit found that MTA NYC Transit's Substations Group did not conduct 19% of required maintenance checks at the facilities during the year of the explosion. The incident occurred at the State Street substation and caused a powe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-watchdog-audit-sparked-by-2024-explosion-finds-transit-agency-had-widespread-substation-maintenance-failures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-watchdog-audit-sparked-by-2024-explosion-finds-transit-agency-had-widespread-substation-maintenance-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDNY adds 36 names to 9/11 Memorial Wall in Downtown Brooklyn ahead of 25th anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[As New York prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks next week, the FDNY held a dedication ceremony at its headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn, adding the names of 36 members who died in the past year from WTC-related illnesses to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall.The FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall honors members who were on active duty at the time of the attacks and helped with rescue, recovery and cleanup operations in the months after the deadli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fdny-adds-36-names-to-911-memorial-wall-in-downtown-brooklyn-ahead-of-25th-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/fdny-adds-36-names-to-911-memorial-wall-in-downtown-brooklyn-ahead-of-25th-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RARE Steak Championship makes NYC debut at Industry City, 25+ local participants to compete]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RARE Steak Championship, a national food and beverage festival that unites culinary talent across the country, will make its New York City debut at Sunset Park's Industry City on Sept. 10. More than 25 competitors at the top of their game in steak, cocktails and more will compete to win.Presented by Buckhead Meat &amp; Seafood and produced by DiningOut Media + Events, the RARE Steak Championship has hosted events around the country. From Phoenix to Denver, the showdown attracts top talent in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rare-steak-championship-makes-nyc-debut-at-industry-city-25-local-participants-to-compete/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rare-steak-championship-makes-nyc-debut-at-industry-city-25-local-participants-to-compete/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9/11 25 Years Later: Honor the memory of Sept. 11, 2001 victims at these events across New York City]]></title><description><![CDATA[We will never forget those who were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and New York City continues to recognize them every year.<br />
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we've rounded up some local memorial events that honor the victims and reflect on that day together.9/11 Day of Service at the Intrepid MuseumIntrepid Museum, Pier 86, W 46th St.Sept. 8-11New York Cares will be hosting an annual day of service aboard the Intrepid in honor of 9/11. Over the course of four day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-honor-the-memory-of-sept-11-2001-victims-at-these-events-across-new-york-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/911-25-years-later-honor-the-memory-of-sept-11-2001-victims-at-these-events-across-new-york-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing on Brooklyn Democratic Party rule change delayed after party members arrive without legal counsel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court hearing on controversial rule changes within the Brooklyn Democratic Party was adjourned Wednesday to give three respondents more time to secure legal counsel.&nbsp;Brooklyn Supreme Court justice Jill Epstein had been set to hear arguments in a case seeking to overturn a series of bylaw amendments proposed by sitting chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in an apparent bid to maintain control of the party and approved in a last-minute, closed-door meeting last week.&nbsp;Three days after that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hearing-on-brooklyn-democratic-party-rule-change-delayed-after-party-members-arrive-without-legal-counsel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/hearing-on-brooklyn-democratic-party-rule-change-delayed-after-party-members-arrive-without-legal-counsel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Brooklyn man gets 13 years for four-day gunpoint robbery spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Downtown Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after authorities said he carried out three gunpoint robberies across the neighborhood in just four days.Jaquan Smith-Mack, 34, was sentenced Wednesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court to 13 years behind bars followed by five years of post-release supervision. He pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery in June, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney&rsquo;s Office.Prosecutors said the robbery spree began Sept. 27, 2024, near Navy Stre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/downtown-brooklyn-man-gets-13-years-for-four-day-gunpoint-robbery-spree/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/downtown-brooklyn-man-gets-13-years-for-four-day-gunpoint-robbery-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subway, bus, and commuter rail riders should prepare for Labor Day weekend service tweaks: MTA]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Labor Day approaches, the MTA on Wednesday advised transit riders to prepare for service shakeups over the coming three-day weekend.&nbsp;For subway riders, the most notable change is that the system will run on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day itself &mdash; Monday, Sept. 7, the MTA said. There will also be other subway service adjustments throughout the weekend, so the transit agency is advising straphangers to check the MTA website, mta.info,&nbsp;before traveling on the rails.Buses will als]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/subway-bus-and-commuter-rail-riders-should-prepare-for-labor-day-weekend-service-tweaks-mta/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/subway-bus-and-commuter-rail-riders-should-prepare-for-labor-day-weekend-service-tweaks-mta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the nation&rsquo;s largest public school system will impose a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) from 2-K through eighth grade, while experimenting with a small group of vetted AI tools in high schools.&nbsp;The decision to keep the technology off-limits to most of the city's public school students came eight days before the first day of school on Sept. 10 &mdash; and after parents, teachers and elected offi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-gets-a-timeout-mamdani-puts-one-year-moratorium-on-generative-ai-for-younger-nyc-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ai-gets-a-timeout-mamdani-puts-one-year-moratorium-on-generative-ai-for-younger-nyc-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn 9/11 Memorial events: How to mark the 25th anniversary in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks approaches, Brooklyn communities will come together throughout the month to remember those who died, honor first responders and reflect on the lasting impact of that day.From memorial ceremonies and candlelight vigils to music and opportunities to view the annual Tribute in Light, events across the borough will commemorate the anniversary and give Brooklynites a chance to gather in remembrance.Asser Levy Park memorial &mdash; Sept. 6The Septe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-911-memorial-events-how-to-mark-the-25th-anniversary-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brooklyn-911-memorial-events-how-to-mark-the-25th-anniversary-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park Slope Super Stoop returns this fall with bargains on every block]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day of bargain hunting and community gathering will return this fall with the second annual Park Slope Super Stoop event. Sponsored by the Park Slope Civic Council, it is a community-wide chance to sell or give away some goods and mingle with neighbors.The one-day event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Locals, including residents, schools, and businesses, can register their stoop online&nbsp;and indicate what they will have on offer. Registered stoops will appear on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/park-slope-super-stoop-returns-this-fall-with-bargains-on-every-block/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/park-slope-super-stoop-returns-this-fall-with-bargains-on-every-block/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play Mas! Massive West Indian American Caribbean Parade set to take over Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten of thousands of revelers and masqueraders and millions of spectators are expected on Monday, Labor Day, to converge on Brooklyn&rsquo;s sprawling Eastern Parkway for the 59th annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade.The massive parade, considered the largest Caribbean parade in North America, comprises gigantic and miniature costumes worn by skimpy-clad masqueraders, begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m., along a 3 &frac12; mile-route on Eastern Parkway, starting at Buffalo Avenu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/play-mas-massive-west-indian-american-caribbean-parade-set-to-take-over-brooklyns-eastern-parkway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/play-mas-massive-west-indian-american-caribbean-parade-set-to-take-over-brooklyns-eastern-parkway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Op-Ed | In order to learn, children need to be healthy, so put your child’s health at the top of your back-to-school checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our kids only get one opportunity at a good education, but without good health that opportunity is wasted.&nbsp; As this summer comes to an end, New York City families are ticking through a familiar checklist: school supplies, haircuts, fall clothes, maybe a new backpack. But the most important item is the one that&rsquo;s easiest to put off until the last minute: your child's vaccinations, which are critical for a healthy and successful school year.Serious diseases like measles, mumps, whooping]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-in-order-to-learn-children-need-to-be-healthy-so-put-your-childs-health-at-the-top-of-your-back-to-school-checklist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/op-ed-in-order-to-learn-children-need-to-be-healthy-so-put-your-childs-health-at-the-top-of-your-back-to-school-checklist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City plans to incorporate a racial equity review into future budget planning under its first citywide racial equity plan, released Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s administration.The final plan spans 45 city agencies and includes more than 200 agency goals and outcomes, more than 800 implementation strategies and more than 600 indicators used to track progress."For too long, government has been willing to acknowledge inequality without setting goals for ending it. This plan chang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nycs-first-racial-equity-plan-sets-new-framework-for-future-budget-decisions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nycs-first-racial-equity-plan-sets-new-framework-for-future-budget-decisions/</guid></item></channel></rss>