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• Slimeball tries to rape Bensonhurst woman

  12-05-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyPolice are searching for the monster who tried to rape a woman in Bensonhurst on May 5th.The creep approached the 39-year-old woman just after 4 am on a Coney Island-bound N train. But after engaging in small talk, the cad grabbed her breasts and the freaked-out woman fled the train at the Bay Parkway station, officials said.The perv followed her out and on Bay Parkway between 64th and 65th streets, the man came up behind her a
  
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• ‘A timely, seamless experience’: Maimonides unveils new outpatient imaging center in Borough Park

  02-10-2026 22:01 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Maimonides leadership, local lawmakers and community members celebrated the opening of the hospital’s new Outpatient Imaging Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 1.The new center, set to open Oct. 12, is located on the third floor of the Maimonides Doctors Multispecialty Pavilion at 4813 Ninth Ave. in Borough Park. It expands patient access to advanced diagnostic imaging in the same location where patients already see their primary care doctors and specialists.The modern, welcomin
  
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• Caputo Bagels brings fifth-generation Brooklyn baking legacy to Park Slope

  02-10-2026 21:45 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A fifth-generation Brooklyn baker is putting a new spin on an old favorite with the opening of Caputo Bagels in Park Slope next week.Caputo Bagels, from longtime local baker James Caputo and restaurateur Rafael “Rafi” Hasid, opens Oct. 5 at 81 Fifth Ave., bringing hand-rolled sourdough bagels, cream cheeses, smoked fish, sandwiches, pastries and coffee to the neighborhood.Caputo is no stranger to the Brooklyn baking scene. His family’s history dates back to 1904, when his Sicil
  
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• JAŸ-Z’s 30-year legacy comes home to Brooklyn with free docuseries screening

  02-10-2026 21:38 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Thirty years after Jay-Z put Brooklyn on the map with Reasonable Doubt, the borough’s biggest hometown story is coming back home — this time to the Brooklyn Public Library. Tonight, fans can settle in at Central Library for a free screening of two episodes of HBO’s "JAŸ-Z In 8," celebrating three decades of the Brooklyn-born rapper’s music and legacy.Earlier this month, HBO premiered "JAŸ-Z In 8," a docuseries that champions Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z and celebr
  
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• Chip City abruptly closes all locations, including NYC stores, citing ‘macro-economic headwinds’ for closure

  02-10-2026 20:42 via amny.com
  
  Chip City, the popular cookie chain founded in Astoria nine years ago, abruptly shuttered all 24 locations Thursday evening, informing staff in an email that they would not be needed for work on Friday morning.The chain, which opened its first store at 30-06 34th St. in Astoria in July 2017, quickly expanded its presence across the city and the United States but had begun scaling down operations in recent weeks, closing down all of its stores in Connecticut and Virginia.But the proverbial cookie
  
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• Brooklyn Museum’s new exhibit ‘Art of Manga’ spotlights hundreds of hand-drawn works of Japanese comics and graphic novels

  02-10-2026 20:30 via amny.com
  
  Just ahead of Comic-Con, the Brooklyn Museum is welcoming its newest exhibition, "Art of Manga," this weekend.Curated by Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, "Art of Manga" highlights over 600 works by prominent manga artists, showcasing the vital roles that manga artists play not just in Japan's culture, but art as a whole. The exhibition is laid out so you follow the exhibits from right to left, just like how manga is meant to be read.“Why wouldn't we put manga on display? I think manga is a fab
  
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• Cornell 7 case: Hochul backs closing NY consent-law gap as AG James takes over rape investigation

  02-10-2026 17:30 via amny.com
  
  Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday called for changing New York’s sexual assault laws to address cases in which a person becomes too intoxicated to consent after voluntarily using drugs or alcohol, as Attorney General Letitia James formally took over the criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 sexual assault at Cornell University.Hochul said the "Cornell 7" case had exposed what she described as a gap in state law and pledged to work with lawmakers on legislation addressing voluntary intoxica
  
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• Brooklyn brings the energy as Liberty punch ticket to WNBA semifinals

  02-10-2026 15:49 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  New York Liberty fans packed Barclays Center on Tuesday night as the defending WNBA champions completed a first-round sweep of the Minnesota Lynx, becoming the first No. 8 seed in league history to advance to the semifinals.More than 17,000 fans erupted in cheers as the starting lineup was introduced, creating an electric environment for New York’s only home game of the first round. The arena only got louder as the final seconds ticked off the clock and the Liberty secured their spot in th
  
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• MTA boss warns devastating proposed federal cuts to transit funding on the horizon

  01-10-2026 23:10 via amny.com
  
  The MTA faces the grim prospect of $250 million in annual federal funding formula cuts under legislation currently being pushed in the Republican-controlled Congress — reductions that MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber warned Wednesday could spell big trouble for New York's mass transit system.Lieber, during the latest meeting of the agency's board on Sept. 30, warned that the reductions would come in a proposed Republican-led extension to former President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment
  
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• ‘A new kind of education system’: Inside Runway Green’s plans for Floyd Bennett Field

  01-10-2026 21:46 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  For years, Runway Green has been pitching an ambitious vision for Floyd Bennett Field: turn part of the sprawling former airfield into an outdoor classroom where New York City students can learn about sustainability, explore green careers and get hands-on experience outside the traditional classroom.
  Now, the vision is starting to become something Brooklynites can actually see taking shape.
  With a 60-year lease for the new site now secured, Runway Green expects to break ground in 2027 on the fir
  
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• Still ‘unclear’ how 57-year-old man got caught in A train door, dragged to his death: MTA official

  01-10-2026 19:15 via amny.com
  
  A top MTA official said Wednesday that it remains "unclear" how a 57-year-old man got caught in the door of an A train and dragged to his death earlier this week.MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow — during the Sept. 30 MTA board meeting — said what the agency does know is that the deceased straphanger, identified by the NYPD as Yaw Boahene, boarded a Manhattan-bound A train at the Rockaway Av station around 5:48 p.m. on Sept. 28.Boahene was carrying a blue plastic
  
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• These parts of NYC are getting a new fast track for affordable housing

  01-10-2026 18:15 via amny.com
  
  A new fast-track process for affordable housing will take effect in 12 community districts next year, after the Mamdani administration on Thursday identified the neighborhoods where the voter-approved changes will apply.The list runs from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights to the Upper East and West Sides of Manhattan, parts of eastern and southern Queens, and much of Staten Island. No Bronx community district appears on the list.Starting Jan. 1, qualifying affordable housing proposals in those distric
  
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• Affordable housing: These parts of NYC are on the Mamdani administration’s fast track for new units. What does it mean for communities?

  01-10-2026 18:15 via amny.com
  
  A new fast-track process for affordable housing will take effect in 12 community districts next year, after the Mamdani administration on Thursday identified the neighborhoods where the voter-approved changes will apply.The list runs from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights to the Upper East and West Sides of Manhattan, parts of eastern and southern Queens, and much of Staten Island. No Bronx community district appears on the list.Starting Jan. 1, qualifying affordable housing proposals in those distric
  
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• Halloween goes car-free: NYC’s Trick-or-Streets brings family fun to every borough

  01-10-2026 17:31 via newyorkfamily.com
  
  [caption id="attachment_408402" align="alignnone" width="800"] Courtesy of NYC DOT[/caption]The city’s largest-ever Trick-or-Streets celebration will bring 160 car-free Open Streets and plazas across all five boroughs to life with free Halloween fun, trick-or-treating, music, games, and more.At a Glance NYC’s biggest-ever Trick-or-Streets celebration features 160 car-free Open Streets and plazas across the five boroughs Halloween and fall festivities take place throughout October 202
  
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• City breaks ground on Box Street Park after two decades of delays

  01-10-2026 15:35 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  After two decades of delays, construction is finally starting on Box Street Park, city officials announced Thursday.The 2.5 acre waterfront park was promised to replace an MTA parking lot as part of the 2005 Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning. As the neighborhood changed around it, the project was plagued by administrative setbacks, and the land is still fenced-off and undeveloped. “Today, we are finally making good on a promise that Greenpoint families have been waiting decades to see
  
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• Acme Smoked Fish plants hooks deep in Brooklyn with multi-generational fish smoking business

  01-10-2026 15:00 via amny.com
  
  A smoked fish factory has built a lasting legacy in Brooklyn.Acme Smoked Fish, a premier smoked fish purveyor, has been a staple in the Greenpoint community for decades. In 1906, Harry Brownstein started in the fish smoking business as a wagon jobber, taking a horse-drawn wagon around Brooklyn and Queens, buying smoked fish and selling them.“It was his dream to open his own smokehouse,” said Adam Caslow, Managing Partner & Owner of Acme Smoked Fish, and Brownstein’s great-g
  
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• NYC Council weighs how to regulate e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds during marathon hearing

  30-09-2026 23:41 via amny.com
  
  The NYC Council held an hours-long hearing Wednesday in which lawmakers heard testimony from city officials and the public on nearly two dozen measures aimed at strengthening regulations around e-bikes, e-scooters, and mopeds that have exploded in popularity across the five boroughs in recent years.The 23 bills council members are proposing take a variety of approaches toward addressing persistent safety concerns around the ridership of electric micromobility devices, which are largely used by i
  
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• Baby boom: Reynoso renews $50K fund for community baby showers

  30-09-2026 23:01 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Brooklyn nonprofits that help new and expecting parents can once again apply for funding to throw community baby showers, as Borough President Antonio Reynoso renews his Community Baby Shower Fund for a third year. The $50,000 fund will provide eligible Brooklyn nonprofits with up to $5,000 in matching funds for non-personnel expenses associated with community baby showers held between July 1, 2026, and May 31, 2027. The program is part of Reynoso’s broader maternal health agenda
  
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• NYCHA’s new repair model gets its first $607M test in Brooklyn

  30-09-2026 23:00 via amny.com
  
  The city closed the first financing deal through its Public Housing Preservation Trust this week, unlocking $607 million for a top-to-bottom overhaul of NYCHA's Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn.The deal will fund renovations to 1,148 apartments across 16 buildings in Sheepshead Bay, home to roughly 2,000 residents. City officials said the financing closed Sept. 29, with construction expected to begin later this fall.NYCHA estimates it needs about $78 billion over the next 20 years to repair and upgra
  
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• Crown Heights landlord will re-register rent stabilized units in settlement with Attorney General

  30-09-2026 22:20 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  A Crown Heights landlord accused of lying about rent-stabilized apartments will re-register his units and offer all tenants rent-stabilized leases as part of a settlement with Attorney General Letitia James.James’ office sued John Anderson in June, accusing him of failing to comply with state law, overcharging and harassing tenants, and lying on government forms. All the while, city records show, the building in question — 1075 Dean St. — was falling into disrepair.The suit was
  
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• Dinner and a show: Arts festival brings Floyd Bennett Field’s historic hangars to life

  30-09-2026 20:10 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) will host a playful take on a “Dinner and a Show” at its second biennial Floyd Bennett Field Public Arts Festival at the historic Brooklyn airfield on Sat., Oct. 3, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.Fifteen newly commissioned artworks by 21 contemporary artists will come to life through projection mapping, animation, light, sound and storytelling, transforming the monumental brick-and-glass Hangars 3 and 4 of New York City’s first municipal airpo
  
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• Brooklyn Chamber lands $1M Google grant to expand AI training for small businesses statewide

  30-09-2026 19:59 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is taking its small-business AI training program statewide with a new $1 million grant from Google.org.
  Funding will support the second phase of the Chamber’s Go Digital Initiative, giving 20 Chambers of Commerce and local business-serving organizations across New York the resources and training to help small businesses incorporate artificial intelligence into their regular operations.The Chamber announced the grant Sept. 22, following its annual Economic D
  
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• New restaurant Sura brings modern Korean tapas to Bushwick

  30-09-2026 15:00 via amny.com
  
  A new Bushwick restaurant is putting a new spin on Korean cuisine.Sura is a modern Korean and Korean-American restaurant that puts an emphasis on vibrant flavors that are meant for sharing. The menu features tapas-style dishes that put a creative twist on Korean dishes that honor the area’s culinary traditions.“I was a chef for 15 years, and one of my partners worked with me as my sous chef for six years. When we were creating the menu for Bushwick, we wanted to create our menu with
  
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• Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax hit with new lawsuit after homeowners win rollout challenge on Staten Island

  29-09-2026 23:10 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent rollout of the pied-à-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge. This time, it comes from a group of homeowners and a NYC co-op suing the state for its role in the second-home tax, alleging constitutional violations.The lawsuit comes the same day Staten Island homeowners came out victorious in a suit against the tax filed this summer. The plaintiffs, represented by former NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro and Dechert LLP, filed the lawsuit
  
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• ‘Life does not stop at 5 p.m.’: Disability advocates demand MTA push back Access-a-Ride reservation deadline

  29-09-2026 22:25 via amny.com
  
  A group of disabled transit riders and accessibility advocates want the MTA to push the reservation deadline for its Access-a-Ride paratransit service several hours back, from 5 p.m. until 11:59 p.m., the night before the day of their scheduled trip.One after another, during the MTA Board's New York City Transit Committee meeting on Sept. 28, the riders and advocates said the current 5 p.m. deadline for booking an Access-a-Ride for the next day is far too early. They said they need greater flexi
  
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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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• Brooklyn Democratic Party leadership vote delayed after appellate court tosses amended bylaws

  29-09-2026 20:49 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  The Brooklyn Democratic Party's new rules — introduced by outgoing party leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — must be tossed out, an appellate court ruled Tuesday, upholding lower court decision and delivering a victory to party reformers aligned with New Kings Democrats. The party had been slated to vote to elect new leadership, including a new chair, on Tuesday night. That vote has been delayed by court order after reformers filed a new lawsuit, citing concerns over exactly whi
  
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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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