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7 new public schools to open in Brooklyn this fall • Brooklyn Paper
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Seven new public schools will open in Brooklyn this fall, bringing hundreds of seats for students from preschool through 12th grade, schools chancellor David C. Banks announced on Thursday. The new schools will alleviate overcrowding and bring specialized education to…
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The missing lemur in Clinton Hill has been found… to be a joke • Brooklyn Paper
Flyers were plastered on trees and lampposts in Clinton Hill as part of one couple’s April Fool’s joke on their neighbors Provided Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Clinton Hill residents have been on the lookout for a loose lemur roaming the streets after flyers popped…
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Brothers open the Bronx’s first Jamaican-owned cannabis dispensary in Wakefield – Bronx Times
Two Buds Dispensary opened on East 241st Street in the Bronx on Friday, March 29, 2024. Photo Paul Frangipane Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in the Bronx for more local events — or submit your own! Two Jamaican-born brothers and entrepreneurs who were raised in the Bronx are determined to redefine the cannabis retail landscape within the…
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Going home: Slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller’s body leaves medical examiner’s office in honorable transfer
The body of the NYPD officer shot to death in Queens left the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Kips Bay Tuesday evening as his family and the police department prepare for their final goodbyes. Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! The body of…
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Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission. Photo Credit: Craig Dudek Join the fun on March Madness with BetMGM promo code AMNY1500. New bettors who sign up with this offer will have access to a massive first bet on Saturday’s NCAA Tournament games. Meanwhile, players in North Carolina can take…
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EXCLUSIVE | Transit cops speak after arresting subway straphangers with deadly weapons and stolen property
Several transit cops told amNewYork Metro how they arrested three different individuals across two boroughs on Tuesday for major crimes that they said initially stemmed from small infractions. Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! While some question whether the NYPD should concentrate on…
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Islanders still not finding proper intensity level for 2024 playoff push
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, right, defends the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! NEW YORK, NY — Bo Horvat, who has…
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BREAKING: Subway shooting in Brooklyn leaves man fighting for life, suspect questioned
The Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station in Brooklyn where a subway shooting occurred on March 14, 2024. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Bullets flew at a Brooklyn subway station on Thursday afternoon, leaving a man gravely wounded, police reported. Law enforcement sources…
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A cut above: How a queer, Black, woman-owned barbershop makes space for the LGBTQIA+ community
When Khane Kutzwell, 52, heard friends talk about being mistreated at neighborhood barbershops, the entrepreneurial-minded immigrant from Trinidad saw a need. “Gay people, even straight women, were just being refused service. A lot of women get that ‘I’m not cutting your hair’ at barbers,” Kutzwell said. “Oh yeah, the barber industry is one industry that goes unchecked.” She described how…
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Rev. Al Sharpton, community leaders draw attention to high unemployment rate among Black New Yorkers, tout Steve Cohen’s casino plan – QNS.com
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at Thursday’s press conference, alongside Rev. Patrick Young, Saaeda Dunston, Jeffrion Aubry and other community leaders. Photo courtesy of Amelia Ramos Sign up for our QNS.com email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network, a New York-based civil rights organization,…
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