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Police officers shot and killed a man who had barricaded himself with two others on the eighth floor of New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital on Thursday evening.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hinted at creating housing for artists and cutting red tape for small business during his first press briefing, which was only open to content creators and influencers.

The New York City Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn gives the MetroCard a proper goodbye with an exhibit.

Thousands of New Yorkers braved the cold to watch Zohran Kwame Mamdani inaugurated as New York City’s 112th mayor on Jan. 1. Many Brooklyn residents wished for big changes to city life.

Thousands of people packed City Hall on Jan. 1 for the public inauguration of New York City’s newest mayor, a Democratic Socialist who campaigned on fixing the city’s affordability crisis.

Frigid temperatures didn't stop these New Yorkers from taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 1, 2026.

Here's a look back at some of your favorite original stories published in BK Reader this year.

After years of planning, the Brownsville Teen Lounge opened in the Brownsville Houses in November.

Brooklyn Unscripted is a monthly series where Brooklynites unpack the serious — and not so serious — issues shaping the borough. This month we shine the spotlight on Upasna Barath, up-and-coming writer and author.

As the fall semester comes to a close this week, public school principals and students sound off on the cell phone ban that started in September.