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Traffic stops in Brooklyn jumped 30% in one year, with arrests nearly doubling and Black and Latinx drivers disproportionately searched, arrested and subjected to use-of-force, according to new analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union.

With 90% of contracts registered late in FY24 and payment delays nearing a full year, new City Council legislation seeks to reform procurement processes, restore staffing and protect the city’s nonprofit service providers.

Palehound, The Ophelias and Grumpy are teaming up for a one-night benefit show, raising funds to support the nonprofit Immigrant Defense Project.

KidSuper founder Colm Dillane, a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, will lead mentorship, public art and design programs under a new initiative to boost Brooklyn’s creative community.

Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé and park advocates are urging Mayor Eric Adams to restore funding to NYC Parks Department amid staffing shortages and deteriorating park conditions in Brooklyn.

The process to lease vacated affordable, income-restricted rentals in New York will change on May 1, The City reported.

Stoops, sidewalks and playgrounds will turn into a stage for dozens of musicians for Open Stages, a free outdoor festival hosted by the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.

The self-guided food and drink tour returns to Bedford-Stuyvesant on April 27, inviting attendees to explore neighborhood favorites and new hotspots while supporting youth culinary apprenticeships and food justice programs led by local nonprofit Seeds in the Middle.

Megan Martin was arrested on Wednesday following a police investigation and was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian, and failure to exercise due care, cops said.