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The Altered Thread, a new sewing school and alterations studio, opens this month inside a landmarked Flatbush home, offering classes for adults and children and flexible opportunities for women, the Brooklyn Paper reported.

The Under the Radar festival, one of the largest theater festivals in the nation, is presenting "RECONSTRUCTING" at the Flatbush college campus. 

A study published in JAMA Network Open in 2022 found a 33% reduction in mortality among patients hospitalized at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn since the merger with Lutheran Medical Center in Sunset Park.

The global nightlife brand Pacha is expected to take over Brooklyn Mirage, according to BKMAG.

Manhattan City Council Member Julie Menin is the fist Jewish Council Speaker.

Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled new State of the State proposals to protect kids online, restrict AI chatbots and expand Teen Mental Health First Aid training statewide.

The Kings County Democratic County Committee voted in two new appointments in Brooklyn’s 43rd and 64th Assembly Districts.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Dina Levy as commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and signed an executive order that will allow the city will conduct hearings across the five boroughs where New Yorkers can lodge their complaints against their landlord. 

As New York City’s housing market picks up speed in 2026, a new StreetEasy report identified 10 neighborhoods seeing the biggest surge in interest from buyers and renters, including four in Brooklyn.

Over 128,000 flu cases have been reported in the New York City this flu season, of which 54% were among children under 18. The number of cases have fallen in January, according to city health officials.