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The service expansion on the B17, B26, B74 and B103 looks to cut commute times and improve transit access in underserved outer borough neighborhoods.

In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, City Council leaders urged for the adoption of state and city policies that would help end maternal mortality for expectant Black mothers, who are six times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes compared to white New Yorkers.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party nominated Sam Sutton, a long-time nonprofit executive and Sephardic community activist, to run as the Democratic state senate candidate for District 22 in the May 20 special election.

Brooklyn Org is inviting residents to participate in various volunteer opportunities on April 26, to foster community connections and create the largest single day of volunteering in the borough’s history.

This is the second fire in the building in recent years. In 2021, a separate blaze damaged apartments on the other side of the complex.

Smith and Simms both pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Alexandre pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city will allocate $167 million to support early childhood education programming in the fiscal year 2026 budget.

The Congress of Curious Peoples and Sideshow Hootenanny returns April 25–27, with performances, panels and workshops spotlighting sword swallowers, fire eaters and sideshow artists.

Grab your calendar, lace up your sneakers and hit the streets—Brooklyn’s culture is best experienced up close.