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Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names From 2019 in NYC

Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names From 2019 in NYC

There were 110,443 babies born in the city in 2019, with most newborns coming from Manhattan
74 Facts for 2020

74 Facts for 2020

Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper. Here are 74 from the past year that were the most revealing. January 1.
Brooklyn: Here's a List of What to Do This New Year's Eve!

Brooklyn: Here's a List of What to Do This New Year's Eve!

There won't be the usual crowds or hugging strangers. And we might be rocking sweats and socks. But, together, we will kiss 2020 goodbye!
Bushwick Senior Center Employee Surprises Residents With 75 Hot Christmas Meals

Bushwick Senior Center Employee Surprises Residents With 75 Hot Christmas Meals

From security guard to social worker to Santa: Jovanka Cruz said she wanted to bring hope to seniors who have had a hard year
Robert Jones Jr. Is Son of Baldwin, and More

Robert Jones Jr. Is Son of Baldwin, and More

In his 1985 essay "Here Be Dragons," James Baldwin wrote: "At bottom, what I had learned was that the male desire for a male roams everywhere, avid, desperate, unimaginably lonely.
Year in Review: BK Reader's Top Stories of 2020

Year in Review: BK Reader's Top Stories of 2020

Here's a look back at our top-ten stories of the year, plus a few of our editor's picks!
Why it Matters That the Coronavirus Is Changing – and What This Means for Vaccine Effectiveness

Why it Matters That the Coronavirus Is Changing – and What This Means for Vaccine Effectiveness

The French government will not accept any passengers arriving from the U.K. amid fears over the new mutant coronavirus strain
Before They Closed, Restaurants Opened Doors for Us

Before They Closed, Restaurants Opened Doors for Us

The last time I set foot inside a restaurant was Wednesday, March 11.
Brooklyn Cop Survived Christmas Eve Shooting Thanks to Bulletproof Vest

Brooklyn Cop Survived Christmas Eve Shooting Thanks to Bulletproof Vest

The cop was responding to a domestic violence call in Crown Heights

New York Bans All Evictions For Two More Months, Extendable to May

The act allows tenants and some homeowners to file a hardship declaration halting eviction or foreclosure until May 1