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people dancing in west indian day parade

News

‘Vive Le Carnivale’: Brooklyn puts its Caribbean pride on display at the 58th annual West Indian Day Parade

By Gabriele Holtermann and Lloyd Mitchell

People dancing in the streets during J'Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn

AMNY

Dancing before dawn: J’ouvert brings thousands to Brooklyn carnival celebration

Crown Heights Run

News

New York Road Runners host final Start Line Series run of the season in Crown Heights

By Paulina Albarracin

new york liberty jonquel jones reading at bpl storytime

Books

Slam Dunk: Liberty’s Jonquel Jones brings storytime magic to young fans

By Gabriele Holtermann

crown heights mass shooting vigil

News

Anti-violence advocates vow to keep fighting after mass shooting ‘shattered’ Crown Heights

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Celebrate the Caribbean BCM

Kids & Education

‘A space for kids’: Brooklyn Children’s Museum to celebrate Caribbean culture with family festival

By Olivia Seaman

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Environment

Crown Heights block makes history as Brooklyn’s greenest

By Anna Bradley-Smith

crown heights man sentenced stabbing

News

Crown Heights man sentenced for brutal Bed-Stuy break-in and stabbing: DA

By Jada Camille

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn Children’s Museum marks anniversary with Smurfs celebration, $10,000 gift from Paramount Pictures

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

2025 Guide to NYC Neighborhoods: Brooklyn

New York Family

2025 Guide to NYC Neighborhoods: Brooklyn

candidates for district 36

Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running in Council District 36

By Kirstyn Brendlen

District 41

Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates for City Council District 41

By Max Levine Murray

Brooklyn Borough President Candidate Khari Edwards pays tribute in poem, at Memorial Day 2025 Ceremony by the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions, flanked by Assembly Member Jamie Williams, to his immediate right.

Caribbean Life

Khari Edwards vies to be Brooklyn Borough Prez

NY: Middle School Students Call for End to Gun Violence

News

Crown Heights students march to end gun violence during annual rally

By Gabriele Holtermann

district 35 primary candidates

Politics

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Council District 35

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Development

City Council greenlights major Atlantic Avenue rezoning

By Anna Bradley-Smith

person with black cargo bike with pink cargo boxes labeled "nonbinarian book bike"

Books

Community comes together to replace stolen Nonbinarian Book Bike

By Matt Tracy

Firefighters battled a two alarm fire at 285 Schenectady Avenue.

FDNY battles pair of two-alarm fires in Crown Heights and East New York

By Lloyd Mitchell

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News

Two injured in early morning blaze at Crown Heights NYCHA building

By Lloyd Mitchell

nail salon shooting

Man wounded, perp on the run after shooting at Crown Heights nail salon

By Dean Moses & Robb Pozarycki

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Penn Station on Aug. 27, 2025.

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