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"Stop climbing that (tower). You're not cool. I know it's fun. It looks cool. It feels cool. But stop. You're not Superman. You're not invincible. You can't survive. You need to know your own limits. There's more to life than adrenaline rushes."

"To me, it was always Brooklyn Avenue, and it will always be Brooklyn Avenue," Trammell said, emphasizing the enduring identity of the street despite its official renaming.

I stand here before you as our city's first-ever Muslim mayor. When I reflect on the past 30 days of suhoors and iftars, I am filled with a deep gratitude and a renewed love for this place that we call home.

Joshua Bonilla was sentenced to 32 years to life, and Bryant Perez, identified by prosecutors as the getaway driver, received 20 years to life after pleading guilty.

Prosecutors said the scheme ran from 2019 through early 2025. Murray paid the two directors cash, funneled money through a sham consulting company and provided free home renovations in exchange for contracts and inflated invoices.

"It's both contextual, but also slightly stands out, because of the size and being in a corner. We knew that it needed to have a civic presence."

The Gowanus Green project, which aims to provide 950 all-affordable apartments, has been stalled since 2024 due to disputes over the cleanup of the toxic Public Place site.

"This indictment alleges a heartbreaking level of neglect that resulted in a fatal overdose of a four-year-old boy. Parents have a fundamental responsibility to keep their children safe, and by allegedly allowing fentanyl and other narcotics into their residence, these defendants failed in that duty."

"Kids who understand why they're here in the hospital are more compliant, and they have less stress because they know what's going on," Ellis explained. "We also do support for families, whether that be bereavement, new diagnosis, just kind of helping support the whole family and the patient while they're here in the hospital."

"We're going to be doing these live, fun DJ sets, but the whole point is just to bring the community together and create a space for people to connect."

Brooklyn's waterfront is set to roll back into motion this spring as the Pier 2 roller skating rink reopens for its 12th season on March 27, ushering in a lively mix of music, movement and community along the East River. Located within Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2 has long been a hub for recreation, but the return of its open-air roller rink signals the start of the season and an influx of outdoor activities for families.

"There's a lot of insecurity," Corigliano said of the reasons people over-apologize. "There's that feeling of needing validation, not feeling you deserve to say and feel what you say and feel." Apologizing becomes a kind of attitude, where "sorry" can be spoken or expressed in other words, undermining statements and introducing uncertainty.

This is the largest ever order of subway cars in our history. More than 2,300 subway cars total. We are, in this one procurement, going to replace roughly a third of the entire MTA subway fleet.

Growing up, I struggled to figure out what made sense for me, what made me me. When I joined the drum line and felt that community, everything clicked. It made me a better person. It gave me something to fight for.

According to prosecutors, he forced a male detainee to perform oral sex on him on two occasions and attempted to have penetrative sex with him. Johnson faces two counts related to the alleged assaults and a third accusing him of lying to federal agents about the incidents after his DNA was found on the victim's prison jumpsuit.

Stuart Cinema and Café made history in 2018 when it became New York's first Black Latina-owned movie theater, establishing itself in the Greenpoint neighborhood as both a creative hub and community gathering space. Founded by producer and entrepreneur Emelyn Stuart, the 50-seat venue was born out of her frustration with the barriers facing independent filmmakers-from distributor gatekeeping to outdated screening facilities and inattentive staff.

Police found 24-year-old Jayden Smith with gunshot wounds to the torso inside a club on Alabama Ave. near Stanley Ave. in East New York, around 4 a.m. on Sunday. Medics rushed Smith to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to cops.

I heard commotion. I did come down to look. And then that's the time the fire, the window exploded. As Thomas and her kids evacuated, she saw the flames bursting out of a front window, and a man catch on fire. I think he was burned a bit, but he was speaking. He was asking for help.

Detectives determined that Medlin's last known location was on the pedestrian walkway of the Manhattan Bridge at about 7:06 p.m. on January 9. Investigators said the last activity recorded on his cell phone occurred at 7:09 p.m. A nearby surveillance camera then captured what appeared to be a splash in the water at approximately 7:10 p.m. Authorities said Medlin was never seen leaving the bridge through any of the exits.

Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding his bike south on 16th Ave. when the cement truck driver, heading in the same direction, hit him near 49th St. in Borough Park shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to law enforcement.