After a dust-up with the state over who should pay to keep families getting low-cost care, the city will need to contribute more funds.
Day: May 19, 2025
(DCNF) A Hamas document Israel recovered from the Gaza Strip indicates that a freelance “journalist” who worked with two major corporate media outlets was also a propagandist for the Palestinian terror group. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) published a 2019 Hamas document on Sunday that shows former CNN and Associated Press (AP) freelance photographer Hassan […]
Есть в России и достойные офицеры. Майор авиации Виктор Шалякин вышел в Краснодарском крае с плакатом «Вова, уймись!» Надпись окружали слова «мир» на разных языках и знаки пацифик. pic.twitter.com/v7mWxL1Rwn
— Илья Яшин (@IlyaYashin) May 19, 2025
The child was found with the weapon at Middle School 577 Conselyea Preparatory School in Williamsburg just before 10:30 a.m., according to law enforcement.
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( JNS) The BBC on Monday confirmed the departure of Gary Lineker, the former England captain and long-time presenter of the British public broadcaster, following an antisemitic controversy stirred by a social media post. “Gary has acknowledged the mistake he made. Accordingly, we have agreed he will step back from further presenting after this season,” director general Tim […]
With comfortable temperatures and plenty of sunshine, thousands of spectators packed Fifth Avenue in Park Slope on May 18 for the annual Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair, which spanned 18 blocks from Sterling Place to 12th Street.
Hundreds of merchants and vendors set up shop along the avenue — named the world’s coolest street by Time Out New York in 2024. The Park Slope tradition featured classic fair food like funnel cakes, turkey legs and Italian sausages, along with sellers pushing home decor, clothing and handmade crafts. Kids enjoyed bouncy castles, while pet groomer and supply store Bark Slope hosted BARRK Animal Rescue & Rehab for K9s, helping 12 puppies find their “furever” homes.
The bustling street fair serves as an important fundraiser for the event’s sponsor, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District.
“Fifth Avenue was packed with thousands of enthusiastic fair-goers from our Park Slope neighborhood and beyond – all coming together to support our vibrant local businesses while enjoying the splendid weather,” Erika Clark, board president for the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, told Brooklyn Paper.
Now in its third year, Japan Fest — which takes place within the Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair — drew massive crowds who enjoyed Japanese food staples like tempura and squid, along with traditional dance performances.
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On Saturday morning, more than 28,000 runners ran from Prospect Park to Coney Island for the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon. Somewhere in the crowded race, Tina Muir and Natalia Trevino Amaro ran representing the NYRR Team for Climate — a first for the Team for Climate. The New York Road Runners (NYRR) produces the RBC […]
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A roundup of Brooklyn’s cultural offerings this week, from comedy to theater to music to art, and what critics are saying about them.
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