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Meet the Brooklyn artist who designed a new USPS Forever stamp

NEW YORK - Millions of stamps designed by a celebrated New York City artist are decorating postage envelopes circulating across the United States. A spring stroll through the brownstone-lined streets ...

May 3, 2024
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Meet the man organizing a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Public Library

NEW YORK - In light of budget cuts to New York City's public library systems, a Park Slope man decided to launch a fundraiser to support the Brooklyn Public Library. Park Slope resident Peter Goldwas...

May 2, 2024
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Lawmakers pushing for NYC Ferry route connecting S.I., Brooklyn

NEW YORK -- Two New York City Council members are proposing a ferry connection between Staten Island and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. At the American Veterans Memorial Pier, dozens of passengers climb on and ...

April 29, 2024
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Strange symptoms save COVID patient with deadly undiagnosed diseases

NEW YORK -- Vicky Dennis was hospitalized with strange symptoms after contracting COVID-19 in 2020. She described itchy skin, yellowing of her skin and dark urine. In the hospital, doctors discovered ...

April 26, 2024
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How students at one Brooklyn school feel about 12-hour school days

NEW YORK - A charter school in Brooklyn is trying out a 12-hour school day. Brooklyn Charter School in Bedford-Stuyvesant is making the experimental move to try to alleviate parent concerns over the c...

April 19, 2024
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Coney Island residents push MTA to reconsider bus redesign proposal

NEW YORK - Residents in Coney Island and Gravesend are worried about proposed bus route changes in their neighbors, saying parts of the MTA's plan just don't make sense. On any given day, the B36 bus ...

April 17, 2024
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Prospect Heights residents weigh in on Brooklyn Skate Garden plans

NEW YORK -- There's a common complaint from skaters around New York City: not enough space to shred. "Skaters are predominantly skating in urban locations, under bridges, in industrial environments an...

April 15, 2024
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Concern over future of Catholic schools in NYC after all-girls academy closes

NEW YORK -- There are mounting concerns over the future of some Catholic schools in New York City after an all-girls school in Brooklyn announced it is shutting down. Historic Visitation Academy annou...

April 12, 2024
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Congregants mourn demolition of historic Brooklyn synagogue

NEW YORK - The sight of demolition crews pulling down the historic sanctuary at 1006 Greene Ave. in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, was hard to watch for Rabbi Baruch Yehudah, leader of B'nei Adath Kol Beth Yisr...

April 10, 2024
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Supporters of Israel, Palestinians gather in NYC, denounce 6-month war in Gaza

NEW YORK -- A rally was held outside the United Nations on Sunday, calling for a deal to release Israeli hostages still being held hostage by Hamas. The chants echoed through Midtown as a sea of peopl...

April 7, 2024
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Brooklyn students learn about earthquakes after Friday's rumble

NEW YORK - Students at a school in Red Hook, Brooklyn are excited to learn more about earthquakes after experiencing one firsthand Friday morning. A strange sound echoed through Brian Bissinger's thi...

April 6, 2024
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NYC announces new public schools opening in September

NEW YORK -- New York City is opening more public schools in the fall. The Department of Education released the list of new schools coming the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens on Thursday. One will be Bard H...

April 4, 2024
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Inside a completely free program at Bard Microcollege

NEW YORK -- Delano Burrowes tried to go to college a few times over the course of his life. "I had a long history of drug addiction and a complicated relationship to education," he said recently. Now,...

April 2, 2024
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Coney Island residents seek long-term solution for subway screeching

NEW YORK - Residents of several housing developments in Coney Island are fighting to find a long-term solution to what they're calling unbearable subway screeching. Natasha Lvovich has lived in her B...

March 30, 2024
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How solar panels may complicate firefighting operations

NEW YORK -- Days after a fast-moving fire ripped through two homes in the Kensington section of Brooklyn, neighbors are eyeing solar panel safety after officials say they complicated response operatio...

March 25, 2024