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Yusef Salaam, a member of the "Exonerated Five," is poised for a monumental victory in the competitive Democratic primary for the 9th City Council District in Harlem Tuesday night, where he may have just overcome two experienced lawmakers. amny.com/politics/elect…

spent months reporting on families across America who have lost children to drowning. What I found is that in America, swimming is a luxury rather than a public good. nytimes.com/2023/07/27/opi…

Four swimmers braved the waters of the Atlantic Ocean for the annual "Key Lime Pie Swim" on July 29, paddling 10 miles from Coney Island to Red Hook all for a bite of Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pie. brooklynpaper.com/hungry-swimmer…

Lines of cars double-parked outside a mosque in Brooklyn as worshipers arrived for the Friday prayer — the most important service of the week — for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began last Saturday. nyti.ms/3rPDNeY

Bay Ridge hotel guests, in town to perform at a parade, were assumed to be migrants sheltering there becasue they are Latino. And becasue conservative figures keep spreading unfounded rumors about shelters. Latest column in Home Reporter & Spectator👇 withinwrites.com/2023/10/20/rum…

Ari Kagan changed from the Democratic to the Republican Party to challenge Justin Brannan in a Brooklyn City Council race. nyti.ms/3Q8imOx

Allison Chase, aka 'Madame Morbid,' leads tours of Brooklyn’s gruesome history, hidden cemeteries and paranormal sightings in a replica Victorian trolley. nyti.ms/45Lbs7H

Justin Brannan, a moderate Democrat, defeated an ex-Democrat who ran as a Republican in New York’s most closely watched council race. nyti.ms/3u2TL6q

I was tired of people calling Leon Thomas underrated so I sat down w/ the Brooklyn native himself to discuss his music career, influences from his acting days and what it was like to play his first hometown show. Stay tuned for the Brooklyn Paper exclusive! 📸: Paul Frangipane

Lucy Spata, credited as the pioneer of the age-old tradition, started to decorate her home in 1986 after her parents passed away as a way to honor her mother's love for decorating. What started as a small sentiment quickly grew into a Brooklyn must-see. brooklynpaper.com/dyker-heights-…

Happy to present a short film produced with Liliana Bernal about Swim Strong Foundation, a group teaching life-saving swim skill lessons and situational knowledge of water. Please give the film a watch! vimeo.com/898211646?shar…

The success or failure of Gov. Kathy Hochul's marquee transit proposal, the Interborough Express (IBX), is centered on a short, skinny tunnel underneath a Queens cemetery that the MTA says requires the line to be routed onto the street. amny.com/transit/queens…

A short, skinny tunnel underneath a cemetery in Queens is the crunch point that could spell doom for Hochul's Interborough Express. Via amNewYork™ amny.com/transit/queens…

Over 500 mbrs at Queens College | The City University of New York signed a letter challenging the cuts that cost 26 F-T Substitute Lecturers their jobs, scrambled student schedules, & laid off adjuncts & other contingent employees. Today they rallied & confronted President Wu with the letter. #APeoplesCUNY Queens College PSC

The way ALE President Dan Kroop sees it, Wednesday's sit-down with City Hall could be the culmination of four years of organizing and bargaining for a labor deal that improves staffers' standards of living. amny.com/politics/labor…

One Year Without A Contract pscbrooklyn It's time for Félix V. Matos Rodríguez The City University of New York Management to stop stalling and make an offer., Contract for #APeoplesCUNY in 2024!

love love love this one from Isabel Song Beer and Paul Frangipane. the story!!! the shots!!! the beading!!! via Brooklyn Paper brooklynpaper.com/bed-stuy-artis…

Columbus Circle vigil demands hostages release from Hamas captivity amny.com/world/israel/c…

Thank you for turning out out yesterday! #LDP2024 #UnionStrong #UnionProud #1U Contract for #APeoplesCUNY 📸 by Paul Frangipane

.amNewYork™ gets action! MTA officials say they plan to dig a tunnel under a cemetery in Queens for the IBX project instead of having the light rail run on the street in Middle Village. Story TK