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The Lede: Good morning. Super Bowl 60 halftime show viewers may have missed Bad Bunny’s shout-out to Brooklyn on Sunday. During the performance, the Puerto Rican singer took a shot with Toñita, owner of one of the last Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City, Williamsburg’s Caribbean Social Club.
The Rundown
NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another: Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety, health insurance and other issues.
Review: Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico’s history — and Brooklyn — to a revolutionary Super Bowl show: From a small Caribbean island with a complicated colonial history, to the world: The artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio brought Puerto Rican culture to the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Groundbreaking and history making: Brooklyn Public Library begins work on new Canarsie Library: “Sight lines literally make knowledge visible and accessible from the street,” Architect Wendy Evans Joseph, founder and principal of Studio Joseph, said of the building’s glass facade. “By night, the library is a lantern, a welcoming place, a refuge with a promise of learning.”
Bess Wohl: Tony nominee, ‘Liberation’ playwright and Brooklynite: Bess Wohl grew up in Cobble Hill and now lives in Brooklyn Heights. “Liberation,” Wohl’s acclaimed Broadway play, is set in Ohio, but Wohl drew from her childhood in Brooklyn.
Green-Wood Cemetery set to launch eco-friendly burial alternative: Green-Wood Cemetery announced last week that it will partner with a German company to offer a new green option for burials: a form of high-speed composting that can turn a corpse into fertile soil in just 40 days, Gothamist reports.
Galaxy Comics in Bay Ridge to close next month: It’s the end of an era for a Bay Ridge comic shop. Galaxy Comics, 6823 Fifth Ave., will permanently close on March 1.
Annual Fastelavn set to celebrate ‘Scandinavian Mardi Gras’: The Scandinavian East Coast Museum will host its annual Fastelavn celebration at Vesuvio Restaurant, 7305 3rd Ave., on Feb. 28.
A terrorism label that comes before the facts can turn ‘domestic terrorism’ into a useless designation: A terrorism label “is not to be used before an investigation has even begun. Terrorism determinations require analytic discipline, not speed.” (The Conversation)
Deputy mayor for housing previews the Affordability Agenda that will define Mamdani’s legacy: In a wide-ranging interview with THE CITY, Leila Bozorg discussed a rent freeze, rezoning and how to help struggling tenants and landlords. But battles with the real estate industry loom. (THE CITY)
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More Brooklyn News
Here’s everything you need to know about “Brooklyn icon” and Bad Bunny Super Bowl guest Toñita. (NYT)
"81-year-old found dead on Brooklyn roof, 2 other men found dead on subway, NYPD says" (Gothamist)
"Respectfully, Antonio Reynoso is from Brooklyn" (City & State New York)
Staff Picks
READ: "The pie and mash crisis: Can the original fast food be saved?" (The Guardian)
EAT: Here are the 10 best restaurants for Valentine's Day in New York City. (Eater)
CARTOON: An uphill battle. (Brooklyn Eagle)
LIVE: "How a Florist Lives on $23,000 a Year in Ditmas Park" (NYT)
The Wrap
⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1894, the Eagle reported, “The Abraham Lincoln War veterans will meet tonight at 52 Tompkins avenue to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln.” Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
📔 IMPRINT
American actress Chase Infiniti poses for The Sunday Times Style.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
“Prince William and Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by Epstein revelations” (CNN)
🏀 SPORTS
Jerry Donner, the man who can’t retire (Brooklyn Eagle)

Soprano Leontyne Price
“Hart to Hart” star Robert Wagner
Swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer
Oscar-winning actress Laura Dern
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