Why America is rooting for the Knicks: “The Knicks just completed the winningest month of basketball in the history of the game — not because they discovered a market inefficiency, but because they kept showing up and doing the work,” writes Brooklyn Eagle columnist Bobby Friedman. 

Lander faces trial Wednesday for arrest at 26 Federal Plaza: Brad Lander was arrested with 10 other officials in September 2025 at 26 Federal Plaza while demanding access to 10th floor detention facilities where immigrants were being held in allegedly appalling conditions.

Brooklyn man hits $342,334 jackpot on slot machine in Atlantic City: A Brooklyn man hit the jackpot on a slot machine at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, the casino reported Monday.

Brooklyn’s Julian Champagnie of the San Antonio Spurs is going for a ring: Almost four years to the day, Julian Champagnie — the kid from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School who grew up in Brooklyn — is playing for the NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs.

Man who killed O’Shae Sibley after he danced at a Brooklyn gas station is convicted of manslaughter: The verdict on the first-degree manslaughter charge capped a three-week jury trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court before Justice Dena Douglas.

Historic Dodge Y, founded 1853 as Brooklyn Central Y, celebrates 21 years in new building: The Dodge Y, successor to the original Brooklyn Central Y, which dates back to 1885, celebrated the 21st anniversary of its branch headquarters on May 20 at its annual spring celebration fundraiser, raising more than $70,000 to support subsidized programs and services.

A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems: It’s easy to think of recycling as the solution, but the vast majority of plastic waste now ends up in landfills, or worse. (The Conversation)

Our world in photos: Awards, applause, athletes and more.

"‘People Are Still Very Unnerved’: Advocates Ask City to Establish Protocols for ICE Sightings Near Schools" (City Limits)

"‘Food is being stolen’: Brooklyn leaders demand action on SNAP benefit theft" (Brooklyn Paper)

"Port Authority to launch blitz against taxi scammers at NYC airports ahead of World Cup" (Gothamist)

READ: "For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony" (The New Yorker)

EAT: From Bed-Stuy to Bushwick, here are the eight best bakeries in Brooklyn. (BKMAG)

CARTOON: So much for a sweep. (The New Yorker)

LIVE: "Williamsburg developerlooks toBushwick for 60-unit project" (Crain’s New York)

Model Kate Upton

Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski

Former Sen. John Edwards

Author and journalist Jeff Greenfield

Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn

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