Amateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped: An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries ago, implicating a co-conspirator whose name is familiar to many New Yorkers.

Brooklynite spends 100th birthday voting early: Sam Van Tosh cast his first New York City vote in that 1945 mayoral election for William O’Dwyer, shortly after returning to Brooklyn from his service in the U.S. Navy.

‘Friends of Steve Cohn’ pre-election breakfast at Junior’s once again attracts huge crowd of political leaders: The event, which has been held for more than 30 years on the Friday before Election Day, drew more than 300 attendees, including federal, state and local elected officials as well as members of the judiciary, attorneys and community members.

Fraud trial underway in New York for Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz went on trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting on individual pitches.

Mamdani orders federal immigration agents off city properties: Mayor Zohran Mamdani threatened legal action against two federal offices if they continue their unauthorized use of city property, his office announced on Monday.

Fascism mixed into cringey online content is easy to mock but no less dangerous: Members of the Trump administration have relied on language and symbolism that borrows from the fascist or authoritarian playbook while doing so in a way that commenters often mock as patently ridiculous or embarrassing — or cringe. (The Conversation)

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"Antisemitic graffiti attack in Brooklyn sees swastikas, messages of hate drawn onto Jewish school buses" (amNewYork)

"Subway Surfing Fall Leaves 14-Year-Old In Critical Condition In Brooklyn: NYPD" (Patch)

"Hold It: Mamdani’s Public Restrooms Plan Underwhelms" (City Limits)

READ: “Have I Befriended a Murderer? For five years, I’ve investigated a man convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death. Somewhere along the way, the line between journalism and friendship blurred.” (Longreads)

EAT: From Fort Greene to Bushwick, here are the 10 best late-night restaurants in Brooklyn. (Brooklyn Magazine)

CARTOON: Trick-or-treating at the voting booth. (The New Yorker)

LIVE: "Five New Residential Developments Coming to Park Slope & Gowanus" (New York YIMBY)

Singer-songwriter Delbert McClinton

Former First Lady Laura Bush

“Cold Mountain” author Charles Frazier

Former Walt Disney executive Anne Sweeney

Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey

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