MTA tests AI fare gates as $1.1B contract fight heats up: The program is expected to expand to 20 stations “in the coming weeks,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair Janno Lieber said at a state budget hearing last week.

New Port Authority boss Kathryn Garcia to crack down on JFK cab scams: In December, the Port Authority announced it would invest $100 million into new technical solutions for stopping the airport’s scammers.

Brooklyn Dems re-endorse Hochul after 2 days: The Brooklyn Democratic Party on Friday re-extended its support to Gov. Kathy Hochul in her reelection bid, two days after an apparent falling-out over Hochul’s running-mate pick led the group to pull its endorsement, Spectrum News NY1 reports.

Mamdani signs immigration executive order at Interfaith Breakfast: The mayor’s Interfaith Breakfast, which typically brings in about 300 religious leaders, became a tradition in 2002 during the Bloomberg administration.

Roger Craig: From the Brooklyn Dodgers’ 1st title to the Mets’ 1st game: Some ballplayers have short careers that are mediocre. Some have long ones that are really good. Some have ups, and some have downs. Roger Craig had all of that and more.

Woodie King Jr., founder of powerhouse off-Broadway New Federal Theatre, dies at 88: Woodie King Jr. was born in Alabama, raised in Detroit and earned his bachelor’s degree from Lehman College and later his master’s from Brooklyn College.

Solar One and NineDot bring green jobs training to high school: Solar One and NineDot staff joined students at the Health, Arts, Robotics and Technology High School for a green jobs training focused on energy production and battery energy storage systems.

Justice Department seeks to denaturalize convicted rapist: “This Department of Justice will continue to strip citizenship from those who commit heinous crimes and conceal them during the naturalization process,” United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi said.

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier, and it’s everywhere: “Most of our races are on machine-made snow,” 2026 U.S. Olympic team cross-country skier Rosie Brennan told us ahead of the Games. “TV production is great at making it look like we are in wintry, snowy places, but this year has been particularly bad.” (The Conversation)

NYC’s investigation into Rikers ‘deadlocking’ drags on for more than 450 days: A probe into a whistleblower’s accusations has stretched past a year as questions linger over solitary-like confinement inside city jails. (THE CITY)

Our world in photos: Regions, runners, races and more.

"ICE knocks on a door in Brooklyn. A 'traumatic nightmare' follows." (Gothamist)

"A smartly varied survey of film music by String Orchestra of Brooklyn" (New York Classical Review)

"Opinion: Do Snowstorms Teach Us Anything About Climate Change?" (City Limits)

READ: "The Murder of The Washington Post" (The Atlantic)

EAT: Here's a list of restaurants that closed last week, including ones in Carroll Gardens and Brooklyn Heights. 

CARTOON: Packing up your desk. (Brooklyn Eagle)

LIVE: Here are tips on how to buy a brownstone with your best friend. (Curbed)

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Barry Mann, who was born in Brooklyn

N.Y. Mets World Series hero Mookie Wilson

“Creed” star Michael B. Jordan

“The Deuce” star and former Sheepshead Bay resident Margarita Levieva

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker