Denzel Washington’s fictional Brooklyn penthouse sells for $16.25M: “Penthouse B” in the Olympia DUMBO has officially closed at $16.25 million, ranking as the highest price-per-square-foot ($3,297) ever for a sponsor condo — meaning a unit that has never been sold — in Brooklyn.

Boerum Hill designer fined for allegedly poisoning Maine neighbor’s trees to improve his view: Investigators found bore holes and herbicide in decades-old cedar and maple trees belonging to neighbor Ruth Graham, The New York Times reported in September 2025. The affected trees aligned with the rear windows of Stephen Antonson’s home.

Brooklyn’s Neil Sedaka, singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the ’60s and ’70s, dies at age 86: Short and dark-haired, with a big smile and high-pitched voice, Neil Sedaka was a Juilliard-trained, Brooklyn-born son of a Jewish taxi driver who began performing as a teen and kept at it for decades.

Podcasters descend on Williamsburg for On Air Fest: Williamsburg was the place to be for podcast lovers last week, as On Air Fest kicked off Wednesday with a packed schedule featuring heavy hitters in the audio space and big names like Don Lemon, Roy Wood Jr. and Eric Andre. Day Two featured Brooklyn’s Wyclef Jean and Alec Baldwin. 

Councilmember Vernikov holds snowman contest for district following blizzard: Following Winter Storm Fernando, which dropped up to 22 inches of snow in parts of Brooklyn, Councilmember Inna Vernikov held a snowman building contest for residents of District 48.

CB10 opposes DOT’s truck route proposal on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge: “Third Avenue is home to numerous residents, businesses and festivals which would all be impacted by this change,” said Jaynemarie Capetanakis, temporary chairperson of the Traffic and Transportation Committee.

New York sues Counter-Strike game developer saying ‘loot boxes’ promote gambling: New York’s attorney general has sued video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote gambling.

A Pakistani man is on trial in Brooklyn over a plot to kill a US politician, possibly Trump: A Pakistani man went on trial last week on charges of trying to orchestrate the killing of a U.S. politician, potentially President Donald Trump as he campaigned in 2024.

The AI journalist: Quandaries and qualities: "In the near future, every serious newsroom may have its own conversational interface through a bot trained on its archive, tone, and editorial judgment."

Homeland Security agents lied their way into dorm to arrest student, says Columbia president: The agents entered campus housing at around 6:30 a.m., just before Azerbaijani undergraduate Ellie Aghayeva posted online: “Dhs illegally arrested me. Please help." (THE CITY)

Our world in photos: Dinosaurs, drills, deaths and more.

"6 hospitalized after elevated carbon monoxide levels in Brooklyn" (NBC New York)

"Brooklyn Public Library ends passport services after State Department order" (Brooklyn Paper)

"Finding God at the Brooklyn Museum" (Hyperallergic)

READ: "A Hockey Dad, a Cartel, and a $12 Million Fraud" (Rolling Stone)

EAT: A spice bag is an Irish fast-food dish featuring fried chicken, fries, peppers and onions. Here are the 18 best places to get it in New York City, including three in Brooklyn. 

CARTOON: A rude awakening. (The New Yorker)

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N.Y. Rangers legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Henrik Lundqvist

Missing Persons singer Dale Bozzio

“Saturday Night Live” star Laraine Newman

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi

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