BBA director of operations shares vision and plans for the 154-year-old institution: Paul Vaygen, director of operations of the Brooklyn Bar Association, is looking for new ways to engage attorneys at every stage of their careers.

14 years empty: Inside Brooklyn Heights’ most stubborn storefront: One Montague Street landlord’s search for the “perfect” tenant has kept a prime retail space dark for years.

Exclusive: Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair discusses party’s future amid leadership fight: In an exclusive interview with the Brooklyn Eagle, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn defended the bylaw changes, which have drawn criticism from elected officials and party reformers.

Exclusive: Julio Peña discusses upcoming lawsuit challenging Democratic Party bylaw changes: Julio Peña III said he will accept the outcome of Brooklyn Democratic Party’s upcoming vote for party chair, even if he believes the rule changes were improperly adopted. “I’m not an election denier," he said. "That’s a tactic from the Republican playbook."

Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times’ copyright case over training of chatbots: The Trump administration is wading into a legal fight between OpenAI and the New York Times, backing the ChatGPT-maker’s argument in a closely watched case over how it builds its artificial intelligence technology by ingesting and processing millions of news articles.

NewComm, a program that reimagines what student success looks like, comes to Brooklyn: As a teacher at an independent school determined to find a way to give back to his community, Chidi Asoluka had a dream of students creating policy inspired by a Toni Morrison novel.

Indian chemical executive sentenced to 4-plus years for smuggling fentanyl precursors: Bhavesh Lathiya, leader and founder of Raxuter Chemicals, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Pamela K. Chen.

Bot, or not? Whose essay is this anyway?: Since this is back-to-school time, you can bet that somewhere right now a professor is printing out an AI policy on the first page of a syllabus, underlining “prohibited” and trusting detection software to enforce the ban.

A 27-hour wait for a hospital bed? Why delays are growing at New York hospitals: Experts blamed growing admission delays across New York on the closure and consolidation of hospitals. (The City Reporter)

Our world in photos: Bees, buzzing, balls and more.

"Can a Rock Club Survive in North Brooklyn?" (Curbed)

"A Knicks legend is turning this long-abandoned Toys 'R' Us into a Brooklyn pickleball complex" (Time Out)

"New York City police fatally shoot man who climbed up Brooklyn Bridge cables" (The Guardian)

READ: "Going Home with Wendell Berry" (The New Yorker)

EAT: At Kirbee's in Greenpoint, smoked meat and green spaghetti are all the rage. (NYT)

CARTOON: Back to school. (Brooklyn Eagle)

LIVE: “NY Dirt: A lead poisoning case, a legal web, and new ownership in Brooklyn” (The Real Deal)

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who was born in Brooklyn

N.Y. Knicks point guard Miles McBride

Rapper and actor Wiz Khalifa

Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges

“Menace II Society” star Larenz Tate

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