From left: 84th Precinct Commanding Officer Capt. Erek Powers; Peter Lanfranca, president of the 84th Precinct Community Council; and Assistant Chief Mark Vazquez, commanding officer of Patrol Bureau Brooklyn North. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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THE LEDE: Good morning. The 84th Precinct Community Council hosted a night of food, music, and entertainment at Tuesday’s National Night Out, the annual event that brings communities together with their local police precincts.
The Rundown
Bed-Stuy teacher fired for exposing himself and allegedly masturbating at work: According to a complaint, after Zhengxian “Remy” Li finished giving a presentation at a recorded online parent-teacher meeting, he stood up while still on camera and exposed his buttocks and genital area to meeting participants.
84th Precinct brings community together for 2026 National Night Out: Families rubbed shoulders with uniformed members of the New York Police Department, the Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and other agencies.
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies: Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.
States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits: More than 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families.
Superheroes greet kids while washing windows at Maimonides Children’s Hospital: While rappelling down from the roof and washing hospital windows, the costumed heroes waved to and surprised excited children.
Trump administration’s latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billion: An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.
The male loneliness economy: Nearly half of American adults report measurable loneliness, but the crisis is especially acute among young men.
Teachers Union threatens to sue over ‘inhumane’ pension clawback: Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city is monitoring the situation as more than 180 retired school paraprofessionals saw their pensions chopped last month due to a longstanding error in how their payments had been calculated. (The City Reporter)
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PARIS — Germany’s Iris Corinna Schmidbauer competes in front of the Eiffel Tower during round 1 of the Women’s 20m Platform at the European Aquatics Championships. Photo: Aurelien Morissard/AP
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DRINK: Here are the 17 best new bars in New York City, including 10 in Brooklyn. (Eater)
CARTOON: Minimal visibility. (Brooklyn Eagle)
LIVE: "Williamsburg firm buys Downtown Brooklyn parking lot for $58M, plans two resi buildings" (Crain’s)
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