Birding grows in Brooklyn thanks to increased inclusivity: Birders around Brooklyn have become significantly more common thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of inclusive birding clubs, and technological advances like the eBird and Merlin apps.

Long Island Rail Road shuts down as workers strike: The railroad, which has stations in East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Downtown Brooklyn, ceased operations just after midnight after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.

BAM’s new president focuses on community in challenging times for cultural institutions: Tamara McCaw spoke with the Brooklyn Eagle about a successful BAM Ball in April, her community-based vision for the organization and her past work, which laid the foundation for her role as president of Brooklyn’s over 160-year-old cultural center.

Coney Island History Project launches new exhibits: Lifelong Brooklyn resident Anders Goldfarb is exhibiting black and white photographs of life on Coney Island in the 1970s and 1980s.

Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City: A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost from a nondescript office building in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood was convicted Wednesday of acting as an illegal foreign agent.

The price we pay when newspapers disappear: Across the United States, thousands of communities now live in what researchers call news deserts. These are places with no local newspaper left to watch city hall, the school board or the courts.

This court became a symbol of Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now it’s at the center of a House race: In the Democratic primary between incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman and former city Comptroller Brad Lander, both candidates have made the Trump administration’s treatment of migrants at 26 Federal Plaza a feature of their campaigns, but with decidedly different approaches.

Bay Ridge Catholic Academy salutes The Beatles in spring concert: Celebrating the Beatles’ music, the concert featured their songs such as “Here Comes the Sun,” “All My Loving,” “She Loves You” and “A Hard Day’s Night.”

Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply: The U.S. is in a bizarre situation in 2026: It’s facing a looming energy shortage, yet the Trump administration is making deals to pay offshore wind developers nearly$2 billion in taxpayer money to walk away from energy projects. (The Conversation)

Our world in photos: Dominos, docks, dresses and more.

"Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Glam Up for Private Event In Brooklyn" (Just Jared)

"NYRR's RBC Brooklyn Half sets new marathon record" (ABC7NY)

"Woman gives birth ‘on courtroom bench’ during arraignment in Brooklyn" (NBC News)

READ: "I Spent Months with an AI Companion. It Was Worse than Being Alone" (The Walrus)

EAT: An upscale food hall is coming to a Downtown Brooklyn skyscraper. (Brooklyn Magazine)

CARTOON: A bundle plan. (The New Yorker)

LIVE: "Brooklyn Army Terminal signs four new tenants" (The Real Deal)

Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson

“30 Rock” star Tina Fey

Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait

Former N.Y. Mets pitcher Nelson Figueroa, who was born in Brooklyn

Figure skating champion Polina Edmunds

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