AI is easy. Learning is hard: Effort, even failure, is what makes knowledge stick. Easy is the enemy, and a chatbot is a machine for making things easy, which is why the word doing the most damage here is “students,” as if they were a single organism.

New York Democrats want parking lot owners to ban ICE from their properties: In a Friday letter, Mamdani, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of state and local lawmakers told lot and garage owners that the city needs their “help at a critical juncture.”

Federal judge in Brooklyn rules for NYC’s sanctuary laws: A federal judge in Brooklyn has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against New York City’s sanctuary laws, enacted in 2014, saying that the U.S. government has no authority to force municipal police and agencies to enforce civil immigration law, The New York Times reports.

In defense of baseball’s umpires: Babe Pinelli and the art of calling balls and strikes: “There have been enough umpires in baseball history that there’s at least more than one for every month. But I hit the jackpot with Babe Pinelli.”

Brooklyn brings tricks and treats with Halloween events: With Halloween fast approaching, Brooklynites can expect plenty of frights and fun throughout the borough.

Trader Joe’s announces new location in Bay Ridge: Following years of speculation, grocery store chain Trader Joe’s finally announced it is coming to Bay Ridge at the former Century 21 site.

Pols call for Oct. 7 memorial at Mickey Kairey Garden: Elected officials and community members gathered near Mickey Kairey Garden on Oct. 7 to remember the attacks in Israel that resulted in 1,200 deaths three years ago and call for a permanent memorial.

300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid‑20th century. The survivors have a few things in common: The shrinking and eventual loss of all of these glaciers will affect ecosystems across the West, as well as waterways humans and wildlife rely on. (The Conversation)

Our world in photos: Competitions, championships, creations and more.

"Two Nights at Saint Vitus, the Metal Mecca of Brooklyn" (NYT)

"The Crypto Cop Who Took Down a Global Scam Network from Brooklyn" (Bloomberg)

"Retired postal worker freed without bail after allegedly slashing woman, 68, in face inside NYC subway station" (New York Post)

READ: "How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness" (The New Yorker)

EAT: Micro bakery pop-up Boots Bread now has a permanent home in Crown Heights. (Eater)

CARTOON: A change of seasons. (The New Yorker)

LIVE: "Brooklyn home of Greenlight Bookstore sells for $17.5 million" (Crain’s)

“Rock Your Baby” singer George McCrae

“3rd Rock from the Sun” star John Lithgow

 Political activist Grover Norquist

“Harper Valley PTA” singer Jeannie C. Riley

“South Park” co-creator Trey Parker

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