Celebrate Halloween with free events across Brooklyn: Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and Brooklyn is celebrating accordingly with free parades and family-friendly festivals across the borough.

Mamdani launches new era of trash collection in Brooklyn Heights: The large plastic bin sits in a former street parking space, and marks a milestone in the city’s efforts to move garbage from piles of plastic bags into rat-proof containers.

New York enacts ban on ‘unsafe’ chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries: New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions on companion chatbot behavior, as states increasingly move to protect children who use artificial intelligence, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe.

NYC Marathon celebrates 50 years: The route will cut through Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Park Slope before turning east and heading through Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Next is Williamsburg — including the “Silent Mile” 11 — and Greenpoint, where racers will cross out of Brooklyn again.

Brooklyn rebuilding reefs with Billion Oyster Project: The event brought together 35 oyster farms and 20 restaurants for an evening of great food, a lively atmosphere and a shucking contest.

Anthropic’s record $2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us: In addition to purely financial risks, AI poses risks of extinction akin to nuclear weapons, as some of the AI companies themselves have warned. (The Conversation)

Our world in photos: Floods, failures, flares and more.

"Brooklyn's Ocean Parkway is a haven for reckless driving. Mamdani isn't allowed to fix it." (Gothamist)

"Woman fatally struck by NYC sanitation truck in Brooklyn" (ABC7 New York)

"New Yorkers Have the Right to Vote in Their Own Language. Here’s What You Need to Know." (City Limits)

READ: "A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart." (ProPublica)

PLAY: Here are 15 fun activities to do in Brooklyn this weekend. (Brooklyn Magazine)

CARTOON: There are two types of trick-or-treaters. (The New Yorker)

LIVE: "This Hudson Valley Home Bridges Brooklyn Vibes and Barn Traditions" (Architectural Digest)

“The Power Broker” author Robert Caro

“Happy Days” star Henry Winkler

"Fatal Affair” star Nia Long, who was born in Brooklyn

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles)

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Otis Williams (The Temptations)

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