Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber but overturns top count: A Bangladeshi immigrant and Brooklyn resident is rightly serving a life prison sentence for a fizzled 2017 subway bombing attack beneath New York City’s Times Square, a federal appeals panel said Tuesday while reversing his conviction for providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group.

Sold out CBH event offers startling insights from landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson: Along with his team at the New York Botanical Garden’s Urban Conservation program, Sanderson has georeferenced hundreds of maps and synthesized data to create a block-by-block rendering of what New York’s five boroughs would have looked like in 1609, before European colonization.

Applicant for proposed 11-story building at Bay Ridge Staples site attends CB10 meeting, community voices concerns: During the applicant’s presentation, it was stated that the current site is underbuilt and wasted on off-street parking. The existing zoning would allow a low-rise structure of about six stories. They are seeking a zoning map amendment to increase the building to 11 stories.

New bus lanes and safety upgrades coming to dangerous stretch of Linden Boulevard: The redesign is meant to deliver faster, more reliable buses, while improving access to nearby subway lines and reconnecting neighborhoods long divided by the boulevard.

Twin brothers sentenced for Sunset Park murder tied to Rikers Island conspiracy: Twin brothers have been sentenced in connection with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in a Sunset Park apartment building lobby.

Candidates for Bishop of Long Island have strong ties to Brooklyn: All three candidates in Saturday's election for bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island have strong ties to the area, and two have strong ties to Brooklyn.

Hochul moves to protect undocumented students’ right to public schooling as national challenges mount: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday put forward a proposal to protect undocumented students’ right to attend public school for free, as efforts pick up in other parts of the country to chip away at that longstanding legal precedent. (Chalkbeat)

Our world in photos: Capybaras, children, caresses and more.

"'Why Farrell's?' film aims to capture legacy of Windsor Terrace staple" (NY1)

"Down, But Not Out: Dynaco is Hosting a Fundraiser to Help Rebuild After Devastating Fire" (Brooklyn Magazine)

"‘Not being taught’: Parents pull children from St. Bernadette’s school amid concerns" (Brooklyn Paper)

READ: “The Wayfinders: The Marshall Islands’ first national soccer team discovers what ‘home’ can mean — on a field in Arkansas” (Longreads)

EAT: From Italian in Carroll Gardens to seafood in Red Hook, here's where to eat in Brooklyn this week. (Brooklyn Magazine)

CARTOON: A doctor's advice. (The New Yorker)

LIVE: "Inside the last original house in Brooklyn Heights — built in the 1700s" (New York Post)

Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson

“The Walking Dead” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Actress and model Amber Heard

Former N.Y. Knicks forward Spencer Haywood

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona

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