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From NYCHA to the Garden, the Knicks' Jose Alvarado is living a New Yorker's dream
Perhaps no player sends a clearer message to New York kids that making it to the NBA is achievable.
By
Ben Feuerherd
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Samantha Max
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Brooklyn developer lands state budget tax break for Williamsburg waterfront complex
State lawmakers approved an extension of the 421a tax break program specifically for developer Two Trees’ River Ring project.
By
David Brand
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Jon Campbell
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9-year-old boy struck and killed by school bus in Williamsburg
The incident happened Friday morning.
By
Ryan Kost
Arts & Entertainment
As warm weather arrives, New Yorkers shed their worries and their clothes
Photos of city life in the sunshine.
By
Walter Wuthmann
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Woman’s remains found in basement of Brooklyn NYCHA building, police say
Police say it happened at the Borinquen Plaza II complex in Williamsburg.
By
Andrew Giambrone
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As Mamdani pushes bike lanes, Brooklyn's Bedford Avenue looms large
South Williamsburg's powerful Orthodox Jewish community has spent decades fighting against bike lanes on Bedford Avenue.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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Stephen Nessen
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It's Gertie 2.0: 'Jew-ish' diner returns with counter service in Prospect Heights
It's coming to the home of 11-year-old R&D Foods sandwich shop, which closed this month.
By
Hannah Frishberg
Arts & Entertainment
How Hannibal Buress ended up running an event space in Williamsburg
The comedian, actor and writer has big ambitions for Isola.
By
Sterling Corum
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21-year-old Brooklyn man shot and killed at Williamsburg auto shop, NYPD says
Police said the shooting happened on Tuesday afternoon.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
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At a historic Williamsburg synagogue on valuable land, dueling groups fight for control
Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom is a rare holdout of both pre-Hasidic and pre-gentrification Williamsburg.
By
Samantha Max
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