Republican Nicole Malliotakis has defeated Democratic incumbent Max Rose in the contentious congressional race in Staten Island and southern Brooklyn's 11th District.
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- The Brooklyn Public Library has appointed a new chief historian for the Center for Brooklyn History, who will serve as the institutional scholar for Kings County lore.
- Six days into his tenure as Brooklyn Borough President, before his new website has launched or any policy decisions have been made, Antonio Reynoso has one thing to say: keep your cars off my plaza. Or, perhaps, our plaza.
- "The greatest number of birds come to us from Manhattan, because we're close," co-founder and Director Rita McMahon said. "But Brooklyn is right there, right after, so this is to serve the people who love wildlife."
- Brooklyn BP @BKBPReynoso and Councilmember @LincolnRestler are calling to end minimum parking requirements in transit-rich neighborhoods.
- "Not only inappropriate for this location, but also casts extensive shadows over the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens' greenhouses and conservatories, which are unique, sunlight sensitive receptors."
- Here in #Brooklyn, the #BrooklynPaper received a spread of piping-hot @BergenBagels this morning from a friend of the paper who works for #gunsense advocacy group @MomsDemand. #supportlocaljournalismWhen newsrooms cover tragedies in their communities, other newsrooms almost always send them food, care packages and notes. Today, several local newsrooms got those things from their own communities. poynter.org/news/after-mar…
- Fort Hamilton High School has undergone three evacuations since Monday due to unfounded bomb threats repeatedly being called in. "It's just scary," said the PTA president, who worries what impact the threats might have on students' mental health.
- BREAKING: Republican candidate Brian Fox has conceded in the race for the 43rd Council District.
- "As soon as I get out of jail, we have to go back to Albany."
- Man punches woman in the face after she insults Trump at Bar Tabac in Boerum Hill brooklynpaper.com/stories/39/47/…
- Borough President Eric Adams (@BKBoroHall) rejected a proposed 18-story residential building on the site of a drive-through McDonalds in Prospect Heights.
- The Book of HOV, an immersive tribute to legendary rapper Jay Z, set a record attendance and engagement during a five-month stint at @BKLYNlibrary.
