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NYC is giving away 100,000 free tickets to the July 4 fireworks. The lottery closes Monday, and you can’t bring a chair.

Macy's July 4 fireworks are up for grabs at Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Seaport, but Mamdani's lottery closes ...
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A 26-year-old Tribeca kid ran Mamdani’s media, and decided in two minutes he could be mayor

Morris Katz, a Tribeca native and Williamsburg resident, served as lead media strategist for Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral campaign and co-founded Fight Agency. bushwickdaily June 5, 2026 · 3 min read ...
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Antonio Reynoso and Claire Valdez agree on nearly everything. The NY-7 race between them got ugly anyway.

Brooklyn's NY-7 Democratic primary on June 23 pits Borough President Reynoso against DSA-backed Valdez in a race fractured by real-estate money and Mamdani. The four-way Democratic primary for Nydia ...
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A federal judge killed Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee after Letitia James sued. Four days later, the same judge let the government start charging it again

NY Attorney General Letitia James won a federal lawsuit striking down the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, protecting 13,000 New York workers. New York Attorney General Letitia James, ...
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Antonio Reynoso is running on a wealth tax that shrinks billionaires, abolishing ICE, and an insurance code for endometriosis

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso's NY-7 platform includes a wealth tax on billionaires, abolishing ICE, and a new endometriosis insurance code. Antonio Reynoso has spent the closing weeks of ...
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City cracks down on employment agencies that charged immigrant job seekers illegal fees

NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection penalized 270+ employment agencies for charging illegal upfront fees to immigrant job seekers following investigation. bushwickdaily February 10, ...
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Father Knows Best to close after 10 years in Bushwick, plans to reopen with new concept

After a decade near the Wilson L, the neighborhood’s living room pours its last drink Saturday, but owner Chris Taha promises a new concept will take its place within weeks. Father Knows Best, the ...
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Reynoso made Puerto Rico the wedge in his run for Congress. He is not Puerto Rican, and that is the point

Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso rolled out a six-page Puerto Rico platform in his run for Congress. He is Dominican, not Puerto Rican, and that is the point. Puerto Rican flags fly at a Brooklyn street ...
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Jose Alvarado helped end the Knicks’ 53-year title drought. The Los Sures kid brought it home to Toñita’s.

Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who grew up in Los Sures, brought the NBA championship trophy to Toñita's Caribbean Social Club in Williamsburg on June 18. Knicks champion Jose Alvarado, Borough President ...
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Bushwick Starr co-production ‘A Woman Among Women’ opens at Lincoln Center’s LCT3

The Bushwick Starr co-production 'A Woman Among Women' by Julia May Jonas opens at Lincoln Center's LCT3 through June 28, following its Brooklyn premiere. The Vivian Beaumont Theater building at ...
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A 600-foot tower is coming to Greenpoint’s waterfront. The local councilman is using his veto to make it pay first

Three towers, the tallest 600 feet, are coming to Greenpoint's waterfront. Council Member Restler is using his veto to wring out more public benefit. Greenpoint's waterfront, where high-rise towers ...
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GOSO honors Loretta Lynch and East Harlem violence-interruption team at 22nd-anniversary gala

Getting Out and Staying Out honored former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and its East Harlem violence-interruption team at its 22nd anniversary gala. The granite landmark building of the ...