Brooklyn Museum returns 1,305 artefacts to Costa Rica

From cheesecake at Junior's in Brooklyn to donuts at Krispy Kreme in Times Square, New Yorkers are using their vaccination cards for free perks.

New Yorkers flash vaccine card for freebies

American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by his stage name DMX or Dark Man X, was mourned by fans around the world in a livestreamed event from Brooklyn`s Barclays Center on Saturday.

Rapper DMX memorial service livestreamed from Brooklyn's Barclays Center

Judit Polgar might be the one woman in the world who knows how Beth, the heroine of the hit Netflix series 'The Queen’s Gambit,' really feels. Like Beth, Polgar, who is from Hungary, stood out during her career because she regularly beat the world’s top players, including Garry Kasparov, in 2002, when he was ranked No 1.

How 'The Queen's Gambit' started a new debate about sexism in chess

A park in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn has installed social distancing circles to help people enjoy the outdoors while respecting the latest coronavirus guidelines.

Circles drawn in Brooklyn park to foster social distancing

For 64-year-old New Yorker Victoria Rosenblatt, giving up her calming pottery hobby during the stresses of the coronavirus lockdown was not something she wanted to contemplate. But her local pottery studio had been forced to close. So she purchased from the studio a mini pottery wheel on which she can make tiny pots and jugs at home.

Brooklyn pottery studio sells tiny takeout 'quarantine kits' as it seeks to survive

Seems like pop star Taylor Swift had the time of her life at Madonna's final Madame X theatre show in Brooklyn. The singer took to Instagram to document her praises for Madonna by posting a selfie and a sweet message.

Taylor Swift praises Madonna's outstanding Madame X live show

Wilder 'flamed up' for WBC title match Breazeale

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will put his title on the line against fellow American Dominic Breazeale at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in May, both camps said on Tuesday.

Deontay Wilder to defend WBC title against Dominic Breazeale in May

President Donald Trump has struggled to convince lawmakers the US needs a wall along its southern border. But in New York, police heeded his advice to catch a pro-Trump graffiti artist: yes, they built a wall.

Police catch pro-Trump graffiti artist with fake wall

Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of federal employees have been lining up in Brooklyn for basics.

After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks

The 29-year-old became the first UFC fighter to hold two world titles

Conor McGregor charged with assault in New York after rampage

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