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Catching the whopper: Brooklyn’s annual shark-fishing contest

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 6/24 10:17A Paul Stremple

As dawn cracks the Saturday sky above Sheepshead Bay, more than 30 boats set out for the open sea. The sixth annual Brooklyn Shark Tournament has begun. The vessels will return in the afternoon to...

A Sunday in Brower Park

Brooklyn Daily Eagle 6/24 8:59A Noah Goldberg

In the early ’70s, The   New York Times  wrote a story about a spike in shootings around Crown Heights Brower Park , which cops attributed to Rastafarians. Some Rastafarians smoke marijuana, the Times...

Jamaica Downtown Jazz Festival to bring history and jams to the neighborhood next month

The Queens Courier 6/24 2:30A Jacob Kaye

Jamaica Avenue is set to come alive with jazz and celebration at the inaugural Jamaica Downtown Jazz Festival next month. Hosted by the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning , the festival aims to get...

NJ quintuples attending same college — but they won’t do this together

NYPost.com (Metro) 6/22 11:25A Kirsten Fleming

High five, grads! The 18-year-old Keogh quintuplets — Elizabeth, Patrick, Jacqueline, Brigid and Meaghan (from oldest to youngest) — graduated Thursday from Toms River High...

Countdown to the Queens DA Primary: Lancman staffer quits, outrage over digital ads, Katz & Cabán...

The Queens Courier 6/22 5:15A Robert Pozarycki

The fallout continues from the bombshell that shook up the Queens district attorney s race with less than a week before the big Democratic primary. City Councilman Rory Lancman dropped out of the race...

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Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke

StreetsBlog.org 6/20 8:07A Gersh Kuntzman

Cyclists around the world are enjoying a seven-course meal, but New York riders are somehow being tricked into believing they can be sated by Bill de Blasio s crumbs. We ve written about how Paris...

NY/NJ Region to Celebrate City of Water Day July 13, 2019: Celebrate our waterfront at the Jamaica...

Jamaica Bay-Rockway Park Conservancy 6/13 5:30A Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 Contact: Roland Lewis, President and CEO, 212.935.9831 x101, rlewis@waterfrontalliance.org Alison Simko, Media Communications, 917.929.8375,...

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Cambodian Lemongrass Chicken Stir-Fry (Cha Kreung Satch Moan)

Serious Eats (Recipes) 6/25 12:25A Elazar Sontag

If you're hoping to familiarize yourself with the mouthwateringly delicious foods of Cambodia, look no further than cha kreung satch moan . This chicken stir-fry is salty, sweet, pungent, and slightly...

Tiger Salad (Lao Hu Cai) Recipe, à la Xian Famous Foods

Serious Eats (Recipes) 6/24 2:58A Sho Spaeth

Savory, refreshing, and tart, this recipe is inspired by the lao hu cai , or "tiger vegetable salad" served at Xi'an Famous Foods. Get Recipe!

Fruity No-Churn Ice Cream

Serious Eats (Recipes) 6/21 12:25A Stella Parks

While it may lack the romance of fresh-from-the-farmers-market produce, freeze-dried fruit is second to none for making a vibrantly colored, ultra-fruity no-churn ice cream. Get Recipe!

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Chilled Minty Carrot Soup With Dukkah Yogurt

Serious Eats (Recipes) 6/18 12:15A Daniel Gritzer

This chilled carrot soup is smooth and creamy, even though it has no dairy in the soup base. Fresh mint adds a bright herbal note, while a creamy dollop of spiced yogurt finishes it off. Get Recipe!

Dukkah (Middle Eastern Nut and Spice Blend)

Serious Eats (Recipes) 6/17 4:18A Daniel Gritzer

Dukkah (also sometimes spelled duqqa) is an Egyptian seed and spice mixture. This recipe hews to tradition, with little more than sesame seeds, peanuts, cumin, and coriander seed. Get Recipe!

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Cute summer outfits for 2019: From party dresses to jumpsuits

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/24 8:27A Anahita Moussavian

RSVP heck yes! Here s some outfit inspiration for every event on your calendar this summer — from casual cookouts to rad rooftop parties. Jump on it A bright, tropical-print...

How Muslim model Maria Al-Sadek is shaking up the fashion industry

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/22 2:06P Marisa Dellatto

It’s the American Dream for the digital age. Three years ago, Maria Al-Sadek was a college student living in Alabama. Now she’s a rising model, writer, stylist and influencer...

Louis Vuitton invites you to go fly a kite with new men’s collection

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/21 6:10A Johannah Masters

The Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring 2020 show was definitely one that every L.V. and Virgil Abloh (the designer behind the label) fan was waiting for this season — and like...

Saks Fifth Avenue taps top designers for LGBTQ fundraising capsule

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/21 4:27A Alev Aktar

Love, acceptance and rainbow sequins are always in style, especially at Saks Fifth Avenue. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and WorldPride in NYC, the...

Bloomingdale’s debuts ‘Pride for All’ rainbow pop-up shop

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/21 4:17A Melinda Anderson

Get ready to ride the rainbow. The latest iteration of the Carousel — Bloomingdale s fanciful rotating pop-up shop — is dubbed “Pride for All” and was curated by Out magazine...

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Where RJ Barrett’s love of Knicks first came from

NYPost.com (Sports) 6/20 11:36P Steve Serby

These stories don’t get much better than this: The late maternal grandfather came from Jamaica to Brooklyn and cheered for Patrick Ewing and … well let his son-in-law tell it....

Women’s World Cup: England and Italy Advance With Victories

NYTimes.com (Sports) 6/14 11:33A The Associated Press

England edged Argentina on a goal by Jodie Taylor off a pass from her roommate. Italy, in the event for the first time since 1999, had three goals from Cristiana Girelli in a...

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‘Peeling’ away the history of NYC’s banana docks

6sqft.com 6/24 3:40A Lucie Levine

Banana Docks, New York c. 1906. Via The Library of Congress If you’ve ever grabbed a bushel of bananas at your corner bodega, then you’ve nabbed a few of the 20 million bananas distributed around NYC...

The 8 best water activities in NYC

6sqft.com 6/19 6:00A Rebecca Fishbein

Warm (if not particularly dry) weather is finally here, blessing New Yorkers with lots of time for beach trips and outdoor sports. Warm weather also offers up the opportunity to combine those two...

How the MTA’s service changes will affect your Father’s Day weekend

6sqft.com 6/14 1:14A Alexandra Alexa

Image via Flickr cc No matter how you re celebrating this Father s Day weekend, the MTA is probably the most likely candidate to throw a last-minute wrench in your plan to be punctual. The planned...

New York’s massive storm surge barrier poses an ‘existential threat’ to city shores

Curbed NY 6/13 3:06A Nathan Kensinger

“By the time the surge gets here, it’s already too late” The beaches are now open in New York City , and another hot summer is on the way. Millions of locals will soon be returning to the ocean to...

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AbbVie to Acquire Allergan, Botox’s Maker, for $63 Billion

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/25 1:32A Michael J. de la Merced

The deal would give AbbVie a potent source of popular treatments as it faces the loss of patent protection for its best-selling drug, Humira.

Arsenic in Bottled Water Prompts a Product Removal: How Much Is Safe?

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 11:38A Emily S. Rueb

Consumer advocates support more consistent oversight of the bottled-water industry and say it should be regulated similarly to tap water.

Supreme Court to Hear Insurers’ Suit on Obamacare

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 9:26A Adam Liptak

Insurance companies say they are owed some $12 billion promised to them in “risk corridor” provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Drug Companies Are Focusing on the Poor After Decades of Ignoring Them

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 8:33A Donald G. McNeil Jr.

The pharmaceutical industry once sued to keep AIDS drugs from dying Africans. Now companies boast of their efforts to get medicines to the developing world.

A Boy Who Had Spinal Surgery in the Womb Stands on His Own Two Feet

NYTimes.com (Health) 6/24 5:25A Denise Grady

Operating before birth can minimize nerve damage caused by severe defects in tissue around the spinal column.

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