Michaël Brun’s BAYO turned Brooklyn into a three-night celebration of Haitian music, soccer, culture and community. The festival’s 10th anniversary arrived with extra meaning after Haiti’s return to the World Cup.

Central Park is hosting a free overnight campout, but campers must win a lottery for the rare Manhattan sleepover.

A 15-year-old was chased with a knife after refusing two men’s demands in Marble Hill. Police say the robbers fled with his sneakers and headphones.

A 66-year-old man had his necklace snatched in broad daylight near Sutter Avenue and Tapscott Street. Police are offering up to $3,500 for information.

Two people allegedly slashed two tires and spray-painted a parked car in Williamsburg before fleeing on foot. NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

A Brooklyn coalition plans to unveil a new Columbus statue on private property this fall, sidestepping city review as its clash with Mayor Mamdani intensifies.

Gouverneur’s 250th-anniversary spotlight is putting housing, downtown revitalization and tourism plans front and center. Mayor Ronald McDougall says the village’s biggest projects are still ahead.

Coney Island’s boardwalk became a family-friendly fitness arena as hundreds joined Brooklyn’s ninth annual Beach Sports Festival. Calisthenics, beach games and shoreline activities brought competition and community together.

The Brooklyn Museum’s free First Saturday became a packed, five-floor celebration of Caribbean culture, with 5,000 people turning out for music, dancing, food and art.

A 16-story Boerum Hill project would bring 99 likely rental apartments and ground-floor commercial space near Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center.

Federal authorities say Mohammad Hasna used a senior humanitarian role to coordinate funds and supplies for Hamas.

The 44th National Dominican Day Parade takes over Midtown next Sunday with 15 honorees, a new theme and major Sixth Avenue closures.

The Met’s next fashion blockbuster will put John Galliano’s dazzling designs beside the scandal that ended his Dior reign.