Confident about your local knowledge? You can test your Brooklyn-specific skills with a spelling bee at the Center for Brooklyn History.
The inaugural event on Tuesday, July 1 will quiz attendees on the spelling of names, streets, avenues, and more in the borough. Words historic and contemporary will be included, so you may want to brush up ahead of time. It will no doubt get tricky. Is it McDonough or MacDonough? It depends on whether you are referring to the 19th or 20th century.
It will be a team competition with prizes; you can bring your own team or join a team that night. The free in-person event takes place at 128 Pierrepont St. from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information and to register, visit the event page online.
This story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site Brownstoner
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New Yorkers are trickling out to the polls Tuesday to vote in local elections — including the hotly-contested Democratic primary for mayor — bracing a heat wave that’s projected to drive the mercury to at least 100.
As of 9 a.m., nearly 99,000 New Yorkers had voted Tuesday, according to returns released by the Board of Elections.
That’s in addition to more than 380,000 New Yorkers who cast ballots during last week’s early voting period, more than twice the number who participated in early voting during the 2021 primaries for mayor and other local offices.
In total, just over 1 million New Yorkers voted in the 2021 primaries.
People vote in the New York Primary elections at the Brooklyn Museum on June 17, 2025 in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Based on the early numbers from the BOE, the 2025 turnout could exceed the 2021 levels.
The top item on Tuesday’s ballot is the Democratic mayoral primary, which has turned into a two-man race between ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
In Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood, a steady rush of voters streamed into PS9 to cast their ballots Tuesday morning, even as the temperatures began climbing into the 90s.
Several local residents said the voting was smooth and quick at PS9, with few, if any lines, though it was crushingly hot inside with no air conditioning and few fans.
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Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. (Getty)
Polls are open citywide Tuesday until 9 p.m.
The Board of Elections is expected to release the results of the first round of voting shortly after polls close. However, the board won’t start tabulating the ranked choices until next week, meaning New Yorkers likely won’t know who their next mayor will be until then.
At Barclays Center, the action on the court is only half the show.
As the Brooklyn Nets gear up for the 2025-26 NBA season, Team Hype, the crowd-energizing performance crew, is searching for new talent to join their ranks.
Auditions will be held Tuesday, June 24, at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph’s University-New York in Clinton Hill. Performers must be at least 18 years old and ready to bring their hype energy.
Candidates should come prepared with sneakers, knee pads, and water. Dress code calls for black, white, or gray attire featuring any Nets logo. Team Hype is casting break dancers, krumpers, litefeet dancers, dunkers and tumblers.
Team Hype performs at every Nets home game at Barclays Center, firing up fans with dynamic stunts, t-shirt launches, and collaborative routines alongside the Brooklynettes, the team’s official dance squad.
Prospective performers can find audition tips on Team Hype’s Instagram page.
