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Reworked Runway turns Brooklyn roller rink into sustainable fashion showcase

Apr. 25, 2025 By Regina Martinez

A blue spotlight fell on a lone white sewing machine at the center of the rink at Xanadu Roller Arts on Tuesday night.

The spot is usually reserved for skaters showing off tricks. But on April 22, Xanadu transformed into a stage for Bushwick’s alternative fashion scene, drawing together sustainable fashion designers and quiet admirers alike.

The third annual Reworked Runway opened with a performance art piece by Liv Reinertson, founder of Reworked Brooklyn.

‘Because, Roots’ brings Brooklyn voices together through storytelling, New York City subway map

Apr. 25, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Paul Frangipane

In a second-floor gallery tucked inside a rowhouse on Maple Street, voices from across Brooklyn and beyond gathered Wednesday night to share personal tales that tied them to place, culture and memory — part of Gallery Particulier’s monthly “Collective Tales” storytelling series.

‘It’s not a party’: Brighton Beach Pride embraces themes of resistance ahead of May 10 parade

Apr. 24, 2025 By Matt Tracy

In the early years of Brighton Beach Pride — and as recently as 2021 — Russian Flags and Rainbow Flags were held up together near the lead banner as queer marchers and allies made their way from Coney Island to Brighton Beach along the Riegelmann Boardwalk.

Brooklyn Borough President endorses Brad Lander in Democratic mayoral primary

Apr. 24, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso endorsed New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander on Thursday as his top pick in the June primary election.

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Advocates say city’s upcoming tax lien sale will put Brooklyn homeowners at risk

Apr. 24, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith

As the city prepares to hold the controversial tax lien sale for the first time since before the pandemic hit, housing advocates are warning that the program disproportionately targets Brooklyn’s most vulnerable residents and are urging homeowners to check if their properties are on the sale list.

101-year-old woman dies from injuries after being hit by unlicensed driver in Crown Heights

Apr. 24, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Kirstyn Brendlen

A senior citizen who was struck by an unlicensed driver earlier this month died from her injuries over the weekend.

Op-ed | Viva il Papa! Memories of the people’s pope

Apr. 24, 2025 By Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello

When I think of Pope Francis, the first thoughts that come to mind are: a holy man, a humble man, and a human being.

New Prospect Park sculpture “Monuments to Motherhood” celebrates caregivers

Apr. 23, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

A new sculpture celebrating mothers and all caregivers was unveiled in Prospect Park on April 22.

Fire burns through multiple Brownsville businesses, rattling locals

Apr. 23, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

An all-hands fire burned through multiple buildings and left several homes and businesses damaged in Brownsville on Wednesday morning.

City launches ‘Adopt-A-Catch-Basin’ pilot in Brooklyn, asking locals to help keep storm drains clear

Apr. 23, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

The city officially launched its “Adopt-A-Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors.

Cassette tapes make a comeback at the first-ever NYC Tape Fair in Bushwick on April 27

Apr. 23, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Cassette and VHS tapes once ruled the world of entertainment — but, just a half-century after they came on the scene, they’ve largely gone the way of the dodo.

Brooklyn stabbing near school sends woman to hospital, police seek suspect

Apr. 22, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn detectives are searching for the suspect who stabbed a woman Monday afternoon in East Flatbush.

Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

Apr. 22, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Council Member Chi Ossé, New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P) and local park advocates rallied Monday at Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, calling on Mayor Eric Adams to restore funding for the city’s Parks Department and 800 parks-related jobs.

Grave work: Students learn masonry by restoring Green-Wood’s monuments

Apr. 22, 2025 By Susan De Vries

On a sunny day in Green-Wood Cemetery last week, the magnolia and cherry trees were in bloom while a group of students busily tended to historic gravestones and vaults. While one group of students hoisted a monument back into place, others dug out a gravestone that had settled into the earth, while several more carefully repointed a granite vault.

After 50 years on the river, Bargemusic comes ashore in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Apr. 22, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

After half a century on the water, Bargemusic has come ashore.

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