Mar. 27, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
“Art is alive in Brooklyn!”
BrooklynONE Productions cuts ribbon on Tom Kane Theatre, paying tribute to late co-founder in new Industry City space
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Affordable housing lottery opens for 24 units in Greenpoint’s Franklin Court development
Mar. 27, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has launched for 24 apartments in a new development on Greenpoint’s Franklin Street. Dubbed Franklin Court, the modern, 80-unit mixed-use building that replaces an old foundry sits on the corner of Franklin and Quay streets and also has a facade along a section of Calyer Street.
Deep-rooted Bed-Stuy community garden won’t have to move, thanks to city agreement
Mar. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Since it opened in 2012, the stewards and members of the Myrtle Village Green have known they might someday need to start again from scratch.
Dig in! Smorgasburg returns to Brooklyn on April 6 with dozens of new vendors
Mar. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Weekends in Brooklyn are about to get a little sweeter as Smorgasburg returns to the borough with a stacked roster of 80 vendors, including long-time foodie favorites and some delectable new offerings.
Third installment of Dumbo Projection Project bridges art and imagination
Mar. 26, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
The highly anticipated third volume of The Dumbo Projection Project launches Thursday night, transforming the heart of Dumbo into one large art show, with video installations gracing the iconic Manhattan Bridge and along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Brighton Beach swimmers mark one-year anniversary of journalist’s wrongful imprisonment
Mar. 26, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Friends, family and supporters of Evan Gershkovich — the journalist detained in Russia last March — gathered together to mark the one-year anniversary of his wrongful imprisonment with an event in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach and at a beach of the same name overseas.
Op-ed | Setting the record straight on the Mount Prospect Park skate park
Mar. 26, 2024 By Ben Lowe
As a Prospect Heights dad and advocate for green space, I was disappointed that a recent op-ed submitted to Brooklyn Paper omits and distorts key facts about the skateboard arena proposed for Mount Prospect Park.
PHOTOS | Coney Island amusement parks open with annual ‘blessing of the rides,’ proposal and more
Mar. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly
Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s Playground on Sunday for their chance to take one of the first rides of the year.
Williamsburg Elementary celebrates student reading achievements
Mar. 26, 2024 Uncommon Schools
Williamsburg Elementary School celebrated its students’ reading achievements with an event on Friday that included a drum line and a chant competition during their Morning Motivation circle.
Man arrested in connection to fatal Bath Beach fire claims innocence during walk-out
Mar. 25, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
The 33-year-old man arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Bath Beach home, killing two people, maintained his innocence while being walked out of the 62nd Precinct by police on Monday afternoon.