Apr. 11, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil TD Bank opened its doors to the Brighton Beach community last weekend with a festive celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the bank’s new location at 722 Brighton Beach Avenue. The weekend-long grand opening shindig included performances by local dance groups, face painting, raffles and appearances by neighborhood…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn businesses and consumers are bracing for higher prices after President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from about 60 U.S. trade partners, only to abruptly revise the policy hours later. The original tariffs, ranging from 11% to 104%, took effect at midnight Wednesday. By that afternoon,…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Susan De Vries Spring is in the air, which means it is time to get your garden gear ready, rally your neighbors, and enter the annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. The plant-filled competition aims to bring communities together to make Brooklyn a cleaner and greener place. The contest considers…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Robert Pearl A packed room of civic leaders, elected officials, and community activists gathered at Bay Ridge Manor on Sunday, April 6, for the Kings County Conservative Party’s Annual Brunch and the prestigious presentation of the Ronald Reagan Americanism Award to honoree Rick Martino, Grand Knight of the Knights of…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Brooklyn man was indicted Wednesday for an East New York hit-and-run that left his passenger dead and another driver injured. Tyree Epps was charged on April 9 with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault, speeding, driving without a license, disobeying stop signs, and leaving the scene…
Apr. 10, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann The 10th annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl returns April 19-26, inviting bookworms on a literary journey through as many as 26 independent bookstores across the borough. Inspired by similar bookstore-led events in cities like Seattle and Washington, D.C., the crawl celebrates Brooklyn’s literary spirit and cultural diversity. Participants can…
Apr. 9, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Just as the city is reawakening after months of winter, so are the delicate sprouts of native grasses and wildflowers in the micro-urban grasslands of Green-Wood Cemetery. Visitors may notice a stark difference between grave plots along Green-Wood’s peaceful paths. Some public lots are almost entirely obscured by…
Apr. 9, 2025 By Náosha Gregg When we think of Brooklyn, we think of community. The bright murals that line the streets, the rich culture, and of course, the borough’s deep cultural history. For many, Brooklyn serves as the core melting pot for the city and for one organization, it serves as home. For…
Apr. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen For 70 years, the holiness of Palm Sunday has extended well beyond church walls in Brooklyn. That’s because the day marks the “Blessing of the Rides” and the official season opening of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in Coney Island. The tradition continues this coming Sunday, April 13. …
Apr. 9, 2025 By Maya Kornberg, Ph.D. This week, I faced a dilemma all too familiar to working parents. Our daycare did not have space for my son and I had an important in-person meeting where it would not be appropriate to bring my five-month-old. My partner and I are both fortunate enough to…