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Bowl’d over: Lock Yard’s annual Chili Cookoff spices up Super Bowl Sunday

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Feb. 11, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Before the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs faced off on the gridiron, southern Brooklyn’s own fierce competition was already underway at the annual Chili Cookoff at Lock Yard. The Feb. 9 event — a yearly tradition for the Fifth Avenue watering hole — brought together more…

Queens Book Fair celebrates Black History at 7th educational initiative, honors two for exceptional contributions

Honorees Elizabeth Mitchell, principal 27Q064 Queens; Tangerine Clarke, Caribbean Life contributor; Dr. Veronica Wiltshire, moderator; and Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, founder of the Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival, Inc., after plaques were presented on behalf of the organization., during a Black History presentation, at the Queens Library Richmond Hill Branch, on Feb. 8.

Feb. 11, 2025 By Tangerine Clarke Black History on Feb. 8 received exceptional recognition and contributions from youths, thanks to the Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival Inc. founder, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, an educator and uplifting leader, who celebrated the initiative’s seventh installment in the auditorium of the Richmond Hill Queens library. The enlightening program, […]

21 Brooklyn neighborhoods among NYC’s most expensive in 2024: report

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Brooklyn neighborhoods account for nearly half of the top 50 most expensive places to live in New York City, with one North Brooklyn nabe ranking in the top 10, according to PropertyShark’s 2024 report. Twenty-one Brooklyn neighborhoods landed among the city’s priciest, with median sales prices of at…

Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze at Brooklyn restaurant

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters extinguished a two-alarm blaze in the ductwork of Kavkazkiy Dvorik restaurant on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Crews arrived at 2713 Ave. U in Sheepshead Bay shortly after 12:48 p.m. on Feb. 10 to find heavy smoke billowing from a two-story mixed-use building. The fire had spread to…

Shore Parkway Promenade from Verrazzano to Ceasar’s Bay set for revamp

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Feb. 10, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The eastern section of the southern Brooklyn waterfront is getting a makeover. A section of the Shore Parkway Promenade, from the Verrazzano Bridge to Ceasar’s Bay, is slated for reconstruction. The project, announced by Council Member Justin Brannan’s office Monday morning, will restore the crumbling seawall and…

New exhibition explores gaming through the eyes of artists with disabilities

NY:  YAI Arts show at Summertime Studios in Williamsburg, taken on February 2nd 2025.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Lauren Rapp For one weekend only, the Video Game Superstars of the Past, Present, and Future exhibition filled the Summertime Gallery, highlighting the work of artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The exhibition, supported by YAI Arts & Culture, showcased the group of artists’ love of video games, both…

Cops searching for creep who touched woman’s butt at Brooklyn subway station

The NYPD is looking for a creep who forcibly touched a woman in the Atlantic Avenue—Barclays Center station last month.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Emily Davenport The NYPD is looking for a creep who forcibly touched a woman in the Atlantic Avenue—Barclays Center station last month. According to police, at 12:27 p.m. on Jan. 25 a 30-year-old woman was walking down a staircase at the station when she was approached by an unknown individual.…