Oct. 24, 2024 By Adam Daly Sunset Park’s iconic Irish Haven pub rolled back time and prices to 1964 on Oct. 19, as patrons celebrated its 60th anniversary with 50-cent draft beers. The beloved Fourth Avenue bar, which has stood as a neighborhood staple since it first opened under the late Frank Lawler, drew…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Jada Camille & Robert Pozarycki The New York Liberty celebrated their first-ever WNBA Championship in true New York City fashion this morning with a ticker tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan. The festivities kicked off at 10 a.m., with Liberty team members, marching bands and other…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille In a significant show of support for the city’s champions, City Council Member Crystal Hudson introduced a resolution during Wednesday’s stated meeting designating Oct. 20 “New York Liberty Day.” This resolution celebrates the New York Liberty, who recently clinched their first-ever WNBA championship. The team made history on…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklynites have been buying costumes and carving pumpkins all month, and finally, Halloween is just a week away. The next eight days are full of frightful fun all over the borough — ghostly film screenings, costume contests (for those with four legs and two), parades, parties and more.…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille New York Liberty’s historic triumph over the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals on ended a 51-year drought in New York City professional basketball championships, spurring celebrations and debate on the team’s growth and success. The team’s journey to the monumental win was marked by both triumph and…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Adam Daly Preservationists have answered the prayers of three Brooklyn churches, blessing them with a combined $90,000 in grants to carry out necessary repairs at the aging houses of worship. St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Sunset Park, Flatbush-Tompkins Congregational Church in Ditmas Park and Holy Family-St.Thomas Aquinas in Park…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith Ayat, the popular Palestinian restaurant, is set to expand to Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick with a new location, while also launching a nonprofit café next door on Starr Street that aims to support humanitarian causes both locally and globally. Last week, Brooklyn Paper’s sister site Brownstoner observed signage…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Hundreds of subway riders were treated to Zabar’s iconic black and white cookies today, courtesy of a unique partnership between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the legendary New York City deli. Workers from MTA New York City Transit, joined by David Zabar… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Loafers, a gay bar set to open in Carroll Gardens on Oct. 23, takes its name from a midcentury insult lodged against gay men: “light in the loafers.” The bar has flipped the phrase on its head, celebrating local queer history and communities with a cozy vintage vibe…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A pet bunny named Kenny had a “hoppy” reunion with his family after firefighters rescued him from a Dyker Heights house fire on Tuesday morning. Units from the FDNY’s 8th Division responded to the blaze on 73rd Street between 12th and 13th avenues, which broke out in the…