Jul. 21, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Southwest Brooklyn is home to the nation’s fourth-oldest active military post, which recently celebrated its 200th birthday.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

The Canarsie Hall of Fame earlier this month added seven new inductees to its esteemed roster.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

Bay Ridge’s beloved Summer Stroll on Third returned with gusto on Friday, transforming the southern stretch of Third Avenue into a bustling, car-free corridor of community, culture and commerce.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Energy justice advocates and local representatives celebrated the installation of New York City’s first community-led and cooperatively owned solar project, Sunset Park Solar, at the Brooklyn Army Terminal  in Sunset Park on July 20.

Jul. 20, 2025 By Jonathan Mak

Heap’s Ice Cream, tucked in the corner of Seventh Avenue and First Street in Park Slope, is an all-green — and literally green — ice cream shop that “pays a lot of attention to making [flavors] classic and nostalgic,” Sarah Sanneh, co-founder of Heap’s and celebrated pastry chef, said. “We want them to taste familiar, but also be the best versions of those flavors.”

Jul. 18, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

A broken pipe has forced the Red Hook Pool to close for most of the summer, and residents are steamed.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann & Sofie Kato

Award-winning pizza chef Nino Coniglio is bringing the spirit of 1920s New York pizzerias to the Bushwick dining scene, crafting savory pies in what’s believed to be the oldest coal oven in America.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

Don Hodgkinson didn’t pick up a yo-yo expecting it to change his life. But nearly two decades after his third-grade fascination with the spinning toy began, he’s now a national champion, bringing the title home to Brooklyn.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

The legacy of the 1977 blockbuster “Saturday Night Fever” and its characters is “stayin’ alive” with a new bench plaque.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Christy Hinko

On Metropolitan Avenue, between 74th and 75th streets in Middle Village, Carlo’s Pizzeria isn’t just a place to grab a slice — it’s a place where history is folded into every piece of dough, sauce and cheese. The beloved neighborhood pizzeria has been serving Queens for nearly 60 years, now led by third-generation owner Anthony Caruana, who proudly carries forward the dream his grandfather brought from Sicily.