WeekendPrep

Jul. 4, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

On a hot Fourth of July afternoon, Joey Chestnut once again proved why he is the king of competitive eating, devouring 70.5 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to reclaim his title as the winner of the 2025 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen

Last week’s Primary Election drew more than 1 million voters across the city, and more than 500,000 Brooklynites — more than in any other borough — headed to the polls to make their voices heard.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Olivia Seaman

On July 8, Brooklynites will join families across New York state in celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day, a grassroots effort sparked by grief and an unwavering commitment to help others.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Sienna Conaghan

A new public art installation titled “The Liberty Portraits: A Monument to the 2024 Champions,” created by LaToya Ruby Frazier, was unveiled this morning to honor the 2024 WNBA champion New York Liberty. The work is displayed on the Barclays Center plaza.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

A Gothic Revival church in Brooklyn Heights is among 15 historic religious properties across the state to receive a Sacred Sites grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

Local progressive groups and unions spent two days rallying outside U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ Bay Ridge office, urging the Republican pol to reject President Donald Trump’s controversial “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Jul. 2, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith

Bed-Stuy locals and preservationists braved the sweltering heat Wednesday to applaud the unveiling of the markers for the borough’s latest landmarked area, the Willoughby-Hart Historic District.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Robert Pearl

On Sunday, June 22, the sun bore down over the granite tablets of Holocaust Memorial Park in Sheepshead Bay as community members, survivors and public officials gathered for the 40th Annual Holocaust Memorial Gathering, commemorating 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Robert Pearl

It was the end of an era last week as the aroma of sausage and sentiment filled the air outside Bari Pork Store for one final time.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann

The City Council on June 30 passed three pieces of legislation aimed at protecting immigrants in the face of federal policies that have left many fearful and anxious.