Mar. 7, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The Brooklyn Museum has delayed the impending layoffs of almost 50 employees as it works to secure additional funding from the New York City Council. A total of 47 union and non-union employees who had been slated to be laid off on March 9 will keep their jobs…
Mar. 6, 2025 By Lauren Rapp On a Friday night, members of the Brooklyn Lace Guild gather at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, rhythmically knocking together 3D-printed and traditional wooden bobbins. The crafters’ hands move like elegant machines, each thread adding to the creation of extremely intricate and delicate pieces of lace. Devon Thein,…
Feb. 18, 2025 Paul Frangipane & Adam Daly Brooklynites showed their groovy kind of love for Phil Collins on Saturday by packing a Greenpoint bar to celebrate the annual tribute to the legendary British drummer and singer. Screens at Berry Park displayed a compilation of Collins’ performances, appearances, and career highlights as a DJ…
Feb. 11, 2025 By Susan De Vries There is still time to vote for Shirley Chisholm. An exhibit exploring the life and work of the Brooklyn politician in celebration of her 100th birthday offers visitors to the Museum of the City of New York a chance to operate a 1972 voting booth and cast…
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…
Jan. 22, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A limited-run art exhibition at a new luxury development in Gowanus marries the nabe’s industrial history with its more high-end future. “Tides at Gowanus Wharf,” featuring works by five local artists, will run for three days at the new Union Channel building on Third Avenue starting Jan. 24.…
Jan. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After Eric Garner was killed by police officers on Staten Island in 2014, Terry Greiss watched the video of the incident over and over again. Captured by Garner’s friend, the footage showed him arguing with police officers who believed he was selling loose cigarettes. The disagreement escalated until…
Jan. 16, 2025 By Lauren Rapp El Puente is celebrating its 38th annual Three Kings Celebration with a youth-led play, “Planting a Seed,” bringing to the stage a cultural event centered around community, resilience, and connection. The show, which will be performed on Jan. 17 and 18, will highlight over 70 young performers including…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A lottery for six affordable artist studios in Gowanus— the first of more than 100 such studios slated to come to the neighborhood in the next few years — is now open. The studios, built as part of a Community Benefits Agreement signed ahead of the Gowanus rezoning,…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Lauren Rapp The Brooklyn Museum has awarded a coveted prize to emerging artist Melissa Joseph. As the fifth recipient of the UOVO award, which recognizes the work of local artists, Joseph will launch a solo presentation at the Brooklyn Museum, receive a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant, and a commission for…