May. 22, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Meera Joshi, the city’s former Deputy Mayor for Operations, is taking charge of a new group of New Yorkers: the 570,000 permanent residents of Green-Wood Cemetery. Joshi, who resigned from City Hall earlier this year over Mayor Eric Adams’ willingness to cooperate with President Donald Trump, has been…
May. 22, 2025 By Matt Tracy As a customer, K. Kerimian always enjoyed visiting bookstores, but when they would ask workers about the whereabouts of the queer section, they started noticing a pattern. “I would be met with, ‘There isn’t one,’ or a catchall of ‘Here is all the marginalized identities,’” said K. Kerimian,…
May. 21, 2025 By Jada Camille Brooklyn’s culinary scene welcomed a new addition this last month as Fish Cheeks, a beloved seafood-focused Thai restaurant, opened in Williamsburg. Founded by Thai immigrants Jenn Saesue and Chat Suansilphong, Fish Cheeks quickly gained a reputation for its fiery, seafood-centric dishes and for a dining environment that feels…
May. 21, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn lawmakers rallied alongside community members and homeowners on the steps of City Hall on May 20, calling on the City Council to allocate $5 million of next year’s budget toward fighting deed theft and supporting victims of the crime. Black and Brown homeowners in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods…
May. 21, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz The Williamsburg classic JR & Son bar and restaurant re-opened its doors at 575 Lorimer St. this month with a new look and a whole new menu. Once an Italian social club and more recently a bar, JR & Son closed in 2020 and has been reimagined by…
May. 20, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz As the sun sets on New York City’s annual design celebration, Dumbo will take center stage. On Wednesday, May 21 — the final day of the 13th annual NYCxDESIGN Festival — the waterfront neighborhood will be officially recognized as a New York City Design District, joining a growing…
May. 20, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s original all-trans stand-up comedy show, T4T — short for “trans-for-trans” — is celebrating its third anniversary with a transgender comedy spectacular at the Bell House on Monday, June 16. The event highlights the comedic talents of more than 100 trans comics who have performed since T4T launched…
May. 20, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Norwegian tradition and culture were on full display May 18 as the Bay Ridge community celebrated the 71st annual Norwegian Day Parade, commemorating the signing of Norway’s constitution on May 17, 1814. The pageantry of Nordic pride kicked off at 1:30 p.m. at the corner of 85th Street…
May. 20, 2025 By Regina Martinez When nearly 30,000 runners lined up in their corrals for the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday, they were among New York Road Runners royalty. Larry Sillen, 80, first met members of New York Road Runners at a running camp in 1983. He mentioned his new hobby —…
May. 19, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki Another double shooting rocked Brooklyn on Sunday night as two people, including a teenager, were shot in a Cypress Hills park. The outburst of gun violence was the borough’s third shooting involving two victims during the weekend. Officers from the 75th Precinct rushed to Highland…