May. 5, 2025 By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen For 15 years, Flower Bed-Stuy has equipped locals and community groups with the supplies they need to bring the neighborhood to life — literally. On May 3, neighbors gathered once again to celebrate the event’s 15th anniversary and pick up their flowers and other supplies…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Regina Martinez Council Member Chi Ossé channels Carrie Bradshaw of “Sex and The City” in a recent Instagram video, lounging on his couch and thinking aloud. “Back at my place in Brooklyn, it was Valentine’s Day, and my new boyfriend was late,” he says. “Did he not care? Or was…
Nov. 13, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller The City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to free New York renters from having to pay costly real estate broker fees — passing legislation introduced by a Brooklyn Council Member that will make the party who hires a listing agent responsible for footing the bill. The legislation passed…
Sep. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city is moving to install a protected bike lane on a 1.5 mile stretch of Bedford Avenue, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, more than a year after the agency first pitched the idea. Work will start this week to transform the existing painted bike lane between…
Jun. 20, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
Bedford Stuyvesant celebrated Juneteenth with a street co-naming ceremony on the corner of Greene and Marcy avenues for Max Roach, one of the most influential jazz drummers and composers of all time.
Jun. 14, 2024 By Ximena Del Cerro
Hundreds of New Yorkers descended upon City Hall on Wednesday in to voice their opinions on Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé’s bill to shift the onus of costly broker fees off of tenants and on to landlords.
Jun. 10, 2024 By Matt Tracy
Pounding music blared from loudspeakers along Fifth Avenue, families lined the sidewalks with rainbow flags and decorated dogs, and countless community groups marched through the streets of Park Slope on June 8 in what appeared to be the most well-attended edition of Brooklyn Pride since the pandemic.
Dec. 11, 2023 By Augostina Mallous
Every single New York City Council Member was up for reelection in November — but only a few races attracted more than a few candidates, and many in Brooklyn were uncontested, with just the incumbent on the ballot.
Oct. 10, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen, Jada Camille & Lloyd Mitchell
Brooklynites are coming together to support each other in the wake of violent terrorist attacks in Israel over the weekend.
Sep. 26, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
St. Andrew’s Playground in Bed-Stuy is about to receive its first complete renovation in 20 years thanks to the New York City Strategy for Equity and Economic Development Fund and the city’s Community Parks Initiative.