Oct. 23, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklynites have been buying costumes and carving pumpkins all month, and finally, Halloween is just a week away. The next eight days are full of frightful fun all over the borough — ghostly film screenings, costume contests (for those with four legs and two), parades, parties and more.…
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Sunset Park ushers in Year of the Dragon at annual Lunar New Year parade
Feb. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Hundreds of revelers ushered in the Year of the Dragon at Sunset Park’s annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 11.
Southern Brooklyn prepares to welcome the Year of the Dragon with Lunar New Year celebration
Feb. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklynites kicked off a month of Lunar New Year Celebrations at Il Centro Community Center in Bath Beach on Feb. 3.
Cedar later! Say goodbye to your old Christmas trees at Mulchfest 2023
Dec. 21, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
It’s the mulch wonderful time of the year!
Non-profit brings joy and toys to Bensonhurst with ‘Operation Christmas Smiles’
Dec. 20, 2023 By Jada Camille
Christmas came early in Bensonhurst this year as Reaching Out Community Services, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, brought holiday joy to low-income families during its 18th annual Operation Christmas Smiles toy giveaway on Dec. 16.
MTA offering ‘perfectly imperfect’ transit memorabilia at holiday pop-up shop
Dec. 14, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Gabriele Holtermann Brooklyn’s most unexpectedly busy holiday shopping destination is the MTA’s annual memorabilia and collectible pop-up shop at a train yard in Gravesend — and, due to popular demand, the agency added additional shopping appointments and walk-up availability for the last day of the sale on Dec. 15. For three days only through Dec. 15, the MTA is selling all manner of “perfectly imperfect” transit-related goodies at the pop-up. Old subway station signs, handholds from subway cars, maps, train parts, and even massive retired garbage cans and benches are all up for…
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Silver lanes aglow: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights dazzle southern Brooklyn
Dec. 13, 2023 By Jada Camille
‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, festive celebrations, and spectacular Christmas displays — and no display is more spectacular than the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights show, held from now until Christmas.
Find unique, locally-made gifts at these Brooklyn holiday markets
Dec. 12, 2023 Isabella Sanchez & Kirstyn Brendlen The holiday season is in full swing in New York City, and some of Brooklyn’s most famous and festive holiday markets are open for business. There’s no shortage of options — so we’ve found some of the boro’s best holiday markets so you can take a break from busy malls and online shopping to grab a hot drink and shop for some locally-made, totally unique gifts. The Makers Show at City Point For the past decade, City Point BKLYN has branched out from traditional retail with The Makers Show, an indoor holiday…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas: Local org lights tree in Cannonball Park for first time in Bay Ridge history
Dec. 6, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A Christmas tree is twinkling in Cannonball Park for the first time in Bay Ridge history after a celebratory lighting ceremony on Nov. 30.
Calling all Brooklyn gift-giving experts: Birch Family Services calls for toy and clothing donations, gift-wrapping volunteers
Dec. 4, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
All I want for Christmas is you!