Oct. 17, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann “A Very Brooklyn Fashion Show” returned to the catwalk for its second annual event at brooklynONE Productions in Industry City on Oct. 15. Hosted by Brooklyn Made Store, the show was part of Fashion Week Brooklyn and celebrated the talent and creativity of local designers, both established and…
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A sight to behold! Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition opens at Brooklyn’s Industry City
Oct. 11, 2024 By Jada Camille Art lovers and history enthusiasts rejoice! A new exhibit replicating Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel debuted Friday at Industry City, bringing the renowned beauty of the Italian artist’s artwork to New York City. The highly anticipated immersive showcase will be open to the public through Jan. 5 Following a successful…
Immersive exhibit captures ‘Dream of Brooklyn’ and its global influence on popular culture
Oct. 2, 2024 By Adam Daly A new immersive exhibit celebrating Brooklyn’s global influence on popular culture is now open to the public in Sunset Park’s Industry City. The creative force behind “Brooklyn Pop” is Michael McLeer, a founding member of the rock-hip-hop crossover group Lordz of Brooklyn and an artist known as Kaves.…
Circuit breaker: How Limor Fried wired Brooklyn’s woman-owned tech movement with biz Adafruit
Oct. 1, 2024 By Naisha Roy When Limor “Ladyada” Fried founded Adafruit a decade ago, she was just a bored college student. While creating small electronics during what she described as “deep procrastination” on her MIT thesis, Fried never envisioned the multimillion-dollar Brooklyn-based business she would soon lead. Fried started posting blogs and videos…
Business leaders to cut ribbon on ‘Brooklyn Pop’ exhibit at Industry City
Sep. 26, 2024 By Jada Camille On Thursday evening, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce will join local artist Michael “Kaves” McLeer to cut the ribbon on “Brooklyn Pop,” his highly anticipated art exhibit at Industry City. The exhibit explores Brooklyn’s transformative influence on popular culture. According to Kaves, the brains behind Brooklyn Pop, the…
Tools and Tiaras: Community Offshore Wind funds scholarships for girls at Brooklyn trades camp
Aug. 28, 2024 By Natalie Dahan Community Offshore Wind, a company committed to investing in communities by creating clean energy jobs and boosting local economies, recently funded scholarships for 10 girls to attend the Tools and Tiaras summer camp in Brooklyn. Founded in 2017 by Judene Cassidy, Tools and Tiaras aims to demonstrate that…
With an eye on the past, Ample Hills hits a sweet spot in Brooklyn
Jul. 18, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Ample Hills Creamery has been through many iterations since it was founded in 2011.
New documentary tracing the rise and fall of the Industry City rezoning to debut at Tribeca Film Festival
Jun. 7, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Almost four years after the Industry City rezoning proposal fell apart, a new documentary premiering at Tribeca Film Festival next week chronicles every intimate detail about the yearslong attempt to transform the Sunset Park waterfront.
Eco-friendly small-batch paint shop opens first East Coast showroom in Industry City
Jun. 4, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Environmentally friendly small-batch paint and plaster company Color Atelier has entered the Brooklyn scene, opening its first East Coast showroom in Industry City where customers can peruse the brand’s range and see its mineral-based products on large surfaces.
Industry City Design Festival set to ignite creative spark in Sunset Park this weekend
May. 15, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Calling all creatives! Industry City’s highly anticipated Design Festival is happening this weekend.