Jun. 25, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Earlier this month, the Bay Ridge community came together as local leaders, educators and residents celebrated the renaming of P.S. 413 — now proudly known as the Joanne Seminara School of Law and Medicine. The state-of-the-art elementary school, located on Senator Street, opened in fall 2024 and is…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A Brooklyn teacher made Broadway history this weekend — not for directing a show or performing on stage, but for shaping the next generation of artists in a Bed-Stuy classroom. On June 8, Gary Edwin Robinson, longtime head of the theatre arts program at Boys and Girls High…
Jun. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen This summer, Brooklynites can step into a lush, fantastical world without leaving the borough as the Brooklyn Public Library welcomes “Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door is Always Open,” the first-ever U.S. exhibit dedicated to the author and her treasured characters. Jansson, a beloved Finnish writer and…
May. 16, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen With an extra year tacked on to the ongoing renovation of the Carroll Gardens Library, Community Board 6 has offered its “underutilized” office space to serve as a temporary library until next summer. The temporary library is set to open at 250 Baltic St. in July, according to…
May. 9, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon City officials announced Monday that seven new public schools will soon open across New York City — including two in Brooklyn — expanding classroom space and boosting support for students with learning disabilities. Mayor Eric Adams and Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos announced the news on May 5. They…
May. 8, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Hundreds of Brooklyn high school students gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on May 2 for the first “Summit to Success,” where they learned about personal growth, mental well-being, and essential life skills, gaining tools to help them succeed. The event, focused on teen wisdom and wellness, was organized…
May. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Since the Walt Whitman Library closed for renovations in March, librarians have been keeping its services alive elsewhere, hosting computer classes at the Igersoll Community Center, book discussions at the Willoughby Older Adult Club, and welcoming regular visits from the Bookmobile. On May 6, the library brought everything…
May. 1, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After a four-year closure the newly-renovated Bedford Library reopened last week, finally welcoming Bed-Stuy residents back to the stacks. Though the library looks largely the same, it has been retrofitted with a new high-efficiency HVAC system and other energy-conserving measures — making it a “model for energy efficiency,”…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Susan De Vries On a sunny day in Green-Wood Cemetery last week, the magnolia and cherry trees were in bloom while a group of students busily tended to historic gravestones and vaults. While one group of students hoisted a monument back into place, others dug out a gravestone that had…
Apr. 21, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Clouds of color will burst over the Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Saturday, May 3, when the institution invites families to celebrate Holi with a day of dance, art, food and play. Holi, known as the “Festival of Colors,” is rooted in ancient Hindu traditions and is celebrated…