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. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
An interim library is set to open in Red Hook next month, in the midst of a two-year closure of the neighborhood’s local branch.
Jun. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Kids got their cook on in a recent culinary competition, which pitted students from schools across Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan against each other for a friendly bout that showcased their skills and creativity.
Jun. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Assembly Member Emily Gallagher has introduced a new bill that would tighten the rules around the sale of religious properties in New York State after Greenpointers said goodbye to both a church and the community programs it hosted.
Jun. 19, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith An affordable housing lottery for an East New York building with units starting at $750 per month is open for applications, with a total of 19 units available. The building sits beside another almost identical development whose affordable housing lottery kicked off days earlier. Both are designed by Nikolai Katz and…
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Jun. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly
1939, 1957 and 1964 are just some of the years that adorn the back of the Pacemakers’ jerseys as they descend onto the field at Maimonides Park in Coney Island to perform for a crowd already on their feet.
Jun. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Over more than four decades, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade — the marquee summer event in Coney Island, a haven for artistic and off-beat New Yorkers — has become known for its extravagant, glittering aesthetic.
Jun. 18, 2024 By Jada Camille
Four fencers from Manhattan Fencing Center are preparing for their Olympic debut.
Jun. 18, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations raised over $200,000 last week at a fundraising event to support the nonprofit’s mission of providing skills training and job placement for low-income New Yorkers facing employment barriers.
Jun. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly
The daughter of a Sunset Park man who was fatally struck by an allegedly unlicensed moped rider earlier this month maintains that the misdemeanor charges against the suspect are too lenient and called on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to include manslaughter.