Dec. 16, 2024 By Adam Daly The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a weekend of free festivities. The milestone celebration on Dec. 21 and 22 will include activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, featuring dance programs, meet-and-greets with artists from the Museum’s latest exhibit In The Works,…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Prospect Park will look a little bit different this year. Fireworks are out, due to drought conditions in New York City, and a drone show is in. The festive show will light up the sky above Brooklyn’s Backyard, celebrating New York…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Citi Bike is set to expand significantly in fall 2025, bringing bike-share access to underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bay Ridge, Brownsville, East New York and Kensington. The expansion will add more than 250 new stations and 2,900 bikes citywide, half of which will be electric, increasing access…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Robert Pearl The corner of East 72nd Street and Avenue K in Southeast Brooklyn was transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland last Friday for the 10th annual Brooklyn’s Home for the Holidays celebration. Nicknamed “Christmas Corner,” the beloved event delighted the community with an elaborate display of lights and mechanical…
Dec. 12, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Fear, frustration and stress remained in high gear Thursday after thousands of NYC subway riders were left stuck in the subways of Downtown Brooklyn following a power failure during the Wednesday evening rush hour. The chaos started during the evening rush hour when the power went out at 5:30 p.m.…
Dec. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Adam Daly How much is that doggie in the window? The state says it’s not for sale. Brooklyn’s pet store owners, known for selling furry friends, are hoping legal intervention will halt the incoming statewide ban, which they say will be detrimental to business in the lead-up…
Dec. 12, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith A six-story, 43-unit condo development with ground-floor commercial space is set to rise on a vacant site at Kent Avenue and North 6th Street in Williamsburg. Until recently, the corner lot held a number of smaller commercial and residential buildings, including a 19th-century wood-frame house with a gable…
Dec. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) ramped up enforcement actions in Brooklyn during October, issuing almost $1 million in penalties and three stop-work orders related to construction violations at sites across the borough. The DOB released its enforcement bulletin for October on Dec. 9, highlighting significant…
Dec. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen “The Nutcracker” is a classic for a reason. The show is a holiday tradition at ballet companies around the world, and has served as inspiration for a great many ballerinas who saw it as children and realized they wanted to dance in it someday. It’s also quite old.…
Dec. 11, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith The historic William Ulmer Brewery in Bushwick is set to trade hops for housing. The landmarked 19th-century Rundbogenstil Romanesque revival building at 73-81 Beaver Street and 35-47 Belvidere Street will be converted from an industrial complex into a mixed commercial and residential one with 34 rental apartments as…