Mar. 17, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil More than 600 fizz-aficionados flocked to Industry City on Sunday for SeltzerFest 2025. The sold-out event, which celebrated seltzer culture, featured the return of the Golden Siphon to New York City, with The Brooklyn Farmacy of Carroll Gardens taking home the top prize in the National Egg…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The streets of Park Slope came alive with the sounds of bagpipes and cheers on Sunday as the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade celebrated its milestone 50th anniversary. Marchers in kilts, uniformed services, and Irish dance troupes made their way from Bartel-Pritchard Square, honoring the borough’s deep-rooted Irish…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A Brooklyn podcaster was sentenced to 45 months in prison for stealing $2 million from real estate and cryptocurrency investors while using a fictitious business named after a “Seinfeld” joke. Thomas John Sfraga, also known as “T.J. Stone,” was sentenced Friday in federal court in Brooklyn. He was…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Nundiah Danielle Edwards jokingly calls herself the “accidental CEO.” Edwards is the founder of two unique Brooklyn spaces — The New Body Project, the borough’s only women-exclusive boot camp studio, and Atrium82, a micro-wedding venue in Park Slope. The New Body Project has carved out a niche in…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith A deeply affordable, fully subsidized apartment building has opened on a former Woodhull Hospital parking lot in Bed-Stuy, offering housing for low-income seniors and others, as well as patients of the NYC Health + Hospitals system who are experiencing homelessness. It is the second of a two-building complex…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man accused of punching a pregnant woman in the face while she rode a J train in Jamaica last month was arraigned Saturday in Queens Criminal Court. Christopher Benitez, 33, of Throop Ave. in Williamsburg, was charged with assault and harassment for the unprovoked attack on…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Adam Daly City Council Member Susan Zhuang introduced legislation Wednesday that would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to inspect buildings within 10 days of a 311 complaint related to rats, mice or other pests. The bill, Intro 1217, aims to improve transparency and accountability in the…
Mar. 13, 2025 By Lauren Rapp UrbanGlass Gallery in Downtown Brooklyn invites visitors to become part of its latest neon art installation, “At a Time Like This,” which explores human connection and the passage of time. The room-sized piece, “Your Magic is Real” needs at least two people to illuminate the display. Two pedestals…
Mar. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Months after hundreds of brush fires burned through Brooklyn’s green spaces, its parks are still recovering — and girding themselves for a future where those blazes are more frequent. This week, the Prospect Park Alliance and Marine Park Alliance were among five city park groups to receive “wildfire…
Mar. 13, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil It’s time to shamrock and roll. St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and Brooklyn is ready to go green! Whether you’re gearing up for a lively parade, sipping a pint of Guinness at your go-to pub, or getting swept up in a Celtic celebration with a side…