Mar. 11, 2024 By Jada Camille
Mermaid Avenue sidewalks are about to look a lot nicer, according to Council Member Justin Brannan, who announced a new trash clean-up program in partnership with the Alliance for Coney Island.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil As the emerald month of March begins, Brooklyn’s biggest Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations — a trio of parades across the borough — are gearing up for kickoff. Each line of march pays tribute to Brooklyn’s rich Irish heritage in its own way, but all share a similar sense of Celtic (and community) pride. Parade-goers can expect a little of the same at each march — from green-clad marchers to hardworking honorees, bagpipers and more — though, each parade has its own distinct flair. All of them orchestrated with care by locals, each of…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A bill idling in the state legislature could save Brooklynites more than $100 on their monthly utility bills, advocates said at a rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on Friday.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Oscar Fock
In 40 degree weather and drizzling rain, a crowd gathered in Crown Heights on Saturday, March 9, in support of the tenants of 285 Eastern Parkway, who are currently facing the risk of eviction.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly
A Brooklyn Heights smoke shop was robbed of over $600 worth of cannabis products by two men late last month.
Mar. 8, 2024 By Stephanie Waddle
Remember the “revenge travel “ trend? After being pent up for two years during COVID, people were traveling everywhere and anywhere — at all times. That trend has dissipated, but in its wake there are new trends.
Mar. 8, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
A new artist has been selected by the city to create the public art portion of Downtown Brooklyn’s long-in-the-works Abolitionist Place park. Incorporated in the new plans is a monument to abolitionist “conductors” who helped people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
Mar. 8, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Brooklyn Museum on Friday unveiled two groundbreaking feminist photography exhibitions that challenge conventional notions of gender, nationality and photography itself.
Mar. 8, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
On a rainy March afternoon, the tenants of 135 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg set up a tarp and a table outside their small apartment building. With baked goods and fresh chai, they were thanking their neighbors for their support and celebrating a victory.
Mar. 7, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith
Spaced elbow to elbow in Hoyt Street’s City Life Church Monday night, Gowanus locals aired their concerns at a community meeting on a migrant shelter for 400 men slated to open in a former factory building on 3rd Street.