Apr. 18, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Emily Davenport The phenomenon of 4/20 — weed-smokers’ unofficial holiday — dates back to the 1970s, when a group of California high school students would meet at 4:20 p.m. to search for a rumored, abandoned cannabis crop. While their search proved fruitless, the term “4/20” stuck, eventually…
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The Green-Wood Cemetery, one of the first rural burial grounds in the country, will present a new concert series “Phantom Waves,” inspired by the acoustics in the cemetery’s catacombs and historic chapel.
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BRIC is preparing to throw a party and gala — complete with some honored guests and special performances — to launch its new “Raised By Brooklyn” campaign this summer.
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Smorgasburg, New York City’s largest open-air food market, kicked off its new season at the Oculus at the World Trade Center on Friday and in Williamsburg on Saturday before thousands of food lovers headed to Brooklyn on Sunday for the opening of Smorgasburg Prospect Park.
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It’s solar eclipse day!
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Businesses on Atlantic Avenue are buzzing as they prepare for this year’s ArtWalk event, which will see works by local Brooklyn artists displayed in their storefronts down the avenue for nine straight days.
Mar. 28, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Ivy Mix, Piper Kristensen and Conor McKee, owners of popular wine and spirit shop Fiasco in Crown Heights, have partnered up once again on Whoopsie Daisy Wine Bar, set to open its doors in April.
Mar. 27, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
“Art is alive in Brooklyn!”
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Weekends in Brooklyn are about to get a little sweeter as Smorgasburg returns to the borough with a stacked roster of 80 vendors, including long-time foodie favorites and some delectable new offerings.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly
Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s Playground on Sunday for their chance to take one of the first rides of the year.