Sep. 18, 2024 By Jada Camille Bay Ridge residents gathered on familiar city streets over the weekend to bid farewell to another sweltering season at the End of Summer Block Party, hosted by the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District. The event drew families from across the neighborhood and brought the area to life with…
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PHOTOS | Bay Ridge beats the heat with first Summer Stroll on Third of 2024
Jul. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
Summer heat couldn’t keep Bay Ridge residents from hitting the streets for the first Summer Stroll on Third Avenue of 2024 on July 19. Families, couples and friends took a collective sigh of relief as the street festival kicked off with musical performances, popular food vendors, games and entertainment for all.
‘Hopefully, one day we’ll be back’: Vendors struggle to turn profit in Dumbo after Brooklyn Bridge crackdown
Jan. 12, 2024 By Adam Daly
Former Brooklyn Bridge vendors say they are hoping city officials will find a solution that will allow them to sell their wares once again on the iconic landmark, as they struggle to turn a profit in Dumbo under tight restrictions.
Hangawi Korean Festival and marketplace to debut in Brooklyn and Manhattan Sept. 9-10
Sep. 7, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A new festival celebrating the Korean holiday Chuseok is debuting in Brooklyn this weekend.
‘Shameful’: Sunset Park’s Plaza Tonatiuh to continue without vendors after cops target weekly market
Apr. 21, 2023 By Adam Daly
Organizers of Plaza Tonatiuh in Sunset Park say they will continue to gather in the nabe’s namesake park without vendors after police and parks department workers, who say they are trying to crack down on illegal vending, threatened to arrest sellers on multiple consecutive weekends.