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BKR’s Totally Awesome Weekend Event Picks: 2/24 – 2/26

BKR’s Totally Awesome Weekend Event Picks: 2/24 – 2/26

A 4-mile run, an Afrobeats dance party, a Black culture pop-up market, a film-screening, a plant therapy session and more Brooklyn events.
Malai Ice Cream With South Asian Flavors Finds Sweet Spot in BK, Releases Limited-Edition Holi Menu

Malai Ice Cream With South Asian Flavors Finds Sweet Spot in BK, Releases Limited-Edition Holi Menu

Pooja Bavishi brought her dream of making sweets to life with Malai, an ice cream company with flavors inspired by South Asian ingredients and spices.
A Landmark Tree And 50-Year-Old Community Center Fight To Survive in The Heart of Bed-Stuy

A Landmark Tree And 50-Year-Old Community Center Fight To Survive in The Heart of Bed-Stuy

History repeats itself, as a community fights to protect an environmental treasure.
Egg Prices Are Insane, Creating a Boon for the Brooklyn Backyard Chicken!

Egg Prices Are Insane, Creating a Boon for the Brooklyn Backyard Chicken!

Now, with the increased egg prices, the farm-to-table backyard movement is expecting new members, and Brooklyn's veteran chicken keepers have advice for those who are joining.
Downtown Brooklyn Becomes Home for New PingPod Location

Downtown Brooklyn Becomes Home for New PingPod Location

The new location features 3 new ping-pong tables in what is called an ‘open pod,’ as well as a private room that houses another table, all of which can be reserved through PingPod’s app.
Celebrating President's Day: 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden

Celebrating President's Day: 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden, known as Joe Biden, was born Nov. 20, 1942 to a working-class Catholic family in Scranton, Pennsylvania. 
BKR’s Weekend Event Picks: 2/17–2/20

BKR’s Weekend Event Picks: 2/17–2/20

A restaurant week on Myrtle Avenue, the Black Futures Festival at Brooklyn Children's Museum, a roller disco, a book talk with Bernie Sanders and more Brooklyn events.
BK Nonprofit Bringing Free Suits and Career Workshops to Young People in Need, Celebrates 10 Years

BK Nonprofit Bringing Free Suits and Career Workshops to Young People in Need, Celebrates 10 Years

That Suits You provides free professional attire and career workshops to men and boys of color to disrupt inequality.
Get Ready for The Inaugural 'Myrtle Avenue Restaurant Week'!

Get Ready for The Inaugural 'Myrtle Avenue Restaurant Week'!

Nine restaurants are offering delicious special menus from $20, $30 or $40 dollars per person.
Original Club Kid, Richie Rich, Hosts Hedonist-Chic NYFW Comeback in Downtown BK

Original Club Kid, Richie Rich, Hosts Hedonist-Chic NYFW Comeback in Downtown BK

Famous reveler Richie Rich hosted his first fashion show in nearly a decade for a sold-out crowd at the City Point Mall in Downtown Brooklyn.