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At Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, a growing number of New Yorkers are embracing green burials, which forgoes embalming the body to let it decompose naturally.

Brooklyn residents said they're excited for the prospect of new politics and free bus service after Mamdani won the mayoral election on Tuesday.

In a watershed moment for the Democratic Party, the Socialist Democrat beat former Governor Andrew Cuomo, a centrist.

Berean Baptist Church has been a cornerstone of Crown Heights, and now its story comes alive on screen through the documentary series "The Audacity of Faith: Freedom From Freedom To."

More than 55,000 runners crossed the finish line at the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday.

About 1.8 million city residents will be food insecure when the federal government cuts off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1.

At the first public meeting after the $3.5 billion plan was approved by a task force in September, community members from Red Hook, Cobble Hill and the Columbia Street Waterfront District said they want the city to conduct a broader environmental impact study, among other things.

Dozens of Flatbush residents spoke in favor of expanding the Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West historic districts at a recent Landmarks Preservation Committee hearing.

While many Brooklynites are voting early, several residents told BK Reader they tend to watch only clips of the televised debates.

"Oh Honey," a play about motherhood, guilt, and the food service industry is now playing at a restaurant in Prospect Heights.