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A vacant lot at 459 Smith St. in Gowanus is in the planning phase of state remediation. Residents pressed officials to categorize the clean-up as a state Superfund project, not a Brownfield project, so taxpayers won't have to contribute to cleaning up the site that once housed a former gas and fertilizer plants.

What would the future of global reparations in America look like for Black and indigenous people? A new exhibition in Williamsburg goes deep with artwork from six Black artists.

Phil Buehler, a photographer and artist, created the art installation "Wall of Shame," a public protest message against fascism and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

CeCe Keating, a recent graduate of the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment, is one of thousands of artists fighting to make it. She recently competed on the Netflix reality show "Building The Band."

Many attendees came dressed in their best Emerald City-inspired outfits.

"Dreaming With The Archives," a multi-city art project by the nonprofit Kinfolk Tech, asks Brooklyn Bridge Park visitors to experience history in a public space through Augmented Reality.

Craving Ethiopian coffee or Ghanaian chocolate ice cream? Head to Kente Cones in East New York.

Don Hodgkinson of East Williamsburg earned top honors in the dual-string style category in the National Yo-Yo Contest in June.

Bimini Cricket, a comedic burlesque performer, impressed the crowd in Coney Island with a dual performance as a dancing rat and a take on “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang.

Bensonhurst residents have protested against the building of a men's shelter on 86th Street for over a year. One resident has slept in his van for over 100 days to make sure the developer doesn't do anything at night.