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Bushwick Blends Beats, Art and Street Culture

Bushwick Blends Beats, Art and Street Culture

The annual Bushwick Collective Block Party on Saturday brought together street artists, musicians, food vendors and art lovers from around the world to Troutman Street.
A Brooklyn Fitness Club Mixes Running With Afro-Caribbean Culture

A Brooklyn Fitness Club Mixes Running With Afro-Caribbean Culture

Peak and Pace, a run/walk club, blends fitness with community by helping you find your Brooklyn tribe.
Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy Honors Clara Hayes With Street Co-Naming

Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy Honors Clara Hayes With Street Co-Naming

Clara Hayes, a beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant resident and businesswoman, was honored with a street co-naming on May 24, when the corner of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Macon Street was renamed Mrs. Clara Hayes Way.
Green Makeover Coming to Brooklyn Blocks

Green Makeover Coming to Brooklyn Blocks

Portions of East New York and Cypress Hills will get new parkland and open spaces under a City Hall initiative that looks to provide a green space within 10 minutes of a New Yorker's home.
Melissa Joseph: Weaving Tenderness Into Brooklyn’s Public Art Landscape

Melissa Joseph: Weaving Tenderness Into Brooklyn’s Public Art Landscape

Brooklyn-based fiber artist Melissa Joseph's work asks us to pause, and recognize the beauty in simply being with one another. That quiet approach now takes center stage in her upcoming public exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.
Brooklyn Flower Shop Blooms at Maimonides Hospital Thanks to Small Business Accelerator

Brooklyn Flower Shop Blooms at Maimonides Hospital Thanks to Small Business Accelerator

Mwah Flowers and eight other local businesses gain procurement training, contracts, and community through Brooklyn Communities Collaborative program
Brooklyn Leaders Talk Housing, Safety, and Mental Health at BRIC Town Hall

Brooklyn Leaders Talk Housing, Safety, and Mental Health at BRIC Town Hall

City Council members and nonprofit leaders address challenges from affordability to public safety—but some residents wanted clearer solutions
Mayor Adams Unveils 9/11 Veterans Memorial Plans, Addresses Brooklyn Bridge Crash and Wind Project Reinstatement

Mayor Adams Unveils 9/11 Veterans Memorial Plans, Addresses Brooklyn Bridge Crash and Wind Project Reinstatement

“Flames of Honor” monument to honor post-9/11 veterans in Queens; Adams also weighs in on Mexican Navy ship collision and Trump’s reversal on wind farm freeze
Amid Budget Cuts and Shifting Priorities, Brooklyn’s Arts Scene Faces Strain ... But is Fighting Back

Amid Budget Cuts and Shifting Priorities, Brooklyn’s Arts Scene Faces Strain ... But is Fighting Back

As national support wanes, the Brooklyn Arts Council is charting a hyperlocal path forward—fueling access, stabilizing creators, and restoring trust in a system artists say is no longer working.
Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill to Get a New Queer Sports Bar

Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill to Get a New Queer Sports Bar

Athena Keke’s is opening on Greene Avenue this summer with a mission to give women’s sports enthusiasts an inclusive place to gather and build community.