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Brooklyn Art Exhibit Transforms How We See Black History in Public Spaces

Brooklyn Art Exhibit Transforms How We See Black History in Public Spaces

"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.
New Brooklyn Shop Scoops up Ice Cream With African Flavor

New Brooklyn Shop Scoops up Ice Cream With African Flavor

Craving Ethiopian coffee or Ghanaian chocolate ice cream? Head to Kente Cones in East New York.
Brooklyn Resident Crowned National Yo-Yo Champ

Brooklyn Resident Crowned National Yo-Yo Champ

Don Hodgkinson of East Williamsburg earned top honors in the dual-string style category in the National Yo-Yo Contest in June.
Rat Rap Catapults Performer to Miss Subways Crown

Rat Rap Catapults Performer to Miss Subways Crown

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.
Brooklyn Residents Protest Proposed Homeless Shelter For Over a Year

Brooklyn Residents Protest Proposed Homeless Shelter For Over a Year

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.
Brooklyn Shows Dancehall Icon Sister Nancy The Respect She Deserves

Brooklyn Shows Dancehall Icon Sister Nancy The Respect She Deserves

Hundreds gathered for the documentary screening of "Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story" at Brower Park in Crown Heights for an evening of film and music.
Brooklyn Domestic Violence Center Expands After Helping Survivors For 20 Years

Brooklyn Domestic Violence Center Expands After Helping Survivors For 20 Years

The Brooklyn Family Justice Center is a one-stop shop where domestic violence survivors can get help. It recently expanded into a new space in Downtown Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Native Charts Hundreds of New NYC Climbs

Brooklyn Native Charts Hundreds of New NYC Climbs

Thanks to Sam Lerner Dreamer, a Brooklyn climber, the updated New York City Bouldering guide contains 705 problems (including 14 projects) in the range V0 to V13, from Central Park to Pelham Bay Park.
Brooklyn Comic Balances Raunch With Heart in Fast-Paced Set

Brooklyn Comic Balances Raunch With Heart in Fast-Paced Set

Josh Sharp’s one-man comedy show “ta-da!” is an experimental multimedia performance with lewd jokes, rogue text slides and a “Herculean feat of stupidity.”
Soul Summit Turns 23 And Brooklyn Keeps Dancing

Soul Summit Turns 23 And Brooklyn Keeps Dancing

The Soul Summit Music Festival attracted thousands of people to Fort Greene Park on Sunday. “It's just an organic vibe, and it's a creative space,” an attendee said.