Lifestyle & Culture

Here's how to celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse, a zodiac character that exemplifies people who are energetic, fast-moving, social, stubborn and hardworking.

Ramadan is a period of fasting and spiritual introspection, a celebration of the month during which Muhammad received the initial revelations of what became the Quran.

Produced by the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum, the festival at Industry City on Mar. 15 will have a full-day of events, including tastings, comedy, performances and hands-on activities.

The Weeksville Heritage Center will host a screening and panel discussion on the documentary film "Everlasting: The life and legacy of Medgar Evers" on Feb. 19.

In the two weeks since the winter storm that brought 8 to 12 inches of snow, Brooklyn residents noted their displeasure about the small pathways, ice at night, the dirty snow mounds on the streets, and power outages as they worried about New Yorkers with disabilities and the homeless. 

To commemorate Black History Month’s 100th Anniversary, the museum is celebrating the African diaspora by hosting a range of events, from Hip-Hop and House dance lessons to Afrofuturistic art-making, vision boarding and printmaking.

Several Brooklyn neighborhoods are seeing home inventory rise as asking prices drop, according to a new StreetEasy report.

Maria Antonia "Toñita" Cay, the owner of Brooklyn's last Puerto Rican social club, gave Bad Bunny a shot during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Friends of Abolitionist Place hosts a virtual lecture exploring Downtown Brooklyn’s 19th-century free Black community, abolitionist organizing and the legacy of 227 Abolitionist Pl.

The Brooklyn Museum welcomes Robert Wiesenberger as its new Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, expanding its commitment to bold exhibitions and contemporary voices.