Lifestyle & Culture

Cyclicts are reporting being hurt after riding into string drawn at neck- and head-level across the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, according to the Gothamist.

Summer Streets opens up 22 miles of city streets starting on Saturday. In Brooklyn, Eastern Parkway will be car free on Aug. 23.

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

Brooklyn’s Flatbush-Nostrand Junction will come alive with rhythm, flavor and art during the African Popup Festival on July 26 and 27.

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.

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.

New Yorkers are invited to explore the city’s largest natural waterfront at the 8th annual Jamaica Bay Festival on Saturday, July 12.

Many ticket holders to see the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Show from Brooklyn Bridge Park on Friday didn't make it into their zoned locations, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Hundreds of people flocked to Coney Island to see competitive eater Joey Chestnut scarf down 70.5 hot dogs during Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Fourth of July.

Macy's 4th of July fireworks are back on the East River this year, but viewing the spectacular light show is going to require some planning for Brooklyn residents.