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New Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ocean Avenue

New Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ocean Avenue

Getting to Prospect Park by bike or on foot is set to become easier as work advances along Ocean Avenue.
Ben & Jerry’s to Give Out Free Ice Cream Across Brooklyn This Weekend

Ben & Jerry’s to Give Out Free Ice Cream Across Brooklyn This Weekend

Summer celebrations continue across Brooklyn parks with free Ice Cream and scavenger hunts.
Pakistani Independence Day in Brooklyn

Pakistani Independence Day in Brooklyn

Governor Hochul Attends Parade in Celebration of 79 years of Pakistani Independence.
Thousands Attend First Jamaica Rising Day Parade in Flatbush

Thousands Attend First Jamaica Rising Day Parade in Flatbush

Brooklyn hosts a celebration in honor of Jamaica’s 64th anniversary of independence.
Smorgasburg Serves Up a Weekend of Tea in Brooklyn

Smorgasburg Serves Up a Weekend of Tea in Brooklyn

Visitors will have the opportunity to discover tea traditions from multiple cultures at a free festival taking place in Williamsburg and Prospect Park.
Brooklyn Museum Announces August Schedule

Brooklyn Museum Announces August Schedule

Expect a month packed with live jazz, artist talks, family activities and community gatherings.
A School of Rays Swim in Newtown Creek

A School of Rays Swim in Newtown Creek

“I have not heard of anybody seeing rays in the creek before,” Willis Elkins, executive director of nonprofit the Newtown Creek Alliance, told Gothamist.
Senior Horses Find Peace After Brooklyn Riding Academy Closes

Senior Horses Find Peace After Brooklyn Riding Academy Closes

After the Jamaica Bay Riding Academy closed in May, a handful of the older horses are now enjoying their final years at a horse sanctuary in upstate New York.
Brooklyn Honors an Unforgettable Voice: Ol' Dirty Bastard

Brooklyn Honors an Unforgettable Voice: Ol' Dirty Bastard

More than two decades after his passing, Russell “Ol' Dirty Bastard” Jones was honored with street co-naming ceremony on Saturday.
Brooklyn Community College Faculty Wins Composers Award

Brooklyn Community College Faculty Wins Composers Award

Kingsborough Community College Lecturer Christopher L. Thompson is the winner of the San Francisco Symphony’s Emerging Black Composers Project Michael Morgan Prize.