Lifestyle & Culture

For the award-winning poet, who will be honored at the National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College next week, language is not just a means of expression but a way to repair, to listen and to reconnect in a culture that often feels fragmented.

Art meets advocacy in "The Warehouse," a new Bedford Library exhibition examining incarceration, community impact and justice alternatives.

651 ARTS celebrates Women’s History Month with two Brooklyn events featuring fashion icon April Walker and a panel on the healing power of storytelling.

Weeksville Heritage Center hosts a free Women’s History Month event honoring Zora Neale Hurston with storytelling, dance and family-friendly activities.

There are 22 new vendors joining the outdoor food destination in Williamsburg and Prospect Park this year, including Brooklyn favorites Rogers Burgers and Pizzeria Fantastica.

Brooklyn FC men’s soccer team notched a 1-0 win against Indy Eleven in their inaugural home opener at Coney Island’s Maimonides Park on Sunday.

Residents can pick up native trees at events in Sunset Park, Canarsie, Bensonhurst and more from April through May.

Van Dyke Playground in Brownsville, Roebling Playground in South Williamsburg and Elizabeth Stroud Playground in Bedford–Stuyvesant were selected by the city to undergo a complete reconstruction under a $50 million city initiative.

On Sunday morning, clocks will be moved forward one hour.

First announced in 2024, a planned $11 million skatepark's size was cut in about half as some residents voiced their opposition.