Lifestyle & Culture

It doesn’t matter where in the world a Haitian might be on January 1, rest assured they will be eating soup joumou-- the soup of freedom!

The core concept and practice of the value purpose is service: service to others, family, school, community, and the nation.

Two Bed-Stuy brothers exemplify the principle of unity.

The BID Upcycling Holiday Tree, an initiative that invites artists and creatives to design sustainable "trees," returns for the second year.

Caroling in Bed-Stuy, ice skating in Sunset Park, a House of Yes Christmas, ornament making in Fort Greene, the last night of Hanukkah at Grand Army Plaza and more Brooklyn events.

The sun will set at 4:31pm on Dec. 21, making it the shortest day of the year with a little more than nine hours of sunlight.

BK Reader has curated a list of the top-four holiday markets across Brooklyn you definitely do not want to miss!

‘Kingsmen’ team went down in history as the first and only CUNY team in any sport to advance to the NCAA Division III Final Four

A Talib Kweli concert, holiday maker markets, a Frosty 5K, a Papi Juice party and more Brooklyn events.

Kayla Toure overcame shyness to represent Brooklyn as a teen pageant queen, founded her own charity and the authored a children's book on self-acceptance.