Lifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn Public Library celebrates the 10th annual "Night in the Library" on March 14, featuring a math-themed evening of talks, performances and interactive programs.

The restoration of the Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville Heritage Center preserves four wood-frame homes built in the 19th century that stand as the last remaining structures of one of the nation’s largest free Black communities before the Civil War.

Brooklynites weighed in after the last storm dumped 20 inches of snow on parts of the borough. Car owners were the loudest critics, citing poor street cleanup, but most residents said the city did a solid job restoring order.

Brooklyn Unscripted is a monthly series where Brooklynites unpack the serious — and not so serious — issues shaping the borough. This month we shine the spotlight on Ogechi Egonu, a model with an ice-cream making habit.

There's a full day of family-friendly activities, include a lion dance parade, Chinese musical performances, a kung fu workshop on March 1.

There were moments of joy and pain during the second major snow storm of 2026, where children were off from school, but hundreds of residents lost power.

The Center for Black Literature has a host of programming in the coming weeks, leading up to its annual premiere event, the 18th National Black Writers Conference, taking place between March 25 through March 28, at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.

"Printing Black America," on display at the Central Library through May 31, is an exhibit that portrays Black life in the 21st century based on the data visualizations created by W.E.B. Du Bois.

In his indie fiction debut, David Forbes delves into today’s political turmoil through the lens of magical realism through his book "Broken Land Dreams."

In the basement of Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, four boilers power the sprawling school of roughly 4,000 students, according to CBS New York.