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Organic Beauty Brand Blooms From Brooklyn Rooftop Flower Gardens

Organic Beauty Brand Blooms From Brooklyn Rooftop Flower Gardens

Williamsburg's Liana Blomquist has created 2,000 square feet of rooftop flower gardens to bring botanical beauty extracts closer to Brooklynites.
Eid Mubarak! Brooklyn Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha

Eid Mubarak! Brooklyn Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha is also known as the Feast of Sacrifice and honors Prophet Abraham's sacrifice of his son Ishmael
'Don't Be a Karen:' Celebrated Crown Heights Marching Band Fields Rash of New Complaints

'Don't Be a Karen:' Celebrated Crown Heights Marching Band Fields Rash of New Complaints

"You don't call 911 for children playing drums." Complaints about a marching band practice in Crown Heights is raising calls of gentrification in the neighborhood.

New York City Restaurant Week Returns With Deals at 47 Brooklyn Restaurants

More than 500 NYC restaurants are participating in this year’s restaurant week, which runs from July 19 through August 22.
Bedford-Church African Burial Ground Coalition Aims to Stop Development, Educate Community on Flatbush History

Bedford-Church African Burial Ground Coalition Aims to Stop Development, Educate Community on Flatbush History

Activists in Flatbush have created a coalition to oppose the City’s building plans on a historic lot, educating the community along the way.

The International African Arts Festival Returns to BK for 50th Anniversary

The theme for this year’s event at Commodore Barry Park is ‘Hamsini Ni Dhahabu’ -- Swahili for Fifty is Gold
Yelling Encouraged at BAM Theatrical Experience Made For Black People

Yelling Encouraged at BAM Theatrical Experience Made For Black People

'What to Send Up When It Goes Down' is part memorial for Black victims of racial violence and a blunt exploration of racism.

City's Outdoor Swimming Pools Now Open, Including New Cool Pools

Brooklyn now has four Cool Pools out of its total 13 outdoor City-run swimming pools
6 Activities in Brooklyn for Children During Summer Break

6 Activities in Brooklyn for Children During Summer Break

The sun shining, it's Friday afternoon... and school is out for the summer!
All-Pink Room in Bed-Stuy Brownstone a New Hotspot for Influencers, Creators

All-Pink Room in Bed-Stuy Brownstone a New Hotspot for Influencers, Creators

Makini Regal Martin is making big moves in Bed-Stuy with her big pink room — and getting local creatives inspired in the process.