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NYC Opens Applications For 2026 Summer Youth Employment Program

NYC Opens Applications For 2026 Summer Youth Employment Program

The program provides paid summer jobs, stipends and career-building experiences for New Yorkers ages 14 to 24.
Brooklyn Unscripted: Paperboy Prince

Brooklyn Unscripted: Paperboy Prince

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 Paperboy Prince, who loves a political campaign.
A Layered Fine Dining Experience Arrives in Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay

A Layered Fine Dining Experience Arrives in Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay

Brooklyn diners can now head to Terra for a European fine dining experience.
A Brooklyn Reading Series Brings "Beloved" to Life

A Brooklyn Reading Series Brings "Beloved" to Life

Brown Girl Book Lover, in partnership with Gladys Books & Wine, announces "Reading Beloved, Together," a three-part, in-person communal reading series devoted entirely to Toni Morrison’s "Beloved."
Brooklyn Author Takes Red Hook Memories to Affirm Role Models

Brooklyn Author Takes Red Hook Memories to Affirm Role Models

Brooklyn teacher and author Torrey Maldonado explores the importance of role models in his debut picture book "Just Right" set in Red Hook.
Brooklyn Honors MLK With Message of Equality And Responsibility

Brooklyn Honors MLK With Message of Equality And Responsibility

Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Brooklyn Academy of Music was a full-day meditation on the need to not just honor Dr. King’s dream, but to practice it.
Brooklyn Skatepark Proposal Faces Oversight Call From Nonprofit

Brooklyn Skatepark Proposal Faces Oversight Call From Nonprofit

The Friends of Mount Prospect Park is asking Comptroller Mark Levine to look into the city's legal requirements to preserve a park’s integrity in a bid to stop a skatepark from being built in Mount Prospect Park.
Sing, Knit And Weave: Brooklyn Crafters Take Over Movie Night

Sing, Knit And Weave: Brooklyn Crafters Take Over Movie Night

A Crafting at the Movies/Singalong, hosted by The Craft Salon, attracted dozens of residents who crocheted, knitted and sang through the movie "Grease" at a Midwood move theater.
Miss Your MetroCard? Head to This Brooklyn Museum to Say Farewell

Miss Your MetroCard? Head to This Brooklyn Museum to Say Farewell

The New York City Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn gives the MetroCard a proper goodbye with an exhibit.
Thousands Kick Off 2026 With Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

Thousands Kick Off 2026 With Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

Frigid temperatures didn't stop these New Yorkers from taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 1, 2026.