Lifestyle & Culture

The 300 East 25th Street Block Association won the Greenest Mentor Award in the 2025 Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest. Some of the residents have been friends and neighbors for nearly 30 years.

The Pow Wow will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14 at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park. 

It’s no surprise that Gen Z is ready for its moment in the spotlight. Here are three Brooklyn comedians who defy the mold of traditional stand-up and are striving to make it.

Brooklyn resident MonaLesa Diamond Brackett will be competing as the first Black American Muslim contestant in the Miss New York USA 2025 competition.

Brooklyn’s Atlantic Antic celebrates 50 years on Oct. 5 with 300+ vendors, live music, legacy merchants and a ‘70s-themed street party.

Daniel Silverstein, also known as Zero Waste Daniel, plays tribute to the 40th anniversary of the hit TV show "The Golden Girls" with flare and fun.

Unicyclists will roll into Brooklyn on Labor Day weekend with a 13-mile ride from City Hall to Coney Island.

Cyclicts are reporting being hurt after riding into string drawn at neck- and head-level across the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, according to the Gothamist.

Summer Streets opens up 22 miles of city streets starting on Saturday. In Brooklyn, Eastern Parkway will be car free on Aug. 23.

Don Hodgkinson of East Williamsburg earned top honors in the dual-string style category in the National Yo-Yo Contest in June.