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Islamic New Year Starts Today, Here’s What You Need to Know

Islamic New Year Starts Today, Here’s What You Need to Know

Hijari is the name of the Islamic new year and marks the start of the Muslim lunar calendar
Williamsburg Pop-Up Showcases Clothing Celebrating Horse Riding, Equine Therapy

Williamsburg Pop-Up Showcases Clothing Celebrating Horse Riding, Equine Therapy

Sport fashion brand Siegelman Stable and horse racing organization Hambletonian Society have collaborated on the new line
New Photography Installation Centers Bed-Stuy’s Longstanding Black Residents

New Photography Installation Centers Bed-Stuy’s Longstanding Black Residents

The photography and storytelling project ‘We Are Here’ celebrates the lives and rich cultural legacies that make Bed-Stuy what it is
Bed-Stuy Designer Kicks Off Black Business Month With Fashion Show

Bed-Stuy Designer Kicks Off Black Business Month With Fashion Show

This Sunday, Moshood Afariogun will hold a fashion show at Bed-Stuy’s Restoration Plaza
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