18+ hour, 35+ min ago   (262+ words) Described by organizers as New York City's biggest summer tea party, Smorgasburg's Festival of Tea returns to Brooklyn for a free two-day event this weekend, according to Pix 11 and the Prospect Park Alliance. The festival will take place in Marsha…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (222+ words) Brooklyn Public Library announced a free summer lecture series in partnership with the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research that will bring seven public talks to cafes, parks, gardens and community spaces across the borough. The series features lectures led by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (170+ words) The city will release 100,000 free tickets for New Yorkers to watch the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks from prime viewing areas at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn and the Seaport in Manhattan. Selected lottery winners will receive an email with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (329+ words) Two people have been indicted on murder and other charges in connection with the death of 3-year-old Kyng Davis, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced June 17. Robert White, 39 and Sunshyne Davis, 25, are charged with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and endangering…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (440+ words) Elected officials from Brooklyn pushed for the New York City Police Department to not cooperate with federal immigration officials on Monday, after a weekend fracas at a Bushwick hospital led to several arrests. City Council Member Sandy Nurse on X…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (462+ words) Nicholas Brooklyn has helped thousands of central Brooklyn residents manage their health for more than 50 years. Now, its owner is asking the community for help to get the business back on healthier financial footing. Monique Nicholas, the owner of the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (588+ words) Brooklyn residents continued to press state officials on the number and rent levels of affordable housing units planned for the next phase of the Atlantic Yards development, a project that has been underway for nearly 20 years. At the Atlantic Yards…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (462+ words) Caliph Glean, 33, of Crown Heights, was sentenced to prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on December 10, 2025, following a jury trial... Brooklyn Man Headed For Prison For Killing Rapper Nick Blixky A Brooklyn…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (238+ words) Additional 3-K seats will be available to Brooklyn families this fall, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday. The city will add more than 1,000 new seats in 56 ZIP codes, moving New York closer to making 3-K truly universal for the first…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) Broken Land Dreams, a speculative fiction novel by Brooklyn resident David Forbes, portrays a bizarro version of Brooklyn to explore social commentary about democracy, while acting as a love letter to the borough itself. “The first few chapters are my…...