7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (402+ words) Fashion’s biggest stage is making room for Brooklyn’s next big names. After the resounding success of the first-ever “The People’s Runway” fashion show in 2025, Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza will once again be transformed into an outdoor catwalk on Sept. 12, showcasing…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (397+ words) Brooklyn spent the weekend looking back 250 years, commemorating the Battle of Brooklyn with solemn ceremonies, musical tributes and a large-scale reenactment of the Revolutionary War battle that forever changed the course of the American fight for independence. At Green-Wood Cemetery,…...

10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (980+ words) History books routinely talk about how George Washington and the Continental army escaped from Brooklyn after losing a major battle, turning a short-term defeat into a major victory. They, however, rarely explain who helped evacuate the 9,000-strong army after the…...

2+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (1132+ words) This Fourth of July marks the Semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary of the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence — celebrating the birth of the United States as an independent nation. As cities across the country mark the milestone with expanded programming and…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (289+ words) “Ancestral Ecologies,” by artist Olalekan Jeyifous and architect AD-WO, uses animism — the belief that all animals, plants, rocks, rivers and objects are spiritual beings — as a way to examine modern human relationships with the natural world. “We’re really interested in…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (880+ words) Brooklyn Knicks fans erupted in celebration Monday night as New York punched its ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time in 26 years, sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals and reigniting hopes of ending the franchise’s…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (656+ words) Scott McGehee’s four cats don’t roam the streets of Brooklyn. Instead, they lounge in a custom-built outdoor enclosure attached to his Bed-Stuy brownstone. The setup, known as a catio, gives his pets Wyatt, Lil’Panda, Mango and Poppy a safe way…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (928+ words) Policymakers, community leaders and Brooklynites packed the Beaux-Arts Court at the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect Heights on Thursday evening, where Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso delivered his fourth State of the Borough address, highlighting his administration’s accomplishments in 2025 and outlining…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (288+ words) The smoke will soon clear at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. After 25 years in Gowanus, the sprawling barbecue joint known for its ribs, live music and weekend crowds will close its Brooklyn location this spring as its lease comes to an end, the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (462+ words) After a one-year hiatus in 2025, the Miss Norway of Greater New York Pageant returned on March 28 at the Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center in Dyker Heights. Now in its 67th year, the event brought together community members to celebrate Norwegian…...