Events Women’s March 2019 – “Why We Marched” Bklyner weaved through a throng of pink hats, strollers and homemade signs of Princess Leia and Trump on Putin’s puppet strings at the third annual Women’s March. Along the Central Park West marching route, we sought out Brooklynites and asked them why Brooklyn is marching this year. Michael
Arts & Culture The Show Will Go On – Radio Free Brooklyn Brings Us Brooklyn Live BUSHWICK – Radio Free Brooklyn went live in the basement of a bike shop in Bushwick with four microphones and a mixer over three years ago. An internet radio station was another step for co-founders, Tom Tenney and Rob Prichard, in making space for creativity to fit the times. Point of
Bensonhurst A Republican Underdog In A Sky Blue District – Naomi Levin Thinks She Can Win Naomi Levin Campaigns at a subway stop. Photo by Rosemary Misdary / BklynerWESTERN BROOKLYN – In emerald heels, Naomi Levin fought for votes during the morning rush. Commuters muttered “no”, and avoided campaign cards in her outstretched hand, yet she remained undeterred. “My polls showed that a majority of voters in the
Bushwick Tough Glamor Gotham Girls Roller Derby skaters are intertwined, and waiting for the referee’s whistle to start the jam. (Rosie Misdary/Bklyner)Fast. Empowering. Fun. This is how skaters describe roller derby. At the Gotham Girls Crashpad, the four home teams scrimmage in preparation for the big event of the season,
