Arts & Culture

Apr
19
Middle Schoolers Bring Poems to Life on Fourth Street

Middle Schoolers Bring Poems to Life on Fourth Street

PARK SLOPE – Thursday, April 18, was National Poem in Your Pocket Day [https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day], but one
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Apr
18
Weekend Art Events: April 19-21 (Rorschach, Music Of Curiosities, Morbid Anatomy & More)

Weekend Art Events: April 19-21 (Rorschach, Music Of Curiosities, Morbid Anatomy & More)

It’s Easter weekend and the start of spring break. There’s lots to do if you’re staying in
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Apr
16
Fashion Week Brooklyn – F/W 2019’s Inclusive Designer Showcase

Fashion Week Brooklyn – F/W 2019’s Inclusive Designer Showcase

Coketta finale walk at Fashion Week Brooklyn. Photo by FWBK/Trudy Giordano BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Fashion Week Brooklyn (FWBK)’s F/W
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Apr
15
Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces 20th Spring/Summer Lineup

Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces 20th Spring/Summer Lineup

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK – Marking its 20th anniversary hosting free programs at Brooklyn Bridge Park, on Monday the Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Apr
15
Nerdy Burlesque Reigns in Coney Island

Nerdy Burlesque Reigns in Coney Island

Nerdy Burlesque at the Nerdlesque Festival in Coney Island was a great attraction with talent from throughout the country. Paris
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Apr
15
Coney Island Luna Park celebrates with traditional egg cream christening of Cyclone (PHOTOS)

Coney Island Luna Park celebrates with traditional egg cream christening of Cyclone (PHOTOS)

Coney Island opensCONEY ISLAND – Yes, the Luna Park and the Cyclone opened last week to huge crowds, but this past
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Apr
11
Weekend Art Events: April 12-14 (Barricade Boys, Record Store Day, Game of Thrones Watch Party & More)

Weekend Art Events: April 12-14 (Barricade Boys, Record Store Day, Game of Thrones Watch Party & More)

The temperature’s starting to heat up and so are the events around Brooklyn! Celebrate Record Store Day with live
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Apr
10
3rd Annual Preservation Film Fest To Screen ‘Battle For Brooklyn’ & ‘Little Fugitive’

3rd Annual Preservation Film Fest To Screen ‘Battle For Brooklyn’ & ‘Little Fugitive’

DOWNTOWN/CONEY ISLAND – The New York Preservation Archive Project [http://www.nypap.org/] is hosting its third annual Preservation Film
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Apr
10
Springtime on Fifth: Shopping Edition

Springtime on Fifth: Shopping Edition

The rack at St. Hrouda. Spring 2019The spring wardrobe, the most delicate of seasonal wardrobes to put together. With the
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Apr
09
Ask A Native New Yorker: Am I A Terrible Gentrifier?

Ask A Native New Yorker: Am I A Terrible Gentrifier?

Downtown Brooklyn back in 2013. Liena Zagare/BklynerJake Dobkin of Gothamist has a book of advice out (read our interview
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