Announcements
Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:
Arts & Culture
This chilly weekend offers lots of opportunities to get some holiday shopping done and indulge in holiday treats. There are also three productions of The Nutcracker (one by Brooklyn Ballet, one by The State Ballet Theatre of Russia, and a hip-hop version featuring Kurtis Blow) and diverse musical performances. With
Arts & Culture
Ezra Gale has spent the past several years auditioning to replace James Brown as the hardest working man in show business, serving as founder, bandleader, and sideman in a series of genre-splitting projects (start with Afrobeat, jazz, classic country, dub reggae, and you’re just scratching the surface). Somehow along
Arts & Culture
Check out the 8th annual Bay Ridge SAW art walk this Saturday! Photo: Sophia Chizuco at The Owl’s Head. (By Jason Jamal Nakleh)Okay, so we’re facing facts: After today’s sunshine, the weather forecast is still calling for rain all weekend long. But don’t let that
Central Brooklyn
Photo via coneyislandfunGet out and explore your favorite boro this weekend with our event guide from Ditmas Park to Marine Park. If you have an event to share, email us at For a list of arts events in the Park Slope area, see our northern BK weekend guide here [/weekend-art-events-april-28-30-cherry-blossoms-save-sunnys/
Events
(Photo via prospect_park/instagram)It’s springtime, and romance is sprouting up with the cherry blossoms at the Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/collections/cherries]. Whether you have a giddy new love or a cherished long-term partner, use this guide to plan the perfect weekend and try something
Central Brooklyn
Qathra backyard on a sunny afternoon. (Photo by Carly Miller)It’s just too gorgeous out to do anything indoors today. To kick off summer weather 2017 (especially before the summer heat waves start), we’ve compiled a list of the definitive places in our neighborhood (and immediately outside its
Arts & Culture
Photo via Bar Chord, 1008 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas ParkWilson Pickett was determined to wait for the midnight hour. The Strangeloves growled that the nighttime is the right time. Bob Seger’s still working on his night moves, the Rolling Stones want to spend the night together, and AC/DC
Events
Photo by Andy Castro [https://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro/5508353323/]Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) has spurred a city-wide night of dancing, indulging, and all-night partying. But you don’t have to go far from home to get in on the New-Orleans-style action. Party-hop around the borough tonight
Events
Photo via NYC Brewers via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_XpvQDuR0/?taken-by=nycbrewers]New York City Beer Week [http://nycbeerweek.com/index/] kicked off this past weekend with a sold-out opening night bash [http://www.openingbash.com/] at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. Don’t fret if
Events
(Photo via Ditmas Lit/facebook)Alright winter, enough. But you don’t have to sit at home and wait it out — fight winter depression with a full week of local events, minus the subway commute. Whether you’re looking for great history lectures, literary parties, or hilarious comedy shows — this
Events
(Photo via Tacuma Bradley’s Unity Band/facebook)Whether you’re looking for great live tunes, local activism, or a salsa dance party — this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.