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Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Few of us have ever fully explored NYC, and with all the travel restrictions in place this may just be the best time to discover something new. The US Open Tennis Championships are currently taking place in Flushing Meadows, Queens, but you can also playing tennis in the Bronx, take

For Some Peace and Quiet, Escape To Governors Island

Governors Island in 2019 © Julienne SchaerGovernors Island, all 172 acres of it, will open again to the public for ‘passive recreation’ on Wednesday, July 15 with a daily ferry service from lower Manhattan. Brooklyn residents will be able to take a direct ferry from Red Hook’s Atlantic Basin rather

Brooklyn’s Accidental New Town Square

MLK quote at Barclays center. Norman Oder/BklynerWhen the Barclays Center was designated [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/nyregion/new-york-city-buildings-skyline.html] one of “The New Shapes of New York” by the New York Times in 2016, Justin Garrett Moore, executive director of the city’s Public Design Commission,

Brooklyn in Top 5 of Tripadvisor’s Trending Destinations in the US

Brooklyn Bridge, Dumbo. Photo byMiltiadis Fragkidis [https://unsplash.com/@_miltiadis_?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] via Unsplash. [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Tripadvisor, the popular travel platform [https://www.tripadvisor.com/] where

Brooklyn Chefs and Bakers Make it to the James Beard Awards Semifinals

Yesterday, The James Beard Foundation, a nonprofit organization who honors chefs and other culinary leaders in America’s food culture, announced their 2020 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists. [https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2020-james-beard-award-semifinalists?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=2020-02-26] The 2020 James Beard Awards

Teknopolis brings VR, Interactive Art, and Singing Clones to BAM

“Virtual Growth” lights up a cityscape. Photo—Mike Benigno/ BAM publicity photo. On Saturday, inside an exhibition hall at BAM Fisher, Lieven van Velthoven reached up over his head, grabbed a beam of light that was projected onto the wall behind him and handed it to an excited 6-year-old boy.

Miami Art Week: Brooklyn Shows Off Street Art, Pollution, and Tarot

Outside Aqua Art Fair venue during Miami Art Week. Photo courtesy of Nicole Crisonino/Aqua Art Fair.MIAMI — The first week of every December, artists, gallerists, critics, collectors, and art aficionados from across the globe make the pilgrimage to Miami Beach, Florida for Miami Art Week [https://art-collecting.com/miami_

Dyker Heights Lights Kicked off this Weekend

Dyker Heights Lights. Leonardo March/Bklyner.DYKER HEIGHTS — Just days after New Yorkers were finishing the last bites of their Thanksgiving leftovers, the holiday spirit was lighting up in Dyker Heights. In what has become a seasonal tradition, [/brooklyn-christmas-tree-lightings/] residents decorated their front yards with intricate installations of lights, gigantic

Brooklyn’s Public Pools Open for the Summer!

McCarren Pool/Courtesy of NY ParksGet ready to swim! Brooklyn’s outdoor public pools open for the summer on Thursday, June 27th. Thirteen of the borough’s fifteen pools will be open to all through September 8. The Jesse Owens Playground—JHS 57/HS 26 Pool [http://www.nycgovparks.org/

Twilight Stroll on Cortelyou: Eat Your Heart Out!

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: