Arts & Culture
Fort Greene Park tree lighting (Photo courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership)The holiday season is upon us. Holiday shopping has officially begun and festive decorations are popping up everywhere. There are a few events to check out this weekend to find gifts crafted by local artists and makers as
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
Greenpoint
UPDATE 11/4/17: Police have released security footage of the suspect and an accomplice, who stood as lookout during the attack: GREENPOINT – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the perpetrator of a violent robbery in a Greenpoint residence this week. The incident took place on
Announcements
A rendering shows the new design of the Domino Sugar Factory Refinery Site from the waterfront promenade (Rendering via PAU)WILLIAMSBURG – A new design for the old Domino Sugar Factory Refinery was approved without changes yesterday by the Landmark Preservation Commission. Developed by Two Trees Management company and designed by
Bed Stuy
Jesus Centeno, 42, is wanted by the NYPD in connection with an assault on a man and his daughter (Photo via DCPI)WILLIAMSBURG – Police are searching for Jesus Centeno in connection with the assault of a 25-year old man and his 2-year old daughter last month. On October 6, around
Business
In the spirit of #givingTuesday we have put together a guide to local organizations that can always benefit from your support. The gift of membership or the gift of a donation in someone’s name is a great way to give our wonderful organizations some love this holiday season. We
Arts & Culture
The Hip Hop Nutcracker [http://bit.ly/2za19il], a contemporary dance spectacle set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless music, is set to return to New York this holiday season with the first appearance at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/]. The Hip Hop Nutcracker [http://bit.ly/2za19il] will
Central Brooklyn
Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday/photos/a.346276608784385.79581.321653937913319/1543141992431168/?type=3&theater] Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but Giving Tuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/]—a global initiative focused on giving back to the community—is today, and there
Greenpoint
Surveillance video shows the man wanted in connection with a burglary at 17 Nassau Ave on 11/21 (Photo via DCPI)GREENPOINT – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a burglary on Nassau Avenue last week. On Tuesday, November 21, around 11:00 am, the suspect stood
Central Brooklyn
276. (On Color Blue), 1993 by artist Joseph Kosuth on view at Brooklyn Museum (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. Red Hook Houses Resident Angry At NYCHA’s Inadequate Testing For
Announcements
The [https://www.tbh.org/]Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [https://www.tbh.org/] and Mount Sinai Heart [http://www.mountsinai.org/care/heart] hosted a breakfast reception on November 16, to celebrate a clinical collaboration that provides access to comprehensive cardiac care in Downtown Brooklyn. The alliance makes it possible
Bushwick
The check cashing spot on Broadway where Shaheem Bernard was killed last Friday (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK – A Williamsburg man was arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 20-year old from Bed-Stuy last Friday. Just before 1:00 pm on Friday, November 24, police responded to a