Nonsponsored
There is nothing so unpleasant as the middle of the week during the middle of the summer of 2017 in New York City. The air is like custard, the subway is hellish, and matters are further bedeviled by that special sort of agita that only a breaking news smartphone notification
Central Brooklyn
Let’s face it — many of us live in apartment buildings and don’t have the luxury of a backyard. But it’s summertime and once in awhile you’ll crave that BBQ smell. So you go to the park all excited with your grill and see this sign: Photo:
Bensonhurst
Cold drinks on a hot day — can it get better than that? Bubble tea is definitely in, and there are plenty of great options in Brooklyn. Check out our shortlist of Bubble Tea hot spots to cool for your steamy summer day. 1. Bensonhurst: ViVi Bubble Tea [http://www.vivibubbletea.
Arts & Culture
Photo by Torn Out Theater via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TornOutTheater/photos/gm.206431556549369/1911670662451720/?type=3&theater] After showcasing a well-received [/theater-review-shakespeares-nude-tempest-in-prospect-park-as-gritty-pastoral-nsfw-parkslopestoop/] , all-female, nude production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest in Prospect Park last summer, Torn Out Theater [http://www.tornouttheater.org/] will present an all-male, nude
Central Brooklyn
Get ready for steamy air, unforgiving heat, and scattered thunderstorms through tomorrow evening. The National Weather Service [http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=okx&wwa=heat%20advisory] has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City until 6pm on Thursday, July 13. A Heat Advisory is issued
Central Brooklyn
Grand Army Plaza park entrance. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)This summer, pedals and pedestrians will rule the road in Prospect Park. Starting next week, cars will be banned from Prospect Park’s East Drive in a trial-run, making the entire park car-free until September, officials announced today. The East
Announcements
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies With A View, July 24, 2014 (Photo by Julienne Schaer)Movies With A View has been hosting film screenings by the Brooklyn waterfront for eighteen years. As if a free movie with a spectacular view wasn’t enough, this year the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
Announcements
Joey Chestnut taking home the gold. (Photo via Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/]/Facebook)Joey “Jaws” Chestnut wolfed down a record-setting 72 hot dogs in over 10 minutes (that’s one hot dog every 8.3 seconds) on Tuesday, shattering his own record in Nathan’s Famous
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Mathieu Eugene, Cojo of Flatbush reps, supervisor David Franklin, and SYEP participants at the Parade Grounds to kick off the summer jobs program, July 5 2017. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Today, city officials and youth leaders gathered near the Prospect Park Parade Grounds to kick off the
Bensonhurst
(Photo via Council Member David Greenfield’s office)The long-awaited, $7.5 million renovations to the heavily-used 18th Avenue/Gravesend Park were finally completed this weekend with the opening of a shiny and spacious public restroom, said City Council Member David Greenfield. “Took 7.5 years and $2 million but
Events
Joey Chestnut winning the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, 2016. (Photo: Nathan’s Famous [https://www.facebook.com/nathansfamous/photos/pcb.1043315615705202/1043315355705228/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Next week we celebrate our nation’s independence — and what better way to recognize those hard-won freedoms than watching a
Central Brooklyn
There are three things that signal the start to summer: 1) The first time you catch a whiff of the unmistakable smell of a backyard barbecue. 2) The first time you hear the Mister Softee jingle from a passing ice cream truck (and it’s stuck in your head for