Beloved Brooklyn Music Venue Our Wicked Lady Closes After 10 Years

After 10 years of hosting live music, the well-loved East Williamsburg venue Our Wicked Lady will close its doors on July 21.

New York Blood Center Declares Blood Emergency

Hundreds of units sent from other states as NY faces widening and dangerous donor gap heading into summer trauma season 

Give Your Child a Head Start: Enroll at KIPP NYC for Fall 2025

Free K–12 public schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

Brooklyn Dog-Friendly Cafe Saved By $250K Crowdfunding Push

Boris & Horton, a beloved dog-friendly café at 510 Driggs Avenue, will reopen thanks to a successful fundraising campaign.

Community Rallies To Save Beloved Dog-Friendly Cafe In Brooklyn

Boris & Horton, a popular dog-friendly café at 510 Driggs Avenue, has started an online fundraiser to avoid shutting down next week.

What Makes These Ten Songs So Great?

Rock 101, an exciting new multimedia presentation with an all-star live band, answers that question on November 16th.

Auntie Anne’s & Cinnabon Are Offering FREE Pretzels and Bonbites!

Celebrate National Cinnamon Day with a FREE Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel or Cinnabon 4 count Bonbites! (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY)!

Auntie Anne’s & Cinnabon Are Offering FREE Pretzels and Minibons!

Sweater Weather is back, and what better way to celebrate than some FREE offers from your favorite snack brands! (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY)!

Cortelyou Celebrates its 40th Year Milestone

NYC Minority and Women Owned (MWBE) Private School Celebrates 40 Years of Service to the Brooklyn Community

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With Lasik surgery, people can improve their vision & eliminate problems like farsightedness, nearsightedness, & astigmatism.

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What age is right for LASIK Eye Surgery?

Age does play a role when it comes to determining candidacy for surgery

Small Businesses Are Recovering With Help From Flushing Bank

As a community bank, Flushing Bank worked closely with neighborhood businesses to help them stay on track throughout the pandemic.

North Brooklyn Post Offices Held Onto Years-Old Mail, Audit Finds

Postal auditors found Brooklyn mailrooms mold-ridden, unsecured and filled with hoards of delayed mail, including some from 2016.

100s Of Apartments Hit Affordable Housing Lottery In North BK

Apartments for those making anywhere from $0 a year to $97,000 a year are up for grabs in Greenpoint, Bushwick, Bed-Stuy and East New York.

Local Legend: Williamsburg Is Everything Merrie Cherry Needs

Drag Queen icon Merrie Cherry's perfect day in Williamsburg includes a Bloody Mary, a bookstore, and a balcony sunset with friends.

Williamsburg Is NYC's Top 'Neighborhood To Watch' In 2020: Study

With 40 new buildings and rising rents, the neighborhood has bounced back and then some since its canceled L train shutdown, experts said.

'Blade Runner' Screenwriter Will Visit Greenpoint Movie Viewing

Hampton Fancher will join a New York Times magazine writer and "Blade Runner" documentarian to discuss the legendary science fiction films.

Handcuffed Churro Vendor Starts Fund To Help Vendors Like Her

The Brooklyn churro vendor whose handcuffing went viral, the woman who took the video of her and activists teamed up for a new fundraiser.

Brooklyn Stands With Churros Sellers | Week In Review

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Brooklyn Stands Behind Churro Vendor Handcuffed In Viral Video

Protesters said a churro vendor handcuffed at Broadway Junction station is the latest proof that the city's subways don't need more cops.

Good Samaritan Gets Parking Ticket While Helping Driver Fix Flat Tire

All he was trying to do was help out a fellow driver with a flat tire – and he got a ticket for it.

Nearly 1,000 BK NYCHA Residents Left Without Heat

Almost 1,000 residents at the Williamsburg Houses have been without hot water and heat since 10 p.m. Wednesday, outage data shows.

Turn Storage Land Into A Park, Not A Condo, Brooklyn Tells MTA

Locals are calling the MTA's plan to redevelop a storage site near Bushwick Inlet Park for residential use "tone deaf and offensive."

Local Legend: Thorgy Thor Plays Violin On Her Greenpoint Rooftop

This week's Local Legend is the drag artist and musician Thorgy Thor, who's here to tell us what she loves about Greenpoint.

Williamsburg's First Medical Weed Dispensary Opens For Business

The neighborhood's first medical weed dispensary, the sixth in NYC and third in BK in just a year, opened Thursday at the base of Pod Hotel.

Smorgasburg And Brooklyn Flea Head Inside For Winter In W'burg

The bustling food market and collectible vendors will move into a waterfront office building so they can keep running until March.

Brooklyn's Output Nightclub Might Become Rooftop Wedding Venue

An events company that plans to have 300-person rooftop ceremonies might take over the popular Williamsburg club, which closed in January.

'The Mayor Of Italian Williamsburg' Gets His Own Brooklyn Street

A block was named for late longtime deli owner Cono D’Alto, who owned Mamma Maria Salumeria at the corner of Graham and Conselyea.

Dog-Theme Pop-Up Brings Puppy Corn Maze, Canine Makeovers To BK

Thousands of dogs will descend on Williamsburg this month for everything from puppy ice cream sundaes, to a Halloween dog parade.

Sewage Scooping Woman Named BK Hero For Clearing Queens Highway

Daphne Youree is the borough president's July hero for hopping out of her car and clearing flooded LIE subway grates in a now-viral video.

Towering Teletubbies Born From Brooklyn LinkNYC Kiosks

An unknown prankster put giant Teletubby costumes onto four service stations over the weekend, one for each creepy, colorful creature.

Williamsburg Teen In The Running For NY Giants Football Award

A Brooklyn high-schooler's commitment to his mom and getting to the NFL could bring him to the MetLife field and win $10,000 for his school.

Beyonce Prof Taken To Psych Ward For Tweets Gets $10K Settlement

A professor who said cops forced him into a hospital for comments he made during a "Politicizing Beyoncé" class won $10,000 in a settlement.

Brooklyn Beer Series Celebrates Different NYC Borough Each Week

From Bronx brews to Brooklyn beermakers, stop into this Williamsburg rooftop all month long to taste $5 craft beers from each outer borough.

PHOTOS: Brooklyn Kids Play, Throw Coin Toss At US Open Courts

10-year-old Rishabh Trivedi tossed the coin before a match and kids from the McCarren Tennis Center got to play on the court.

One Of Brooklyn's Oldest Markets To Get $2.7 Million Makeover

The Moore Street Market in Williamsburg, which has been around since 1941, will get upgraded with money from the city and borough president.

Williamsburg Block Named For Late Longtime Deli Owner

The corner of Graham Avenue and Conselyea Street will officially be named "Cono D’Alto Way" for the owner of Mamma Maria Salumeria.

'Beers Without Beards' Fest Brings Women Beer-Makers To Brooklyn

The celebration of women working in craft beer will return to Williamsburg in August. Here's what you need to know to taste all the brews.

Luxury Williamsburg Hotel Hosts 21+ Dog Party This Weekend

What's better than a daytime cocktail party in an upscale hotel park? Dogs at a daytime cocktail party in an upscale hotel park.

Williamsburg Raises $34K For Hospitalized Neighborhood Bartender

A GoFundMe was started for Dan Scinta, local bartender, musician and builder, who suffered a hemorrhagic stroke two weeks ago.

North Brooklyn Suffers From Chronic Mail Mis-Deliveries, Pols Say

Elected officials are asking for an audit of North BK's mail service after everything from tax returns to passports have been lost.

Williamsburg Might Be Getting A New Waterfront Park: Report

Two Trees is considering turning three Con Edison lots into green space in its goal to connect the Navy Yard to Newtown Creek with parkland.

Cyclist Vigil Erupts In Shouting Match Between Drivers, Activists

Two cement truck drivers quarrelled with the crowd at an East W'burg vigil for Devra Freelander, who was killed by a cement truck Monday.

How North Brooklyn's Development Boom Is Shaping Its Parkland

Meet the new Parks Alliance director who is getting creative about solving Williamsburg and Greenpoint's low people-to-parks ratio.

O'Doul's Beer Can Designed By Williamsburg Artist Is Free In NYC

New Yorkers can find free O'Doul's nonalcoholic beer in select bars across the city, featuring a new can designed by BK artist Mr. Kiji.

Brooklyn Handball Players Fight To Fix Crumbling McCarren Courts

Players say the conditions of courts, which haven't been updated in decades, are causing injuries and keeping players away from the park.