Crown Heights Library Branch Hosts Art and Mental Health Event
BY DANIEL DIDONNA On Saturday, March 25, the New York City Mural Arts Project (NYCMAP) organization hosted a pop-up art event with a mental health …[read more]
Brooklyn
Museum of Failure Opens in Brooklyn’s Industry City
BY HENRY POPOVIC There can be no success in innovation without failure, and a new exhibit called the Museum of Failure has opened in Industry …[read more]
Activists Came Together at Brooklyn College to Talk Organizing
BY WILLIAM HERNANDEZ On Thursday, March 16, Barbara Smith – the 2022-23 Robert L. Hess Scholar in Residence at Brooklyn College – led a panel of …[read more]
Annual Festa Della Donna Celebration Honored Women in Brooklyn
BY DANIEL DIDONNA On Sunday, March 5, community group Feglil Maria S.S. Addolorata Association hosted their annual festival of women celebration at Gargiulo’s restaurant in …[read more]
Artists Honor Women’s History Month at Brooklyn Café
BY ANDRE RICKMAN To commemorate Women’s History Month, HelloTittie collaborated with Lips Cafe’s Art and Dine series to showcase a surreal exhibition of the female …[read more]
DOT, Council Confronts Pedestrian Fatalities Across NYC
BY DEJA WALLACE On Feb. 14., borough commissioners, council members, and concerned New Yorkers filled City Council chambers to discuss the increase in pedestrian deaths …[read more]
“Let’s Talk about Anti-Blackness” Draws a Crowd of Brooklyn College Students
BY ANDRE RICKMAN On Feb. 16, Black and Latinx students gathered at the Jefferson-Williams Lounge at Brooklyn College to take part in Brooklyn College’s Movimiento …[read more]
Brooklyn College Students Concerned About New Men’s Volleyball Coach’s Tweets
BY DEJA WALLACE Additional reporting by Alanis Guinada. In November 2022, the Brooklyn College Department of Athletics appointed Joel Anabilah-Azumah as head coach of the …[read more]
Inspired by Her Ancestral Connections, Lily Kwong’s Orchid Show Opens at the New York Botanical Garden
BY HENRY POPOVIC The Orchid Show returned to the New York Botanical Garden as a showcase of thousands of orchids for its twentieth incarnation on …[read more]
Brooklyn remembers Rosa Parks and honors Black History Month
BY WILLIAM HERNANDEZ In celebration of Black History Month, the Brooklyn Public Library partnered with the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) to host a Zoom …[read more]