“Freed Between the Lines” – Banned Books Week 2024
BY IAN M. TORRES Kelly M. Coffey, a teen-focused librarian and creative coach within the New York Public Library system is just one of many …[read more]
Arts/Culture
Flatbush-Born Rapper JPEGMafia Returns to NYC for Sold Out Show
By SAMUEL MORTEL On one of the last few stops of JPEGMafia’s “Lay My Life Down” Tour, he made a long-awaited return to the city …[read more]
CUNY Students Call for Access to Political Education Amidst Council Hearing on Civic Engagement
BY CAITLYN JONSSON Coming just before National Voter Registration Day, the New York City Council Committee of Higher Education met in New York City …[read more]
Asking the Nuclear Question: A Book Talk On the Legality of Nuclear War
BY: KELLY MCGRATH “Mutually Assured Destruction,” the guiding principle that many people suppose has kept the world free from nuclear war for the past 80 …[read more]
East New York honors legendary NFL official with street sign
BY KIM GILL Family, friends, neighbors, and community leaders gathered at the Linden Houses in East New York, Brooklyn to pay homage to a …[read more]
Community Garden Commemorates 9/11 With Free Fashion Show
By KELLY MCGRATHLocal New York fashion designer, Zahq Goode, collaborated with the Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden on Wednesday Sept. 11 to bring fashion and …[read more]
Brooklyn Shows Its West Indian and Caribbean Pride with Annual Carnival
By KELLY MCGRATH Monday, September 2, 2024 marked the annual celebration of the J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Carnival. A Brooklyn tradition rooted in …[read more]
An Artist Turned Gallerist
BY MAXWELL SCHUSS For the past 25 years gallerist Kerry Schuss has displayed the works of others. Now, he himself has dived into the life …[read more]
American Museum Of Natural History Expands with New Center and Exhibits
BY HENRY POPOVIC After much anticipation, the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, a new part of the American Museum of Natural History …[read more]
No Met Gala in Brooklyn, But Fashion Fans Still Celebrated
BY DEJA WALLACE The latest fashion exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum examines the legacy of fashion designer Thierry Mugler Couturissime with his innovative and fashion-forward …[read more]