Spend Your Summer in Brooklyn with FIT
The Fashion Institute of Technology is perhaps best known as a school for aspiring fashion creatives and entrepreneurs, with a campus located in the heart of Manhattan’s fashion district. But FIT offers so much...
Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of New Work by Graduating MFA Artists
Discover the bold work of emerging fine arts talent at Pratt Shows. New exhibits open
every Monday from 5-8 PM on the Brooklyn campus through mid-May.
Every Monday night Pratt opens its doors and invites you...
A Toast to Park Slope
There are so many amazing places around Park Slope to grab a drink, chill with friends, or find a fantastic new wine you’ve never heard of. Cinch is a neighborhood exploration app that helps...
Shirley Chisholm Statue At Prospect Park Revealed
PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN — The city, on Wednesday, announced the winning duo to create the Shirley Chisholm monument slated for the Parkside Avenue entrance of Prospect Park.
Artists Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous proposed "Our Destiny,...
Crown Heights Store Openings
CROWN HEIGHTS — We have already told you about Izzy's opening up its third business — a fried chicken spot— in Crown Heights. Here's the scoop on what's ahead among the growing retail spaces in...
Rejuvenate Yourself This Spring with 20% Off at Local Businesses
Kick the winter blues and embrace the spring with Cinch, the app that connects you to local businesses for new experiences and exclusive deals.
We’ve got some amazing spots in Williamsburg and Park Slope to...
Use Shapr to Make The Right Connections
There’s likely one person in every subway car who can intro you to a new job opportunity, connect you to the perfect freelance gig or make a great addition to your team. But let’s...
Busy Parents, Let Hungryroot Be Your Healthy Food Concierge
As a parent of two young kids, I’ve got limited time – and energy – for shopping and cooking. So I’m always on the lookout for ways to make getting those things done a...
One Vote for One Book, One New York
The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and BuzzFeed have launched One Book, One New York - where New Yorkers get to pick the ONE BOOK they all want to read together.
VOTE here for one...
PJ Masks Live Heads Into Brooklyn To Save The Day This Weekend
SPONSORED: Weekend in the city, and a brave band of heroes is ready to face fiendish villains to stop them messing with your (Satur/Sun)day.
If that slightly altered bit of narration sounds familiar, you probably...
No Drills Necessary – Nearby Gang Shootings Keep Local Schools On Alert
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Police confirmed that gang-related gun incidents near Stroud Playground on Park Place, sparked two separate "shelter-ins" at a nearby school just hours apart on Friday, March 15. They apprehended two armed individuals in relation...
EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn’s First Racially Integrated School to Become Affordable Apartments
CROWN HEIGHTS — Developers are converting a shuttered Weeksville School, Brooklyn's first racially integrated school, to a fully-affordable apartment building, Bklyner has learned.
Located at 1634 Dean St. at the corner of Schenectady Ave., the building...
Man Shot And Killed Outside Brooklyn Baby Shower
CROWN HEIGHTS/PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A man was shot and killed outside of a baby shower Friday night at the border of Crown Heights and Prospect Heights, according to police.
Police identified Courtney Tingle, of Ft. Greene's...
Where There’s a Y, There’s a Way…to the Best Summer Ever
At the Prospect Park YMCA & Park Slope Armory YMCA summer day camps, children learn leadership skills and develop self-confidence in a safe, accepting, and stimulating environment. They also build robots, go on field...
‘Women Trailblazers in Tech’ Panel Hosted By Flatiron School
Join Flatiron School as we celebrate women trailblazers in tech and look to inspire the
next wave of women poised to shake up the tech world in this celebratory Women’s
History Month panel on March 26th at...