Film
A Brooklyn Neighborhood Fights for Its Future in a New Documentary
Emergent City returns to the old-school “fly-on-the-wall” method of filmmaking to capture democracy in practice in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn
Art
An Art Exhibition That Makes Rejection Look Good
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is preparing to proudly display works that didn’t make it into a popular open-call show at the Brooklyn Museum.
Art
Can You Spot These Mini Canvases Hidden Around Brooklyn?
Steve Wasterval stashes his tiny paintings of Greenpoint locales in traffic cones, behind telephone pole flyers, and even at Citi Bike stations.
Art
Inside Brooklyn’s Very Own Immersive “Clown Cult”
The bi-monthly variety show gathers both newcomers and veterans of the craft to help participants discover “the power in cringe.”
Art
Seeking Out Diversity at Greenpoint Open Studios
It was the perfect sunny weekend to bounce around from studio to studio, skirting mimosa-filled patio tables and couples with $5,000 strollers.
Sponsored
Announcement
Pratt’s 2024 Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition Is on View in Brooklyn
The two-part exhibition features the work of graduating artists across disciplines, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, and integrated practices.
Sponsored
Announcement
Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of Work by Graduating Artists
Free and open to the public, Pratt Shows celebrate the school’s graduating students. MFA and BFA work on view this spring in Brooklyn, New York.
News
Organizers Handing Out Flyers Thrown Out of Brooklyn Museum
The flyers explored links between the Black and Palestinian liberation movements and called out the museum’s sources of funding.
News
The Famous History of the Brooklyn Synagogue That Went Viral
While 770 Eastern Parkway garnered attention earlier this week for the discovery of illegal tunnels, the building’s significance stretches back decades.
Opinion
Brooklyn Public Library Has 99 Problems but Jay-Z Ain’t One
Should a struggling public library be used as a shrine to a billionaire’s glamorous life?
News
Behind the $9 Million Restoration of Grand Army Plaza
The restoration of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch is the first extensive repairing of the monument since the 1990s.
News
Did the Brooklyn Public Library Close for a Private Jay-Z Event?
Visitors to the main branch today were disappointed to find the space closed for a “special event,” which some speculate might involve Jay-Z and Beyoncé.