The yo-yos were moving fast. Sideways. Behind the back. Between the legs. Over the shoulder. Competitors vying for the title of New York state yo-yo champion Saturday… Read more “New York State Yo-Yo Champion Crowned in Coney Island”
Category: Brooklyn
A Town Hall on New York’s Nightlife is Quite the Spectacle
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Blue and red strobe lights beamed onto the center stage. Disco music played on the speakers. Hundreds of New Yorkers perked… Read more “A Town Hall on New York’s Nightlife is Quite the Spectacle”
Brooklyn Pet Grooming Salon Raises Money to Save Pups with Santa Photo Ops
On the second day of December, many New Yorkers were just beginning to get into the holiday spirit. But at Carroll Gardens Pet Grooming, Christmas carols were… Read more “Brooklyn Pet Grooming Salon Raises Money to Save Pups with Santa Photo Ops”
Veteran’s Day Honor Ruck Brings Veterans and Supporters out to Lower Manhattan
Eric Frei’s childhood dream was to join the Marine Corps. “I used to dress up in the fatigues and everything and practice my marching,” he said. But… Read more “Veteran’s Day Honor Ruck Brings Veterans and Supporters out to Lower Manhattan”
The Other Art Fair Draws Collectors and Young Artists to Brooklyn
It was a big weekend for Colombian artist Carolina Gutiérrez, who was showing her work for the first time internationally at The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn.… Read more “The Other Art Fair Draws Collectors and Young Artists to Brooklyn”
What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?
Affordable housing in New York City hinges on a patchwork of policies created amid the often-cutthroat economics of local real estate. The tensions of the system play… Read more “What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?”
Pittsburgh Shooting Overshadows Rabbinic Gathering
As part of an annual conference, thousands of Hasidic rabbis gathered for a giant group photo in Brooklyn Sunday morning, Nov. 4. The normally celebratory event, however,… Read more “Pittsburgh Shooting Overshadows Rabbinic Gathering”
The View from the Outside at the Start of the ‘El Chapo’ Trial in Brooklyn
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio About 30 onlookers braved a downpour early Monday outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn hoping to catch a glimpse of the… Read more “The View from the Outside at the Start of the ‘El Chapo’ Trial in Brooklyn”
Educating Tenants on their Right to Counsel
Ciara Ward was doing her laundry in Bedford-Stuyvesant on a recent Sunday afternoon. Ward, who lives around the corner from the laundromat, is fighting an eviction case… Read more “Educating Tenants on their Right to Counsel”
Quick Evic: A Landlord’s Counterpart to the Right to Counsel
A black vinyl banner hangs on a chain link fence across the street from the Bedford-Atlantic Armory shelter in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The banner, which depicts a… Read more “Quick Evic: A Landlord’s Counterpart to the Right to Counsel”