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A reader at a lectern leading an overnight public reading marathon before a Brooklyn audienceIllustrationCulture
Brooklyn Heights · 4 min read

What It Takes to Read The Power Broker Around the Clock

A November marathon will relay Robert Caro’s 1,200-plus-page book through hundreds of readers and a live audience.

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Sunset Park · 4 min read

Puppetworks Raises the Curtain at Industry City

The veteran marionette theater has a new Sunset Park stage; here's how families should plan a performance without relying on old Park Slope details.

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Park Slope · 4 min read

Leroy's Place Is Part Gift Shop, Part Monster World

How to browse Park Slope's interactive art shop without missing the handmade creatures, installations and independent-artist gifts.

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Red Hook · 4 min read

At Jalopy, the Folk Show and the Music Lesson Share a Home

A first-timer's look at Red Hook's intimate performance room, traditional-music classes and community-minded calendar.

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East New York · 4 min read

Inside Brooklyn's Working Seltzer Museum

What an 80-minute factory tour reveals about siphon bottles, carbonation and a family trade still operating in East Brooklyn.

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Park Slope · 4 min read

The Real Mission Behind Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.

Why Park Slope's cape-and-gadget storefront doubles as a youth writing nonprofit, plus what families should know before visiting.

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Williamsburg · 4 min read

The City Reliquary Makes a Museum Out of New York's Loose Ends

What to expect inside Williamsburg's compact community museum, from civic ephemera to rotating collections and weekend-only planning.

A bright Crown Heights bookstore and coffee shop with curated shelves, a community board and neighborhood browsersIllustrationCulture
Crown Heights · 4 min read

Cafe con Libros Pairs Books With a Feminist Community Space

How to browse the focused shelves, plan around café hours and follow community programming in Crown Heights.

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Bay Ridge · 4 min read

What Pete Davidson’s ‘Tommy Karate’ Shoot Brought to South Brooklyn

The reported Bay Ridge and Coney Island filming locations, Davidson’s role and what is known about the Brooklyn-set production.

Dancers warming at a barre in a bright Downtown Brooklyn studio beside a small performance stageIllustrationCulture
Downtown Brooklyn · 4 min read

Brooklyn Ballet Puts Classes and Performance Under One Roof

A first look at youth and adult training, the professional company and the Downtown Brooklyn performance space.

Warm independent bookstore with wood shelves, a central display table, neighborhood browsers, and a parent and child selecting booksIllustrationCulture
Kensington · 5 min read

Lofty Pigeon Books: A Kensington Bookstore Guide

How to browse, order a book, or plan around an event at Kensington's community-focused independent bookstore.

Working community ceramics studio with pottery wheels, clay tools, glaze tiles, and shelves of handmade vesselsIllustrationCulture
Greenwood Heights · 4 min read

Gasworks NYC: A Greenwood Heights Pottery Guide

How to choose between a one-night pottery class, a longer ceramics course, and studio membership at community-minded Gasworks NYC.

Cozy green fantasy bookstore with books, paper dragons, roleplaying dice, and browsing readersIllustrationCulture
Prospect Heights · 4 min read

Love & Legends Books: Prospect Heights Fantasy Bookstore Guide

Browse fantasy, science fiction, romance, children's books, and tabletop games at this independent Prospect Heights bookstore.

grand Brooklyn Museum exterior with nearby plaza and leafy cultural district atmosphere, no readable banners or identifiable facesIllustrationCulture
Prospect Heights · 4 min read

What to Do Near the Brooklyn Museum Before or After Your Visit

Build a culture day around the Brooklyn Museum with the Botanic Garden, Prospect Park, neighborhood food, and realistic timing.

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating boardwalk culture in Coney IslandCulture
Coney Island · 3 min read

How to experience Coney Island boardwalk culture

A grounded guide to boardwalk culture in Coney Island, with neighborhood context, practical planning advice, and what to verify before you go.

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating latin american culture in Sunset ParkCulture
Sunset Park · 3 min read

A guide to Latin American culture in Sunset Park

A grounded guide to latin american culture in Sunset Park, with neighborhood context, practical planning advice, and what to verify before you go.

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating chinatown in Sunset ParkCulture
Sunset Park · 3 min read

How to explore Sunset Park’s Chinatown

A grounded guide to chinatown in Sunset Park, with neighborhood context, practical planning advice, and what to verify before you go.

A Brooklyn neighborhood streetscape illustrating music in FlatbushCulture
Flatbush · 3 min read

How Caribbean music shapes Flatbush

A grounded guide to music in Flatbush / Little Caribbean, with neighborhood context, practical planning advice, and what to verify before you go.