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Original editorial image of life-jacketed community paddlers launching a canoe with a volunteer on the industrial Gowanus CanalIllustrationThings to Do
Gowanus · 4 min read

What It Takes to Canoe the Gowanus Canal

The Gowanus Dredgers turn a short paddle into waterfront education, with life jackets, waivers, weather calls and active-cleanup limits shaping every trip.

Original editorial image of a contemporary experimental performance before a small audience in a converted Williamsburg garage theaterIllustrationCulture
Williamsburg · 4 min read

A First-Timer’s Night at The Brick Theater

Williamsburg’s experimental stage rewards an open mind, but checking format, content notes, seating and the correct space makes an unconventional night easier to plan.

Original editorial image of cocktails served beside copper stills inside a Bushwick distillery barIllustrationNightlife
Bushwick · 4 min read

What It’s Like to Drink Inside a Working Brooklyn Distillery

Jaywalker puts New York Distilling Company’s rye-and-gin program, cocktail bar and bookable distillery tours under one Bushwick roof.

Original editorial image combining performance, gallery art and dining inside a Williamsburg arts venueIllustrationCulture
Williamsburg · 4 min read

Brooklyn Art Haus Turns One Night Out Into Three

The Williamsburg arts hub connects theater, comedy, circus, gallery shows, classes and The Mouth restaurant without requiring every visit to follow the same plan.

Original editorial image of visitors in the restored industrial lobby at Powerhouse Arts in GowanusIllustrationCulture
Gowanus · 4 min read

Can You Visit Powerhouse Arts Without an Event Ticket?

Yes—but the public lobby and Turbine Café are the dependable drop-in options, while fabrication floors and event spaces require a calendar check.

Original editorial image of musicians rehearsing in an accessible studio at a new Park Slope music campusIllustrationCulture
Park Slope · 4 min read

What BKCM’s New Park Slope Campus Adds

The Conservatory’s second Park Slope hub adds 13 accessible studios, a performance hall and a new Music Therapy Institute near Grand Army Plaza.

Original editorial image of brisket being sliced at a busy Greenpoint Texas-style barbecue counterIllustrationFood + Drink
Greenpoint · 4 min read

How to Plan for Kirbee’s Greenpoint Barbecue Line

The Texas-style counter pairs pitmasters connected to Goldee’s and Barbs B Q, with an ordering rhythm shaped by limited smoked meats and possible sellouts.

Gowanus natural wine bar with curved booths, dinner plates and a vinyl DJIllustrationNightlife
Gowanus · 4 min read

Liar Liar Can Be One Glass or a Full Gowanus Dinner

Four hospitality friends built a natural-wine bar where cocktails, a full food menu, booths and music support different kinds of nights.

Brooklyn library patrons receiving limited-edition music-themed library cards at a circulation deskIllustrationCulture
Prospect Heights · 4 min read

How to Get Brooklyn Public Library’s New JAY-Z Card

The Blueprint edition joins BPL’s limited JAY-Z card series, with branch pickup available only while supplies last.

Historic Floyd Bennett Field hangars illuminated by public art beside a long community dinner tableIllustrationCulture
Marine Park · 4 min read

Floyd Bennett Field Turns Its Hangars Into a Nighttime Canvas

Projection-mapped art and a communal outdoor dinner return for the second biennial festival on October 3.

Three-on-three charity basketball game with a Greenpoint crowd and green awareness ribbonsIllustrationThings to Do
Greenpoint · 4 min read

The Big Walkowski Puts Comedy on a Greenpoint Basketball Court

The September 12 three-on-three tournament honors organ donor Kenny DeForest and benefits the LiveOnNY Foundation.

Skylit Bed-Stuy taqueria with tacos, coffee, cocktails and garden seatingIllustrationFood + Drink
Bed-Stuy · 4 min read

Peral Works as a Bed-Stuy Cafe by Day and Taqueria by Night

Use Peral’s current schedule to choose daytime coffee and breakfast or its Wednesday–Sunday evening taco and cocktail service in Bed-Stuy.

Bright Greenpoint Italian cafe with gelato, pastries, espresso and pizza at the counterIllustrationFood + Drink
Greenpoint · 4 min read

Santa Chiara Brings Gelato, Pastries and Pizza to Greenpoint

The Italian caffè’s first Brooklyn storefront is now open on West Street, with a broad daytime menu still settling in.

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.

Historic Brooklyn Heights townhouse room redesigned with bold contemporary furniture and artIllustrationCulture
Brooklyn Heights · 4 min read

Inside the 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse

The biennial fundraiser opens a landmarked 1852 mansion reimagined by contemporary designers from October 2 through November 1.

Children in handmade costumes marching in Bay Ridge's Ragamuffin ParadeIllustrationThings to Do
Bay Ridge · 4 min read

Bay Ridge’s Ragamuffin Parade Turns 60

The neighborhood’s children’s costume parade celebrates six decades on Third Avenue on September 26.

Jazz trio playing outdoors for a lunchtime audience beside Brooklyn Borough HallIllustrationThings to Do
Downtown Brooklyn · 4 min read

A Tuesday Lunch Break With Jazz at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Free outdoor sets bring four ensembles to Columbus Park Plaza on Tuesdays through September 29.

Warm Greenpoint restaurant interior blending European bistro and New Orleans design cuesIllustrationFood + Drink
Greenpoint · 4 min read

What to Know About 148 Noble Street Before It Opens

Chef Gabriel Borges is preparing a Greenpoint restaurant shaped by European cooking and New Orleans flavors.