Eastern Orthodox Christians Celebrate Good Friday in Brighton Beach
In the Church of St. John the Forerunner, parishioners pray and observe tradition
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Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Speakers lined the length of the Brooklyn Bridge projecting gospel hymns sung by a walking choir while hundreds of people, with colorful rosaries dangling from their wrists, processed slowly towards Manhattan in the early afternoon sunlight on Good Friday. At intermittent locations across […]
Home for a Century: The Syrians of Bay Ridge
Trump may fear them, but Syrians—both Christians and Muslims—have been calling the U.S. ‘home’ for more than a century
Sunset Park is Booming, But for Whom?
The blue collar neighborhood will soon get a new industrial park project proposed by the mayor
Tears of a Clown: A Circus Takes a Final Bow
Ringling Bros. has been performing in New York since 1968, but now it’s all over but the crying
Many Catholics Remain Fresh Faced on Ash Wednesday
Just 40 percent of U.S. adults raised Catholic still regularly attend mass — but many took to pews on Ash Wednesday to mark the start of Lent
Brooklyn Man Braves Snow for Daily Run
Not everyone used last week’s winter storm as an excuse to stay in bed.
Punk Rock Activism
Hundreds line up in hopes of getting a discounted tattoo to benefit Planned Parenthood
Immigration: In Bay Ridge, A Door Shuts
In the wake of President Trump’s “Muslim Ban,” immigration to a vital Arab community may be at risk
Waste Not Want Not: An E-Waste Story
How one Brooklyn warehouse is helping the environment by turning E-Waste into art
An Artist Who Honored—Then Escaped—Tradition
Deities, Pigments, and Borders: Pema Rinzin mastered Tibetian art, then climbed on its shoulders
Idiotarod 2017: Making America Fun Again
An annual whimsical cart race in Brooklyn took a political spin this year
Hot Sauces Fire Up NYC Tastebuds
At a festival featuring the heat-provoking condiments, vendors show off their wares.
Exploring the City’s Changes in Cardboard
With virtual reality, an interactive art installation helps viewers understand the effects of gentrification
Radio Free Brooklyn Partners with New Record Store
As more media consumption moves onto the Internet, one Internet radio station has decided to plant its feet in the physical world.