It’s almost been two months since the Brooklyn Mirage failed its final inspection and cancelled its opening weekend. In that time, shows have been relocated, a CEO has been fired, and reminiscences have been shared. And, as the New York Post points out today, ticket holders are still asking if they’ll be able to see…

Another day, another Brooklyn Mirage show quietly relocated. On Friday, June 20, the ticketing platform Dice began to inform stub-holders that Mirage’s upcoming Boiler Room shows on July 11 and 12 will now take place on a different stage. The shows have been moved to Under The K Bridge in Greenpoint, which has absorbed a…

The thing about any “best of” Brooklyn food list is this: the restaurant landscape changes so often here, so many new openings and/or menus changing all the time, that even comprehensively researched and confidently delivered surveys and rankings of burgers published less than a year ago could always use an update. So even though I…

All praise, Duke, the darling and beloved late dachshund who is currently at the center of a potentially transformative ruling that may just define dogs as legal family members. According to Gothamist, Duke was tragically struck and killed by a car in Mill Basin while being walked by his owner last year. The owners, Nan DeBlase…

In case you weren’t—or, more likely, have given up on—keeping count, we have officially entered week seven of waiting for Brooklyn Mirage to open its recently expanded dance floors to the public. The venue, initially slated to begin its 2025 season on May 1, has been derailed indefinitely due to a failed safety inspection, which…

Around noon on Tuesday, June 17, Brad Lander, NYC’s current comptroller and a Democratic candidate in the upcoming mayoral primary, was arrested by federal agents while walking a defendant through the halls of 26 Federal Plaza after an immigration court hearing. The comptroller’s wife, Meg Barnette, shared a video of his arrest on social media…

Father’s Day may come but once a year, but the dad who took home top prize at the first annual Pedro Pascal lookalike contest over the weekend will be eating well at least until the next one. George Gountas, a Brooklyn resident who was pressured into entering the contest by his wife and coworkers at The…

After years of advocacy and litigation, millions (billions?) in added moving costs and lobbying, and a last-minute plea to suspend the bill, the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (or FARE) Act has effectively killed the dreaded broker fee in NYC. According to Gothamist, federal judge Ronnie Abrams denied an eleventh-hour request from The Real Estate…

At around 12:31 AM today, June 9, the New York Police Department (NYPD) shut down a Puerto Rican Day afterparty at Bushwick venue Mood Ring. A video recording was posted to X this morning by independent reporter Talia Jane showing a brigade of police attempting to clear the crowd. Multiple cops can be seen shoving…

For many Brooklyn residents, the closest they come to a hike is commutes, visiting that one friend who lives on the fifth floor of a walk-up, or what the bouncer tells them to take as last call nears. Yet, there are so many options, and picking a place in the woods to wander or a…

With an emphasis on inclusion and authenticity, the best yoga studios in Brooklyn offer more than just downward dogs—they offer community. From steamy studios in Park Slope to restorative sessions in Sunset Park, the borough’s yoga scene hums with creativity and positive energy. Whether you’re a first-timer or a lifelong practitioner coming to the mat,…

As far as we’re concerned, Brooklyn has the best of damn-near everything. That goes for every category, and especially includes summertime snacking. In fact, options throughout the borough are so innumerable, so endless and ever-shifting, we had to point you at some of the standouts currently occupying several whole sectors of our radar. For your…

The great dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Brooklyn-based Evidence dance company Ronald K. Brown has a familiar story that echoes generations of artists dating back to Alvin Ailey’s professional debut as a performer on the Brooklyn Academy of Music stage in 1957. His relationship to dance, his way into the artform that would define…

Now firmly a month passed due, the Brooklyn Mirage launch (or lack thereof) has inspired its share of scorn from those left holding tickets for shows that have been relocated, rescheduled, or cancelled altogether. But it also has some folks in their feelings, pining for the good old displaced palms of the venue’s glory days….

The best way to understand the enchanted 12-year run of Bed-Vyne & Brew—a small, dearly beloved, soon-to-be departed bar at the intersection of Putnam Avenue and Tompkins Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant—is its owners had no intention of opening it, but were essentially forced to by a neighborhood that willed it into existence. “We wanted to…

If you’ve lived in or visited the borough for long enough, you already know Brooklyn’s summer programming is the stuff of legend. And while we can’t offer full details just yet, BKMAG is excited to announce Planet Brooklyn, a first-of-its-kind music festival, is coming to not one or two, but three, iconic stages this year….

Deep in the belly of the McKibbin Lofts, long home to some of Brooklyn’s strangest and most mythologized gatherings, is a new and wholesomely conservation-minded attraction. The Gecko Gallery, a literal zoo, opened this past week, collecting through legal, ethical, and trackable sources more than 150 lizards in the square footage of a “cozy” studio…

A bicentennial is a rare milestone for any organization. For the Brooklyn Museum, it’s been an opportunity to commemorate its legacy, but also affirm its commitment to being the borough’s most diverse and dynamic source of arts and culture programming. In BKMAG‘s continued coverage of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th anniversary, we’re excited to turn the…