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Here's proof that ‘We Don’t Deserve Dogs’

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By Amelia Anthony &

Park Slope filmmakers Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker discuss their documentary about man’s too-good-for-us friend.

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A bookstore on a mission to preserve Latinx and Black Bushwick

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By Gabriella Canal &

How Mil Mundos—a bilingual cafe, bookstore and bulwark against gentrification—fights for cultural preservation, even during Covid.

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Cautious Clay drops video for 'Karma and Friends,' and discusses his debut

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By Robert Frezza &

‘I didn’t start singing until my early 20s, but been playing instruments since I was 7,’ says Clay, whose ‘Deadpan Love’ is out June 25.

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Looklyn: Molten street style

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Meet lava girl: ‘Everything is hot hot hot.’

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Locking down with the Lord

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Locking down with the Lord

Why this Brooklyn tech investor is excited about post-pandemic New York

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By Brian Braiker &

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Why this Brooklyn tech investor is excited about post-pandemic New York

This campaign urges New York to get back to business—now

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By Amelia Anthony &

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This campaign urges New York to get back to business—now

Brooklyn tweets of the week: Coney Island, DMX and wacky millennial parents

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Brooklyn tweets of the week: Coney Island, DMX and wacky millennial parents

Prospect Park's Concert Grove Pavilion receives surprisingly colorful restoration

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By Brian Braiker &

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Prospect Park's Concert Grove Pavilion receives surprisingly colorful restoration

Despite rumors of imminent closure, Totonno's pizzeria to remain open

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By Jake Samieske &

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Despite rumors of imminent closure, Totonno's pizzeria to remain open

The National's photographer discusses 20 years of shooting the band

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By José Simián &

Graham MacIndoe’s new book, ‘Light Years,’ documents the transformation of the Brooklyn band into global stars over two decades.

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After a rollercoaster of a year, the Cyclones are ready to play ball

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By Peter Kropf &

The 2020 minor league season was canceled due to Covid, but the championship ‘Baby Bums’ return to the diamond on May 4.

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Looklyn: At the intersection of architecture, fashion and divahood

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By Johnny Cirillo &

Meet Mariah: ‘My friends call me Storm. Why? Because when I walk into a room, I make a statement.’

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7 things to know about newest Net LaMarcus Aldridge

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By Jake Samieske &

He plays piano—but only because Shaq once gave him good advice; he built a house just for his shoes, and has a soccer pro cousin.

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Shantell Martin walks—and draws—the line

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By Brian Braiker

The British-born artist has collaborated with Kendrick, Adidas and the Whitney—and is currently working on her choreographic debut.

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Looklyn: Life through rose-colored prescription glasses

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By Johnny Cirillo &

Meet Elias, a Bedford Ave. flâneur with a thing for Western wear, cowhide, denim and jewelry.

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A year after his death, Pop Smoke is breaking records

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By Jake Samieske &

Pop’s 2020 posthumous ‘Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon’ broke Billboard’s record for the longest running rap No. 1 Tuesday.

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Get to know Kid Cudi's producer, Brooklyn's Dot da Genius

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By Jake Samieske &

Kid Cudi’s righthand man may not take center stage with the rapper on SNL next month, but his music will. Our cheat sheet to Dot’s career.

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This moving video collage captures a year of New York pandemic life

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

One year in, New Yorkers of all ages, boroughs and backgrounds share their thoughts, hopes and fears during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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'Bizarro' cult director tackles anti-Asian racism in a way that only he can

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By Amelia Anthony &

Eric Spade Rivas, the quirky auteur of the ‘Vamp Biker’ trilogy, is at work on ‘Duke of New York,’ which is … sort of about the pandemic.

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Looklyn: Where personal style meets 'oneself reflection'

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By Johnny Cirillo &

Stylist JaBarie Anderson on being a little bit André Leon, a little bit Kenzo and all JaBarie Anderson.

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6 things to know about newest Net Blake Griffin

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By Jake Samieske &

The team announced Monday that the veteran All-Star forward signed on for the remainder of the season.

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Patti Smith live at Brooklyn Museum: 'It's very moving to be here'

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By Allison Rapp &

‘Our story began in Brooklyn,’ Smith said Tuesday as part of a celebration of the life of her one-time partner Robert Mapplethorpe.

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Bob Guccione Jr. isn't done talking

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By Christopher Heine &

The recidivist Spin publisher calls out Rolling Stone’s ‘prostitution,’ Larry Flynt’s alleged hit on his dad, and why 99% of digital media sucks.

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What's next for Bobby Shmurda?

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By Jake Samieske &

The king of Brooklyn drill is out on parole, back at work and ready to make some shmoney.

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Borough's indie cinemas take different approaches to re-opening

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By Amelia Anthony &

New York’s movie houses have opened back up for indoor viewing at 25 percent capacity, and different theaters are taking different tacks.

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Patti Smith to stream a live show from Brooklyn Museum March 9

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By Amelia Anthony &

The punk icon will perform in tribute to her one-time partner, the late Robert Mapplethorpe, as a treat to museum workers.

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BODEGA makes Art Rock for a 'Broken' World

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By José Simián &

One of the borough’s more exciting rock bands talks about Heidegger, history, and recording a ‘thinking party’ album during the pandemic.

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Meet the millennial with plants for parents

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By Greg Hildreth &

Having houseplant problems? Submit your questions to us as part of a new series on caring for your domestic vegetation.

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You think New York is dead? These artists are betting everything it isn't

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By Anna Rahmanan &

South Williamsburg creative collective The Locker Room has rolled out a residency program urging creatives of all stripes to stick it out.

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Brooklyn Nets fans flash an ‘Excelsior Pass’ to prove Covid status before game

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By Amelia Anthony &

The new QR code ticketing system was also given a trial run at Tuesday’s Rangers game.

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Looklyn: A Williamsburg artist flaunts her amazing technicolor dreamcoat

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

Kira Ryter, an artist and designer who recently moved from Chicago, shows off a coat of many colors she made from an old blanket.

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'Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell' reveals new truths about the iconic rapper

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By Joshua Encinias &

The new Netflix doc about Notorious B.I.G. relies heavily on never-before-seen home video footage and has the blessing of his estate.

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The Hold Steady: Rocking on as the world 'simmers into a boil'

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By Brian Braiker &

The Hold Steady’s Criag Finn and Franz Nicolay discuss their new album, ‘Open Door Policy,’ a year of lockdown and, well, holding steady.

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Check out Pop Smoke's posthumous track, 'AP'

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By Brian Braiker &

The song, which features in the new movie ‘Boogie,’ dropped at midnight, a year after the face of Brooklyn drill was murdered in LA at 20.

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Meet the man behind the man behind Guided by Voices

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By José Simián &

Musician-engineer-producer Travis Harrison discusses Dumbo studio life, getting ahead of the Covid curve and more.

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A new book offers never-before-seen photos of the LAPD in 1994

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

Two years after the LA riots, Brooklyn photographer Joseph Rodriguez embedded with the LAPD which was attempting to fix its image.

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Looklyn: From 'soft colors' to 'extremely extreme'

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

In this series we hold a mirror up to the borough to ask what we can learn about what we’re wearing. Today, meet Darnell Bernard.

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Rewriting the formula on Formula One race photography

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By Brian Braiker &

Photographer Josh Paul discusses shooting the “elegant circus” of Formula One racing for the past eight years—with a camera from 1913.

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Coney Island to re-open for the brave on April 9

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By Amelia Anthony &

The amusement park will open at 33 percent capacity, while indoor attractions will operate at 25 percent.

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These fantastical maps explore the psychic blueprint of iconic artists

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By Brian Braiker &

Created by Brooklyn artist Brendan Lorber, these maps take the viewer places where literally no one has gone.

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Americana through a Brooklyn filter

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By Allison Rapp &

With his first solo album, Brooklyn-born producer and bandleader Ben Rice contemplates a borough he doesn’t always recognize.

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Looklyn: How we dress now … and what it tells us about who we are

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A new semi-regular series will hold a mirror up to the borough to ask what we can learn about what we’re wearing.

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9 Indie Brooklyn Bookstores to Visit Today

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By Emilie Murphy &

From Archestratus to Unnameable, these neighborhood shops offer more than just page-turners.

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Hello (Again): Nets to welcome fans back to Barclays Center Feb 23

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By Jake Samieske &

This will be the first game Brooklyn fans will be able to see Kevin Durant and James Harden play in person.

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Live performances to return to Brooklyn streets in May

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By Amelia Anthony &

Mayor de Blasio launches the city’s “Open Culture” initiative, which will open 115 designated public spaces for live, ticketed performances.

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The Knocks' Ben Ruttner on his new side-hustle, Holiday87

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By Robert Frezza &

Expect a ‘moodier and weirder’ sound on the debut album by producer-DJ Holiday87.

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'We Are: The Brooklyn Saints' and what it means to be a hero

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By Brian Braiker &

Rudy Valdez, the director of a new docu-series about a Brooklyn youth football program, opens up on ‘Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast.’

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Two new art installations pop up in the Brookyn wild

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By Amelia Anthony &

Street artist Swoon and muralist Ashley Lukashevy bring American stories to life as part of an ongoing project by PBS and RadicalMedia.

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9 pandemic-friendly Valentine's Day activities in Brooklyn

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By Amelia Anthony &

A list of safe local ways to celebrate affordably this year, whether you’re coupled up or not.

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Poet Carl Hancock Rux on John Lewis and 'always becoming'

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By Brian Braiker &

Rux—a poet, playwright, author, essayist and recording artist—is this week’s guest on ‘Brooklyn Magazine: The Podcast.’

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WNBA star Jocelyn Willoughby on 'adulting,' Covid and creating community

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By Brian Braiker &

Willoughby is launching a book club with Crown Heights book store Cafe con Libros to explore injustices facing people of color.

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Pandemics make strange bedfellows, too

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By Anna Winham &

How the pandemic nudged unemployed performance artists into the arms of a museum on the brink.

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Sculptor Marsha Pels talks shop and remembers her friend Louise Bourgeois

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By Bryce Kroll &

Pels, who currently has two pieces on display at Lubov gallery, also recalls her life-changing friendship with artist Ana Mendieta.

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The Brooklyn films and filmmakers at Sundance this year

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By Joshua Encinias &

Homegrown docu-fiction hybrids and boundary-pushing Black movies hit the popular indie film festival.

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Ophira Eisenberg doesn't talk like your average public radio host

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By Brian Braiker &

The host of NPR’s “Ask Me Another” on processing trauma, where honesty meets humor and pain, and sleeping with a Garfield obsessive.

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10 things you may not know about Larry King

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Raised in Bensonhurst, Larry Zeiger would go on to be one of the most accomplished interviewers in broadcasting.

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Bushwick club Elsewhere opens back up for live music … on Twitch

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By Amelia Anthony &

Princess Nokia headlines the debut of ‘Elsewhere’s Sound Space,’ a new monthly ‘deeper’ interactive virtual event, Jan 28.

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Record mecca Rough Trade to move from its Williamsburg home

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By Amelia Anthony &

The store and concert venue will close this spring to reopen at an as-yet unannounced location sometime in the summer.

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'It was triage': What it’s like to film in the middle of a pandemic

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By Christopher Heine &

From ‘Covid officers’ to auditioning via Zoom, five industry professionals share what’s changed—and what hasn’t.

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James Harden and the Nets: Reason to celebrate or just bad déjà vu?

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By Tony Sportiello &

On the surface the deal seems like a no-brainer. But something about it feels uncomfortably familiar.

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No sleep til ... Brainard?

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By Ross Benes &

Brooklyn-based writer Ross Benes goes back to his Nebraska roots to trace the origins of our country’s deep political rift.

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MLK at BAM, 35 years on

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By Amelia Anthony &

“Ideas on the right side of justice don’t die,” says photojournalist Laylah Amatullah Barrayn.

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Ribbon Stage: Rock with ‘A nod to the old heads’

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By Robert Frezza &

Indie Brooklyn trio Ribbon Stage had some buzz and a new EP in 2020, and then the world ended.

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Remembering Lauterbach's, a dive from Park Slope's grimy past

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By Andrew Mason &

If you were a Lauterbach’s regular, this filmmaker would like a word with you.

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Famous friends and sports legends remember Tommy Lasorda

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By Amelia Anthony &

Where have you gone Tommy Lasorda? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

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Brooklyn theater went dark in 2020, but it didn't die

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By Tony Sportiello &

How three St. Ann’s Warehouse, the Brick and Brooklyn Children’s Theater navigated a year that was pure absurdist tragedy.

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A photo ode to our mom-and-pops

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By Mich Cardin &

Honoring the history and legacy of Brooklyn’s small businesses at the end of an especially challenging year.

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Ecstasy, co-founder of legendary Brooklyn hip-hop trio Whodini, has died

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John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher, behind pioneering hits including ‘Freaks Come Out at Night’ and ‘Friends,’ is dead at 56.

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Coney Island to get a new ride in 2021

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

‘The Phoenix’ will rise from the ashes of this garbage year (which also happened to have been the theme park’s 100th anniversary).

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A Brooklyn photographer explores intimacy in a year of distancing

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

Russian-born Katia Rapina’s ‘Intimacy in the Time of Corona’ is on display (virtually and in person) at NYU’s Gallatin Galleries.

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Spencer Dinwiddie's full-court crypto press

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The Brooklyn Nets point guard is among the first celebs to take an active role in securing blockchain networks.

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Love as Laughter frontman Sam Jayne has died

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

Friends and fans had been posting widely on social media since Monday, December 7, that Jayne had gone missing.

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Now you can sleep where Cecil Taylor slept

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

The Fort Greene home of the free jazz pioneer, who died in 2018, is for sale at an un-free $2.5 million.

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New York from the driver's seat

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By Bill Shapiro &

A new book of photography explores a gritty mid-’80s NYC through the eyes of cabbie Joseph Rodriguez.

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Gamify your own survival

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

A virtual fundraiser aims to save Bushwick’s Wonderville.

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Burlesque in the year of Covid

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By Deanna Zammit &

Dancers and variety performers in lockdown have spent 2020 innovating on the small screen.

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Alienation wins again

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

Conceptual artist Baseera Khan takes home second-annual Brooklyn Museum Prize.

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Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates reveals his most cherished possession

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By Bill Shapiro & Naomi Wax &

In this excerpt of ‘What We Keep,’ the Brooklyn writer shows off an inscription from a former president.

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Photodom NYC and Brooklyn’s Black photography revolution

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By Eric Ford &

How a Bushwick business aims to be a new hub for Brooklyn’s Black photography community.

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Introducing a new Brooklyn Magazine for a new era

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By Brian Braiker &

Today we are introducing a new Brooklyn Magazine, under new ownership and new management, with a new sensibility—and during a pandemic.

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Soul singer Bette Smith on bringing light into darkness

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By Andrew Cotto &

The Brooklyn-born musician discusses releasing her second album after a year of pandemic and protest.

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Reflections from Poland with Pastor Gil Monrose and Evan Bernstein

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By Brooklyn Magazine

From March 3rd to March 7th, two leaders in their respective faith communities traveled through Holocaust memorial sites in Poland in an effort to learn more about each other and further their collaboration at home in Brooklyn. Evan Bernstein is the New York/New Jersey Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization founded in…

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5 Questions with Skela

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By Dania Curvy

It’s one thing to be a singer, another to write your own music, and almost unheard of to also release your own novel. The multifaceted artist Skela, however, takes DIY to the next level. Born and raised in New York City, the songstress-turned-novelist recently released Project 10–an ambitious visual album of 10 songs and music videos filmed throughout her hometown–as a countdown to the announcement of her first original novel, Building You Up, due out later this year.

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Casanovas music can really only be appreciated at deafening volumes

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By M.T. Richards

Commissary, the penal-themed EP that Casanova released in June, is a symphony of chaos and verbal brawling. The songs are punishingly corporal, intimidatingly minimalist, rough around the edges and loud as cicadas in mating season. Casanova is one of New York City’s best-liked rappers, but he scares just as many people as inspires. His music…

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5 Questions with WMN/N/SND: Making a Safe Space for Music, and a Movement

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By Brian Quinn

Brooklyn Magazine recently sat down with WMN/N/SND, a collective based in Brooklyn creating intimate, acoustic performances from some of the best emerging women in music. Anastasia Wright (Creator & Founder), Liana Banks (Creative Director) and Tangina Stone (Artist Relations) shared their inspiration and vision for this concert platform and the community they are building.

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DIY OR BUST: Meow Wolf Documentary Comes to Brooklyn

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By Brian Quinn

In uncertain times, art often finds a way to prevail. For the Sante Fe arts collective Meow Wolf, the past decade has been driven by forging their own definition of art and reinventing the immersive landscape in the process. Founded on shared principles of “radical inclusivity, maximalism, and narrative interactive art”, the collective has gained…

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Phoebe Robinson: Dope Queen Coming Through

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By Eva Jean-Charles &

Phoebe Robinson of 2 Dope Queens Sits with Brooklyn Magazine Photos by Jesse Dittmar Hair by Naivasha Johnson Make-up by Delina Medhin Shot at Loosie Rouge Phoebe Robinson enters stage left. Author (Yas). Writer (Yas). Producer (Yas). Actress (Yas). Brooklyn (Yas). Dope Queens (Yas). Stand-up comic (yep you guessed it, YAS). How to properly introduce a queen you ask? Well of course…

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Cornelius Minor: Literacy for Democracy

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By Olivia Ramirez

Cornelius Minor thinks that the fuel behind inequality in the U.S. isn’t just the people making the decisions. It’s the systems set in place to keep people divided, immobile, and illiterate. So, what exactly does a modern hero look like?   First off, how long have you been in New York? Over 30 years! Could…

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4 Brooklyn Entrepreneurs on How Their Style Impacts Business

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By Olivia Ramirez

As innovative startups reinvent life as we know it, how has work style adapted to match a modern, constantly redefined work culture? We chatted with four game-changers in their respective fields whose work clothes amplify their brand and inspire boundless creativity in their business. All photos were taken at The Yard: South Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s newest…

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Afropunk 2018: A Review.

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By Bridget Peck

The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the original author. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of Brooklyn Magazine or its other writers and contributors. To start, I went to Afropunk in 2016- or as I call it, “The Great Disaster of Lauryn Hill.” As I recounted a multitude…

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LaWanda Pierre With the Good Hair

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By Eva Jean-Charles

From color to short cuts, braids and extensions, there is no hairstyle that LaWanda Pierre, up-and-coming hairstylist, cannot do. Originally born in Houston (with a stint in Atlanta in between), Pierre made Brooklyn her home at the age of nine and lived here ever since. Like most young black women in the 90s, she ran…

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A Behind the Scenes Look at Behind the Scenes NYC

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By Brooklyn Magazine &

62.8 million tourists visited New York City in 2017, marking the eighth consecutive year of record-breaking growth. But what’s a tourist to do after they’ve hit the major spots? Or if they want to avoid the major attractions in the first place? And where should a local start if they want to explore beyond their…

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See Porches, Sunflower Bean, & Crumb Free This Weekend at SummerStage!

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By Brooklyn Magazine

For over 33 years, SummerStage has brought live music and performances to parks across all five boroughs, and thanks to CityParks’ dedication to the program, this year’s lineup is one of the best yet. Three hometown bands will take the stage this weekend: Brooklyn Mag/Northside Fest favorites Porches, Sunflower Bean, and Crumb. We’ve briefly profiled…

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Bed-Stuy Singer, VenetaTracey, Premieres Video for “Astral”

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By Brooklyn Magazine

Three years ago, Bed-Stuy native, VenetaTracey wrote her first single “Astral.” A smooth-sultry ballad that’s as sweet as it seductive. The single was released earlier this year, and is catching the ear of the local music underground. VenetaTracey is continuing to build momentum with the release of the the video for “Astral,” which can be watched below!

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I Got a Story to Tell: Rochelle Moore, Living Her Best Life Through Her Worst Pain

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By Jennifer Ogunsola

PHOTOS: Candace Howe I am not an online shopping kind of woman and I don’t follow clothing boutiques on social media, but for some reason around October 2017, I was on Instagram and hit follow for Love Pink POSH. I’m not completely sure why I added them to my daily feed, but from what I…

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BK Interiors: A Home And Studio Intersect In Greenpoint

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By Brooklyn Magazine

SUBJECT: Yegang Yoo NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenpoint OCCUPATION: Handbag Designer LIVED IN RESIDENCE: About 4 Years NUMBER OF ROOMS: It’s an open layout, but we have french doors for the bedroom. We have a finished basement which is also basically one big open space. ROOMMATES: A husband and a cat What’s your favorite thing about your apartment? The…

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Five Galleries To See In Brooklyn This July

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By Bryce Kroll

Luhring Augustine A New Sculpture Christopher Wool 25 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11237 May 17 – August 10, 2018 Open Wednesday-Friday, 11AM-5:30PM and by Appointment A new plated steel sculpture by Christopher Wool, paired with an older sculpture and five etchings, continues the artist’s gestural and linear exploration of space—its calligraphic forms as much a…

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Styles & Profiles: KrisAnne Madaus

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By Brooklyn Magazine

Name: KrisAnne Madaus Occupation: Print and Digital Production at Vanity Fair Age: 26 Neighborhood: East Williamsburg On Look One:  Shania Twain tee under a white Dries Van Noten men’s button down, AG denim, Calvin Klein booties, and unbranded red leather gloves. The tee is a hand-me-down from a friend. Why anyone would give it up is…

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Jawbreaker Broke Me

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By Bridget Peck

SummerScreen, Brooklyn’s free outdoor film series, returns this Wednesday, July 11, with the 1999 dark comedy Jawbreakers. When I was asked to write a piece for Jawbreaker, the obvious answer was yes. I’ve seen it a thousand times and love 90’s nostalgia. This is the original Mean Girls! I eagerly started taking notes and recording…

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The Pursuit Of Power

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By Michelle Toussaint

Photos by Jesse Dittmar Styled by Anthony Clayburn Grooming by Jessica Smalls Shot at Sunday In Brooklyn Freehold, Brooklyn: Hardwick walks with the ease of a man who has nothing to hide. He’s wearing a light denim shirt with unbuttoned cuffs with a red t-shirt peeking from underneath. As he eases himself to sit on the…

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BK Interiors: A Clean, Modern Crown Heights Abode

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By Susanna Friedman

PHOTOGRAPHY: Kenya Bravo SUBJECT: Feifan Wang NEIGHBORHOOD: Crown Heights OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur & Photographer Lived in Residence: 1 year Number of Rooms: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Roommates: I live alone Feifan Wang wanted an apartment to fit his personal aesthetic: equal parts clean and modern, with some industrial accents thrown into the equation. Creating a space that felt uniquely his was something…

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Benjamin Lazar Davis On His New Album Nothing Matters

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By Randy Winston

Photos Zach Gross Benjamin Lazar Davis’ music has done something that most music is not able to do: It’s gotten me to sit down and write. That’s the best compliment I can give to an artist. Ben has managed to create a record, Nothing Matters, that truly captures the essence of being alone in the…

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