The East Village is one of the most visually distinct neighborhoods in New York City, and for the past 35 years, James “Jim” Power’s famous…
“It’s Just Not Cool to Stick Up For Us’: Hasidim Feel Villainized as City Cracks Down
After months of media attention surrounding Hasidic resistance to social distancing guidelines, Brooklyn’s Hasidim fell under state-mandated lockdown orders that have sparked physical confrontations. Earlier…
Stand-Up Tara Cannistraci On Outdoor Comedy, and Why Indoor Shows Make Her Feel Like Bronx Barbie
From the cold, slightly damp ground in Prospect Park, mild laughter dissolved into the Friday evening air in late September. Comedians stepped up onto the…
A Look Back at the Street Fight for a Complete Census Count in Central Queens
The census ended yesterday, Oct. 15, after a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday. The decision, which stayed an order from a lower court that would…
A Psychedelic Therapist’s Long, Increasingly Not-So-Strange Trip
Everything changed on New Year’s Eve in 2013. Nikita was dancing with dozens of friends on the rooftop of her apartment building in Times Square.…
After Teachers Strike, Brooklyn Friends School Recognizes Union
After two days of striking, a Quaker school in Downtown Brooklyn has agreed to recognize a union formed by its teachers and staff. “The strike…
How a Spontaneous Street Band Saved the Summer in Prospect Park
Haitian roots musician Alegba Jahyile stumbled on something special this spring. He went out to Prospect Park with his guitar one day in April, picked…
After a Mixed Bag Online, Brooklyn Flea’s Vendors Return to Dumbo
The pop-tents started going up around 10am on September 19th, shaded by the iconic archway of the Manhattan Bridge. Brunch customers spilled out onto the…
The Pandemic Has Left Small Property Owners Feeling ‘Squeezed From Both Ends’
Isabel Pedras never wanted to be a landlord, but she inherited the honor nonetheless. She’s the daughter of Portuguese immigrants who built an 80-unit uptown…
‘The Word of God in a Molecule’: Turning to Psychedelics During a Pandemic
On a cool Tuesday evening in mid-September, two dozen people sat in a forest glade in Prospect Park, perched on logs arranged in a rough…