1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1164+ words) Theater in the 21st century, transformed by the introduction of digital technologies, is designed to immerse the audience in an augmented reality. Where building a set used to require carpenters and set designers, now theatermakers like Kevin Laibson, a Brooklyn-based performance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (664+ words) Allyson Felix. Simone Biles. Serena Williams. Mia Hamm. Lisa Leslie. These women, and many others, are trailblazers in the women's sports world. Blazers, Williamsburg's first women-owned sports bar, is dedicated to crafting a safe, community-centered space for women's sports fans…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (215+ words) Two people were injured by a dramatic manhole fire outside a Williamsburg NYCHA complex on Wednesday morning. Carbon monoxide levels began to climb at 101 Humboldt St. at Borinquen Plaza Houses at around 3:30 a.m., per the FDNY, apparently due to a manhole…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1209+ words) Kyle Fraser didn't expect winning "Survivor" to follow him onto the subway platform in Brooklyn. But these days, when the 32-year-old attorney steps off the train at Atlantic Avenue, briefcase in hand, someone usually does a double take. It's been…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (261+ words) A daycare teacher has been charged for allegedly sexually abusing several young students at the Bushwick child care center where he worked. Devante Brown, 30, was arrested Tuesday by the NYPD's Brooklyn Child Abuse Squad, police said." According to the Brooklyn…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (497+ words) An arrest has been made in connection with a series of anti-Muslim hate crime attacks that took place in Bay Ridge last week, including an incident involving a 12-year-old girl, police said." According to the NYPD, a 33-year-old woman reported…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (576+ words) The stalled legislation (H.R. 7147) would provide billions of dollars in funding for ICE and DHS. The Council's appeal comes as Senate Democrats negotiate federal funding legislation on Capitol Hill. In recent days, Schumer and his Democratic colleagues have signaled they will…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1181+ words) In a city where the truly unique is rare, Brooklyn Bowl stands out, a one-of-a-kind'music venue and bowling alley that attracts bowlers and performers ranging from John Legend to Adele and Questlove. It has built its own "Brooklyn" brand, expanding…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (940+ words) Brooklyn and the rest of New York City are bracing for what's predicted to be the area's largest winter storm in years, with freezing temperatures and several inches of snow expected on Sunday and Monday." The National Weather Service has…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (258+ words) With National Blood Donor Month underway, New York's blood supply is running dangerously low, prompting the New York Blood Center to declare an emergency and urge residents to roll up their sleeves. January is National Blood Donor Month, established in…...