“Shit.” A tall, middle-aged man has dropped his ice cream. “Shit!” he shouts louder, shouting to his friend, who laughs. “That cost me three bucks.” He looks at the ice cream on the street a little while longer—can he pick it back up? No. This is clearly not the solution. He skulks away and his...
On a muggy Saturday afternoon, the sounds of live music and children screeching with glee permeate Maria Hernandez Park, named to memorialize a Bushwick community leader who was shot after advocating against drug dealers in the late 1980’s, when the area was plagued by violence. In 2019, that Bushwick feels distant. Just outside the park,...
At Brooklyn Tech High School, widely seen as a jewel in the public school system, students are already nervous.
Business is steady for one vender, but he has competition.
As the days grow shorter, grandparents and grandchildren in Windsor Terrace head for the parks.
At a farmer's market in McCarren Park, busy volunteers will gladly take your garbage.
Are Brooklynites feelin’ the Bern? Backing Biden? Working for Warren? Our reporters fanned out to the borough’s many debate-watch parties to read the rooms.
The president says his stewardship is lifting the people. Our street survey paints a less optimistic picture.
“The perimeters of the program are kind of difficult to meet,” says one expert.