For the third installment of our “What’s it like in?” series, we picked Crown Heights, the predominantly Caribbean and African-American neighborhood that hosts the West Indian Day Parade every Labor Day.
Bounded roughly on the north by Atlantic Ave., the south by Empire Blvd., the west by Washington Ave. and the east by Ralph Ave., […]

With the sky clearing up and the city cleared out, there’s plenty of room for your outdoor spread. All you need is the blanket. We’ve supplied the (suggested) food, drink and spots.

The Community Garden Picnic
Sweet Spot: 6/15 Green Community Garden, on 6th Ave. between 15th and 16th Sts. in the South Slope. This lush […]

Get Ready to Rumble Downhill
The Paping Soapbox Derby returns to Suicide Hill in Brooklyn Heights on August 23 after last year’s stint in Manhattan, and so long as you can build a cart in time, you can join the race. (Attention all crafty car makers: let us know if you’re looking for a sponsor!) Organizer […]

Animaniacs
Ever since the word “D’oh” entered our lexicon, it’s generally been acceptable for adults to love cartoons, and this weekend you can indulge your inner kid at the Animation Block Party, which kicks off with a Rooftop Films’ presentation in Williamsburg including a set from electro-pop outfit Plushgun and an open bar afterparty at […]

For your viewing pleasure, two sites that make the city their muse:
Point and Guess
You think you know this city? Then test your knowledge on Guess Where NYC, an ongoing Flickr guessing-game. Members post photos taken in any of the five boroughs — like this one by yours truly — tag them appropriately, then wait […]

ROY G. BIV + LGBT
Saturday Brooklyn Pride (brooklynpride.org) in Prospect Park will kick start a day of revelry, leading up to the nighttime parade on 7th Ave. and after parties on 5th. Dads will have to vie for attention during the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket’s Father’s Day Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest. Wonder who’s going […]

Sure sign that summer is upon us: Too much fun to be had on any given weekend, starting with this one.
For the Grillmasters
Compete in the RUB-sponsored,Grillin’ by the Bay cookoff in Sheepshead Bay this Saturday — or just eat the charred masterpieces of bigtime barbecuers like The Rhode Island Anchormen, last year’s winners. […]

If the closest you’ve come to experiencing the Delta Blues is through the White Stripes, the coming week will bring original masters like Robert “Wolfman” Belfour and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, and those influenced by them, straight to Brooklyn.
The bluesmen and women are here via the Mississippi Delta Heritage Project, an ambitious program by a […]

Everybody Dance Now
In a nod to the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary, Chuck Davis, artistic director of DanceAfrica — BAM’s famous festival of African and African-American dance, music, art and film — has curated a program that celebrates building bridges between cultures… and in that gracious spirit, BAM is extending a pair of free tickets […]

The five-day blowout celebration of the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary begins Thursday, May 22, and there are a multitude of cool things planned: a Technicolor light installation, a Brooklyn Philharmonic performance, outdoor films in Fulton-Ferry State Park, guided tours, and Grucci fireworks (all detailed here).
But BB is particularly psyched about two great events that […]