Arts and Fun

New York City's long-awaited and much-hyped bicycle-sharing program is finally set to begin. … Full Article

Surrounded by beaming officials and business owners, Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday officially opened Coney Island -- including the new Steeplechase Plaza and the restored B&B Carousell – seven months after Hurricane Sandy nearly swept it away. … Full Article

This Memorial Day weekend, Brooklyn is bursting with ways to commemorate our veterans and celebrate the unofficial start of the summer season. Looking for fun and memorable activities? Here’s a list of parades, celebrations and special events for Memorial Day 2013 in Brooklyn: … Full Article

What greater cause for celebration can you think of than to honor a woman, and a voice synonymous with love, youth and spring? On May 5 at the elegant J.W. Marriott Essex House on Central Park South, Marta Eggerth in absentia was the honoree.  … Full Article

WASHINGTON — Carole King, born and raised in Brooklyn, isn't done with music — not yet anyway. … Full Article

The Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize, which is sponsored by Ireland’s famous Ballymaloe Cookery School, is being launched in Brooklyn this June. There are three cash prizes for a single unpublished poem, and this year they are a whopping €10,000 ( … Full Article

Hundreds of cyclists wheeled their bikes to a “Bike Home from Work Party” on Pearl Street in DUMBO this past Friday. … Full Article

The 2013 Willowtown Spring Fair brought neighbors together on Saturday for a mellow day of music, food, sack races, tug-of-war and an architectural walking tour.  … Full Article

Zankel Hall, which is part of the Carnegie Hall complex, was the scene for much jubilation. On Sunday, April 28 the Gerda Lissner Foundation honored Metropolitan Opera basso Eric Owens and introduced the winners of the Foundation’s International Vocal Competition for 2013. … Full Article

The Bishop on Bedford, a Bed-Stuy gallery opened by artists and Pratt graduate school classmates  … Full Article