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May 28, 2026
Local Law 75 rollergate rules could force costly storefront changes, raising concerns among Brooklyn small businesses ahead of enforcement.
Local Law 75 rollergate rules could force costly storefront changes, raising concerns among Brooklyn small businesses ahead of enforcement.
The Coney Island BID will have a first-year operating budget of up to $1 million and will be Brooklyn’s 24th BID.
MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI ON SUNDAY SIGNED THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION to establish the long-awaited Coney Island BID.
The final Open Streets event of the season hosted by the Montague Street BID on Sunday, Oct. 26, featured a dog Halloween costume contest.
Montague Diner’s second annual Dog Costume Contest, part of its Halloween Spooktacular event, celebrated canine creativity.
MYRTLE AVENUE has seen 15 new businesses open in 2025, from a specialty beer bar to a renovated bagel shop
Music instructor Christian Apuzzo along with student musicians Louie Piscitello and Caine Nation-Ng, both age 11, entertained with guitars.
Another large Brooklyn pharmacy is biting the dust.Duane Reade announced that its Sunset Park store at 5008 Fifth Ave. will close in May.
THE CITY Department of Small Business Services on Monday announced a new Cypress Hills Fulton Business Improvement District along Fulton.
The Brooklyn Heights Halloween Parade brought hundreds of kids dressed as cartoon characters, cereal boxes and fairies to the Promenade.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Montague Street was literally covered in rainbows on Sunday as the street celebrated Pride Month with enchanting entertainment, activities for adults and kids, and free samples from
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — A pumpkin patch, spooky playhouses, dance parties, craft demonstrations, portraits, Double Dutch, music and more delighted visitors to Montague Street’s “SPOOK-tacular” Open Streets celebration on Saturday —
The Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District (AABID) is lining the Downtown Brooklyn boulevard with original works of art. The new splashes of color will come in the form of the
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Signs have been popping up around Brooklyn Heights asking people to fill out the “Brooklyn Heights Public Realm Community Planning Survey.” “NYC Department of Transportation is looking
ATLANTIC AVENUE — The Atlantic Avenue BID (Business Improvement District), under the leadership of Executive Director Kelly Carroll, is launching ‘Atlantic After Hours,’ beginning Friday night, Aug. 4. While the
BAY RIDGE — After several years of waiting for business to boom again, the community and business owners are starting to see some light at the end of the proverbial
SMITH STREET — They’re making a bid to improve the neighborhood. Members of the Smith Street Alliance are hosting a public meeting at Invisible Dog, 51 Bergen St., on Wednesday focusing on plans
Brooklynite Kelly Carroll was nominated to the position of Executive Director at the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District Friday. An award-winning professional with a decade of experience in community relations
Brooklyn Business Improvement Districts, Brooklyn small businesses and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce were well-represented at the Hometown Heroes parade in Manhattan on Wednesday. Sunset Park Fifth Avenue Business Improvement
For the 23rd year in a row, Williamsburg celebrated the holiday that marks the end of the Christmas season with a parade and festival.
SUNSET PARK — A massive water main break flooded the area near 44th Street and Fifth Avenue at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, leaving hundreds of Sunset Park
SUNSET PARK — The fun returned to Sunset as the Sunset Park Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) hosted its annual end-of-summer event, the Sunset Park Fifth Avenue Street Festival,
The Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District has won a grant from the city’s Department of Small Business Services to continue its mission of revitalizing the strip which is
Bay Ridge’s busiest shopping street is about to get a bit busier. Construction on an elevator at the 86th Street subway station on the R line will continue through the
BY BRANDON SAPIENZA & HELEN KLEIN With the summer nearly in full swing in Bay Ridge, the Fifth Avenue Festival will once again draw strollers and browsers from the neighborhood
Finding the perfect Valentine’s Day gift might be a little tricky; however, the large variety of stores in Bay Ridge make the task that much easier. With major shopping districts
With the school year starting up again, Bay Ridge’s 86th Street Business Improvement District (BID) is gearing up for a year of success and growth. With new businesses opening and
Stop and smell the Sweet Pea. Bay Ridge’s premiere Bath & Body Works will officially open on Friday, September 2. It’s new location at 444 86th Street is the old home of
Nine existing Business Improvement Districts across the city – including Bay Ridge’s Fifth Avenue BID –were granted increased annual expenditures by Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier this month. The local
Since word has spread about a Banana Republic Factory Outlet taking the place of the shuttered Fabco Shoes at 422 86th Street, Ridge residents have weighed in on the chain
BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK & ANNA SPIVAK No slim pickin’s in the Slope! Over 40 of Park Slope’s most mouth-watering eateries were on hand at the Grand Prospect Hall on Wednesday,
The 13th Avenue Merchants Association’s dream of one day becoming a full-fledged Business Improvement District (BID) is moving closer to becoming a reality. The merchants association, aided by the Brooklyn
The holidays are in full swing in Bay Ridge, where two adjacent Business Improvement Districts have joined forces to share the spirit of the season with residents and shoppers. The
With the help of Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman, Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) kicked off Small Business Saturday with a holiday festival and tree-lighting ceremony
Illegal clothing bins have proliferated for at least two years along Fifth Avenue and other commercial stretches in Sunset Park, inviting residents to donate unwanted clothes to those in need. But donations dont go to charity, allege some residents and business owners, who want the city to do m …
Illegal clothing bins have proliferated for at least two years along Fifth Avenue and other commercial stretches in Sunset Park, inviting residents to donate unwanted clothes to those in need. But donations dont go to charity, allege some residents and business owners, who want the city to do m …