My partner, Rainer, is German. He came to America at midlife to find himself, which included coming to terms with being gay. I once asked him what he learned about the Holocaust in school. I feared it ...

First, the good news: the Library of Congress last month added new albums to its National Recording Registry, which preserves the most important and salient examples of American audio culture. One of ...

After enjoying many evening meals at Wraptor Restaurant and Bar, 358 Columbia St., I decided to try breakfast. I got a western omelet which came with toast and fries. The omelet was big and tasty, and ...

On the day before Earth Day, Harbor Middle School did their part to clean up the area around the school. The Green Team did a Beautify the Block activity where they did a loop around the perimeter of ...

Inequality. Anything from racial to economic inequality makes me angry. There’s so much downward pressure on people who don’t have as much as others. There’s a lot of discrimination (concerning) ...

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The New York City Council primary is less than three months away, and as campaigns are picking up steam, so are donations. In districts 38 and 39 in South Brooklyn ...

It’s the evening of Dec. 18, 2024. The Brooklyn Marine Terminal task force is meeting for the fourth time, just before the winter holidays. Alexa Avilés, council member for District 38 and vice-chair ...

“Yet do I marvel at this curious thing: / To make a poet black, and bid him sing!” – Countée Cullen, “Yet Do I Marvel” Come Thanksgiving, thoughts naturally turn to family and the communities that ...

After several columns talking with millennials I’m switching it up this month and talking with a fellow boomer Joe Ford. Joe is a recording engineer and music producer, and full disclosure I grew up ...

(Editor’s note – Mr. Hang takes issue with our characterization of these events, and requested that we include his clarification: “Please note that we have NOT called for a “moratorium on new ...