The Sterling Place Chicken Flock Of Crown Heights

The joy and trials of the 12 birds who live alongside the Franklin Ave Shuttle.

Alligator, Eels, Ducks: An Abandoned Prospect Park Pet Retrospective

From four-legged friends to no-legged friends, here are some of the strangest animal discoveries made in Prospect Park.

Brooklyn Public Library Wins Anthem Awards For 'Unbanned,' Podcast

The library's Books Unbanned project continues to garner top awards. Its first podcast, "Borrowed" also got a third-place honor.

Prospect Park Gets $275k Grant For 'ReImagine Lefferts'

The Mellon Foundation Grant will go towards programming at the historic Lefferts House in Prospect Park.

Robots To Compete At Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn's future automaton overlords face off this Saturday.

Crown Heights Has Over 8,000 Trees, New Map Shows

Your green neighbors include 188 tree species, who have collectively added over $1.2 million in annual benefits to the neighborhood.

Brooklyn Public Library Workers Named 'Librarians of the Year'

The national award was given to the five librarians behind the Books Unbanned campaign.

Brooklyn Public Library Says These Books Offer New Year Mindset

The library just released a list of New Year's themed books with themes of renewal, adventure and opportunity.

Vanderbilt Open Streets Has Open Position

The hugely popular pedestrianized program is seeking a part-time program manager.

Acclaimed Crown Heights Free Portrait Project Moves South

The project aims to give south Brooklyn access to oil-painted portraits, "historically a fancy thing for fancy people," said the artist.

Penta Hosts First-Ever Limb Disassembly Day with Brooklyn Organization

Global Non-Profit Educates and Inspires the Next Generation of Orthotic and Prosthetic Providers

Beloved Chicken Takes Magical Mystery Tour Of Crown Heights

Penguin the missing chicken was found nesting with a super who treated her to berries and cheeses. She treated him to fresh eggs.

Crown Heights Gets Ready For Santa Land Parade

Dubbed the 'Coolest Santa EVER,' the third annual Santa Land Community Parade hits the streets on Saturday.

Celebrate Giving Tuesday With A Crown Heights Bar Crawl

Your beers can help fight food insecurity at low-income schools on Tuesday.

Kylie Jenner, Fashion Lovers Laud Mugler At Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum exhibit opens to the public Friday and runs through May 7, 2023.

Prospect Heights Council Member Offers Free Turkeys And Music

On Saturday, Council Member Crystal Hudson’s office is hosting a free turkey giveaway and resource fair.

New Year's Eve Fireworks Finally Return To Prospect Park

For the first time since 2020, Brooklyn will close the year with its own fireworks display.

Dogs To Spook Humans This Weekend In Crown Heights

The Doggone Halloween Parade is coming to Brower Park On Saturday.

Brothers Open New Grocery In Prospect Heights

Food Universe will replace the Flatbush Avenue Key Foods that burned in 2019.

Prospect Heights Psychotherapists Analyze Their Local Rats

Two Sterling Place residents, psychotherapists by trade, are using their skills to unite the neighborhood in the fight against rats.

Crown Heights Pol Booted From Borough Hall | Brooklyn Top Stories

Treasured Bed-Stuy Cleaners Priced Out | Berryccino Opens New Park Slope Storefront |

Sunshine, Fun Returns To Vanderbilt Open Streets In Prospect Heights

A weekend of events is on, now that the rain is gone.

Free Mental Health And Wellness Center Opens In Prospect Lefferts

The center, ARA Emotional Wellness & Mental Hygiene, offers mostly free care in a variety of of different ways.

Brooklyn Salon Brings Awareness To Human Trafficking

Vedette Beauty & Skincare is teaming up with the Brooklyn DA office to raise trafficking awareness on International Inner Beauty Day.

Prospect Heights Hopes For Rat Help From New Council Member

Residents are cautiously optimistic, they tell Patch, after years of living in a rodent hell.

Controversial Bedford Armory Makes Cryptic Crypto Art Announcement

The Bedford Armory announced it is partnering up with a non-fungible token, or NFT, platform called (k)nightclub.

Prospect Heights Woman Disappears, $2,500 Reward Offered, Police Say

Beatriz Matos-Rodriguez, 35, was last seen leaving her Prospect Place home early Wednesday morning, said police.

Historic PLG Block Approved For Landmark Status Consideration

The Melrose Parkside Historic District plan passed its first hurdle Tuesday with a unanimous vote from the Landmark Preservation Commission.

Tree-Lined PLG Block Could Get Historic Landmark Status

The Landmark Preservation Commission will decide Tuesday whether to consider a proposal for a Melrose-Parkside Historic District.

Skate Lessons, Margarita Class: Vanderbilt Open Street August Line-Up

Organizers of the Prospect Heights' Open Street have revealed performances and events that will be held in August.

Flatbush Ave Eatery Named Among NYC's Best Italian Restaurants: Report

The restaurant, found on the Prospect Heights and Park Slope border, was chosen by Eater as one of the city's "20 Top Italian Restaurants."

'Eudes Pierre Way': Crown Heights Street Named For Man Shot By Police

"My brother would be proud and smiling to see all the people who have fought to make sure he is remembered," Pierre's brother said.

Help Name Prospect Park's New Chipmunk Mascot, Brooklyn

Whoever comes up with the winning name for the new "Park Champion" will win a prize.

New Farmer's Market On Its Way To Crown Heights Community Center

The market will run every Saturday at the Major R. Owens Community Center in the former Bedford Union Armory building.

BK Central Library's Plaza To Turn Into Catwalk For Fashion School

The outdoor event is the first time the popular BKLYN Fashion Academy show will be held in person since the coronavirus crisis.

Flatbush Ave Street Fair Returns For 1st Time In 2 Years: What To Know

Music, food, rides and vendors will be set up on the Brooklyn corridor on Sunday. Here's what to know.

Pride, Juneteenth Parties And More Coming To Vanderbilt Open Street

From DJ happy hours to dancing lessons, the popular Open Street on Vanderbilt Avenue has a lot in store for June. Here's what to know.

Haitian Culture Celebration Brings Parade, Street Fair To Brooklyn

The day-long celebration will bring music performances, dancing, street vendors, art and more to Little Haiti and the Little Caribbean.

Abortion-Rights Protests To Sweep NYC After Roe V. Wade Draft Leaked

Rallies are already planned for the Barclays Center, Foley Square and Washington Square Park on Tuesday, according to organizers.

Put A Public Bathroom In Every ZIP Code In NYC, Crown Heights Pol Says

Councilmember Rita Joseph and Manhattan's borough president are pushing for the city to add public bathrooms to every ZIP code.