Local Businesses & Local Color

by Jenni Walkowiak Anyone who knows me, knows that I love ALL the Holidays. I love any excuse to dress for a theme, spend time with my friends and family, eat food that’s bad for me (but oh so good), and give or receive gifts. And Independence Day is no exception! Last year was my […]

by Jenni Walkowiak My favorite part about summer in the city has got to be spending time outside with my friends. Few things say “summer” more than eating fresh seafood out on the water, and that’s why you should take a turn this summer on the North River Lobster Boat!  North River Lobster Company is […]

by Brittany Bellinger Ten years ago, I fell in love with the Brooklyn Academy of Music. I was a teenager born and raised in Brooklyn but I never had the chance to attend an event there. In the spring of 2007, I performed at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House as one of the top […]

by Brittany Bellinger You know that it’s summer here at the Brooklyn Creative League when the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn festival draft is announced. We are a proud sponsor of this program. Last year was my first time attending Celebrate Brooklyn with tickets from BCL and having access to the Friends tent. It was an incredible […]

by Jenni Walkowiak Looking for some family friendly fun this summer? Look no further than Brooklyn’s own backyard and head on down to Coney Island! Sure, there are a handful of excellent beaches nearby, but few are as action-packed and rich with history as Coney Island. Coney Island was the place to be during the […]

by Jenni Walkowiak Smorgasburg is arguably the best summer food festival in New York City. The “largest weekly open-air food market in America” (smorgasburg.com), Smorgasburg boasts fare from 100 local vendors every weekend from 11 AM- 6 PM April- November, rain or shine. Every Saturday, you can get your grub on the Williamsburg waterfront at […]

by Brittany Bellinger You know that it’s summer here at the Brooklyn Creative League when the Bric Celebrate Brooklyn festival draft is announced. We are a proud sponsor of this program. Last year was my first time attending Celebrate Brooklyn with tickets from BCL and having access to the Friends tent. It was an incredible […]

Check out the annual BKLYN DESIGNS show from May 5-8 at Greenpoint’s Brooklyn Expo Center. Here’s what Christopher Farrell, one of the show’s producer has to say, “For the first time, the show will kick off the first weekend of the NYCxDESIGN initiative (the official citywide celebration of design from May 3 – 24) , offering […]

I was all in the second I came across photographer Miska Draskoczy’s Kickstarter campaign to support Gowanus Wild (https://gowanuswildbook.com), a book of photographs exploring nature and wilderness in the Gowanus Canal, our beloved Superfund site. So I ponied up $50 to help Draskoczy get his project off the ground (and secure a signed hardcover copy […]