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Gowanus

‘The Fish Queen of the Gowanus Canal’ explores love, history and waste in floating production

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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42nd annual Coney Island Mermaid parade provides an ‘antidote to despair’ with color and glitter galore

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price

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Seas the day: Coney Island Library makes a splash with ‘Mermaids & More’ exhibit

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

The Washed Ashore exhibit is now at the New York Aquarium!

New immersive exhibit at New York Aquarium highlights dangers of ocean plastics

By Emily Davenport

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Gowanus

‘Creatures of the Canal’ surface at first annual Gowanus Art Parade

By Gabriele Holtermann

Vibrant asphalt art is making its way to Downtown Brooklyn streets.

Downtown

Downtown Brooklyn streets brighten up in time for summer with vibrant asphalt art by Austrian creator

By Jada Camille

Atlantic Avenue gears up for annual ArtWalk

Downtown

‘Bringing together neighborhoods’: Atlantic Avenue gears up for annual ArtWalk

By Isabel Song Beer

Ivy Karlsgodt poses for a portrait inside her Bedford-Stuyvesant home studio on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Karlsgodt hand makes lamp shades for her business, Ace of Shades.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Bed-Stuy artist makes lampshades cool again

By Isabel Song Beer

Dumbo Improvement District unveils second volume of projection project.

City life on the big screen: Second volume of Dumbo Projection Project goes live on Manhattan Bridge, BQE

By Isabel Song Beer

Visitors at the Museum of Failure's opening in Industry City.

Museum of Failure opens at Industry City to great success

By Isabel Song Beer

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Downtown

‘Real life’: New graffiti art show brings 25 well-known artists to Downtown Brooklyn

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Prospect Heights

First-of-its-kind art installation at Prospect Park Bandshell encourages viewers to look inward

By Joanna Insco

Gowanus

Gowanus Open Studios to highlight arts community ‘in the face of rezoning’

By Joanna Insco

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Exhibit exploring NYC’s history of sanitation on display at Floyd Bennett Field

By Jessica Parks

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PHOTOS: Mermaid Parade returns to Coney Island

By Jada Camille, Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Jessica Parks

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Coney ‘mayor’ Dick Zigun reaches settlement with his sideshow

By Ben Brachfeld

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‘Show some love to the neighborhood:’ Coney Island biz ready for boost from Mermaid Parade on June 18

By Jada Camille & Jessica Parks

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More than 200 local artists project their vision of ‘Brooklyn Utopias’ in Gowanus

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Mermaid Parade scheduled to return to Surf Ave on June 18

By Jessica Parks

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Coney ‘mayor’ Dick Zigun back at negotiating table

By Ben Brachfeld

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Zion Marley is set to release his album ‘From Zion’ in 2025.

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New York Family: Kathy Kuo

New York Family

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