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The Decorations Committee members display a large bread to be cut up and distributed to congregants.

Brooklyn

Faith, gratitude shine at Fenimore Street UMC’s Harvest celebration

By Nelson A. King

Kente Cones

Brooklyn Paper

How Kente Cones blends African ingredients and ancestral stories in East New York

Veteran honorees display proclamation with New York State Assembly Member Stefani L. Zinerman, center, and NYC Department of Veterans' Services Commissioner James W. Hendon, to her immediate left.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn celebrates veterans, families with parade and resource fair

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, right, after accepting the Lawrence M. Orton Award for Leadership in City and Regional Planning from the American Planning Association’s New York Metro Chapter’s (APA-NYM).

Brooklyn

Reynoso’s 2025 Plan for Brooklyn wins top city planning award

By Tangerine Clarke

Residents set out compost bins for collection under New York City’s expanded sanitation program.

Bronx

‘Trash Chaos’: New Yorkers frustrated by rollout of City’s new composting rules

By Tracey Khan

shea butter nuts

Brooklyn Paper

Shea nut embargo triggers supply shocks for Brooklyn small businesses

The Demerara Dancers wowed the crowd with their creative choreography on the grounds of Old Boys High school in Brooklyn, during GCA's rousing 25th Annual Folk Festival Family Funday celebration on Aug. 31.

Guyana

Vibes at 25! Guyana Cultural Association NY throws a Cultural Bash for the Ages!

By Tangerine Clarke

Roxaane Joseph and Atiba Edwards smile for a photo while wearing green ribbons to represent their roles as grand marshals at the Caribbean Carnival Parade.

Brooklyn

Edwards, Joseph ‘thrilled,’ ‘honored’ to serve as 2025 Caribbean Carnival Parade grand marshals

By Nelson A. King

Felicia England, center, portrays Suga Candy Mas' "Forsithia", flanked by other Suga Candy masqueraders

Brooklyn

A day of joy and tragedy: West Indian American Day Carnival Parade spectators sees glorious march end with gun violence again

By Nelson A. King

This colorfully costumed bunch of little ones are ready to mas in Karibbean Island Puls Kidz that depicted "Five Senses of Carnival" in the Junior Carnival road march in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on August 30.

Brooklyn

Masqueraders, dazzles with enthusiasm at junior WIADCA carnival in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

By Tangerine Clarke

people dancing in west indian day parade

Brooklyn Paper

‘Vive Le Carnivale’: Brooklyn puts its Caribbean pride on display at the 58th annual West Indian Day Parade

People dancing in the streets during J'Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn

AMNY

Dancing before dawn: J’ouvert brings thousands to Brooklyn carnival celebration

rally in support of haiti immigrants

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn pols and community groups unite in support of Haitian immigrants

Rogers Burgers Co-founders Josue Pierre, left, and Jonathan Pierre-Lafleur

Brooklyn

J’Ouvert in Flatbush: A celebration of Caribbean culture, resistance and community

By Nelson A. King

The Brooklyn-based Carlos Lezama Archives & Caribbean Cultural Center (CLACC-C) on Saturday, Aug. 23, hosted a successful Annual Youth Pan Fest in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Successful Youth Pan Fest in Crown Heights

By Nelson A. King

dancers in pink outfits at launch of West Indian American Day Carnival at Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn

WIADCA launches 2025 Caribbean Carnival at Brooklyn Museum

By Nelson A. King

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