Affordable housing lottery opens for six units in Bushwick, starting at $1,988 a month [Brownstoner]
Take a ferry ride to Greenpoint as an antidote to angst [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
Ani DiFranco’s Babefest is coming to the Warsaw [Guitar Girl Magazine]
The Brooklyn Ballet finds its community [Forbes]
The hidden histories of 10 of NYC’s independent bookstores [Untapped Cities]
Christopher Carr continues to foster community through Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival [Greenpointers]
Inside Paulie Gee’s retro slice shop, now open in Greenpoint [Gothamist]
The history of Brooklyn’s Caribbean Carnival, the most colorful event in New York City [6sqft]
Dockless, ride-share scooters make their Brooklyn debut in Bed-Stuy [Bklyner]
Everything you need to know about New York’s primary election [Curbed NY]
And, the origin story of Labor Day.