As you read this, my father is turning 115. He’s not here for me to celebrate with. He died at 87. I miss him every day. Since he spent 85 of his 87 years in Brooklyn, I thought an “Ode to Pop” would ...

Last Exit to Brooklyn is a drama film that takes place in 1950s Brooklyn and follows a group of fictional characters from poor families who are all struggling in their lives while fighting poverty.

Soaring, swooning and gently nostalgic, “Brooklyn” takes melodrama to a new level of reassuring simplicity and emotional transparency. The exquisite adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s novel about a young ...

“Brooklyn” costume designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux found a world of differences in how women dressed in 1952 Brooklyn versus Ireland. “Women in Ireland didn’t really wear high heels — they only came out ...

The other day I gave a Zoom talk on my book, “The War of the Itchy Balls and Other Tales from Brooklyn,” and in the Q&A, soon the chatter turned to stickball. Stickball is the epitome of the ...

Michael Eric Dyson, the writer, reverend and Georgetown professor, was so moved by the film “Motherless Brooklyn” that he says some of the movie’s themes may show up in his sermons. Dyson says that ...

Released in 1974, The Lords of Flatbush didn't achieve widespread commercial success upon its initial release, but it gained a dedicated following over the years, thanks to breakout performances of ...

Zines have existed since at least the 1930s, when they became popular among science fiction fans who came together through shared fanzines ("fan magazines"). The form has been replicated in thousands ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A time capsule buried beneath the old Metropolitan Transportation Authority headquarters in downtown Brooklyn was cracked open Wednesday. The concrete cornerstone concealed the ...