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@stoop.stories - If you know, you KNOW! Let's hear our chant:

S.T.O.O.P. — STORIES TOLD IN NYC! 🗣️💛

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If you believe that everyone has a story worth telling, that community is essential, and that every generation has something to teach the next, I encourage you to support this work.

💛 Visit Stoop Stories, attend an event, share a story, invite a friend, or make a donation. Help keep these conversations alive and these connections growing.

Find them at StoopStories.com (and check their official channels for upcoming events and ways to give).

Because stories matter. Our elders matter. Our young people matter. Our neighbors matter. And in a world that can sometimes make us feel more disconnected than ever, gathering to listen to one another is an act of community and love.

#StoopStories #StoopStoriesCollective #BrooklynStories #CommunityBuilding #IntergenerationalConnections StorytellingMatters JoyIsRevolutionary StayInTheYellow StoriesToldInNYC

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Via @aleatheasapp Namaste everyone this year I'm so excited to participate in the 30th annual Gowanus Open Studios weekend.
I'm showing some New Work,
plus will have Art prints ,and doing a live painting
This event is free and open to the public.
Hope to have an conversation with you.
Find me on the map @aleathea /painting/Aleathea Sapp-Jimenez @597 Union St, Brooklyn NY 11215.
@artsgowanus #Gos2026#Gowanusopenstudios#ArtGowanus #keepgowanuscreative

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#beautifuldaysaresuchbecauseyoucreatethem love it when my love surprises me #staygroundedandgrateful🙏🏾 #stayintheyellow

- It was great seeing you, Lisa @cumbedance I gotta get back to dance. @godsproperty I wish you were doing #danceforjoy too

Saw @courtneybvance last night. We didn't harass him. But we're big fans.

@JOCELYNBIOH THANK YOU 😊

Run, don’t walk, to go see Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play! It was just extended through November 15, so you still have time, but get your tickets ASAP. First and foremost, I always try to prioritize seeing theatre that reflects the stories of people who look like me—we need so many more of them on stage. School Girls does not disappoint! It takes you on a complete emotional rollercoaster where you feel every single thing: pure joy, belly-aching laughter, and deep nostalgia. But you also feel the real weight and sadness of heavy topics like colorism—a toxic social construct and brainwashing that drives women who should be uplifting each other to tear each other down instead. This show truly has it all: heart, humor, sharp commentary, and powerful performances. Do yourself a favor and catch it before it’s gone!

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Stepped out for a few minutes. Literally. Ran into some of my favs. #goodbyetosummer #stoopset. Took a hot shower. Went on my Saturday #superhero tried a new lipstick compliments of @thelipbar
#hbcumade ummmmm although we didn't hear a @fiskuniversity shout out. We were indeed present and accounted for. Shout out to @karlkani legacy repping for the culture. #Iloveus BEAUTIFUL DAYS ARE SUCH, BECAUSE YOU CREATE THEM.

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#rundontwalk An artful evening, fuel for the soul. 🎨✨

Roger Guenveur Smith’s In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat is nothing short of breathtaking. Carrying the full weight of brilliance and profound grief, Smith delivers a sharp, hauntingly beautiful one-man show - Rooted in his real life friendship w/ Basquiat, the piece captures the ambition, shared pressure, and tragic vulnerability of a genius lost far too soon. It’s raw, deeply personal, and incredibly moving.

Huge thank you to Patricia, director of New York Theatre Workshop, for being a FORCE.

The night didn't end when the lights came up—the Saturday Salon that followed with Ari Grooves, Dr. Joan Morgan, and Daniel J. Watts was also pure magic and such a rich continuation of the conversation.

Lastly, Happy Birthday to Leroy McCarthy! 🎂🥳 #bbeautifuldaysaresuchbecauseyoucreatethem. Can't wait to see @owendippie finished Basquiat piece. 🇳🇿

#JeanMichelBasquiat #RogerGuenveurSmith #NYTW NewYorkTheatreWorkshop BlackArt TheatreReview SaturdaySalon

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Republik of Brooklyn present:: ‘Brooklyn Country Club collection’. For both men and women. Will available on line www.republikofbrooklyn.com and @daspotnyc
#therepublikofbrooklyn #brooklyn #nyc #brooklyncountryclub #countryclub

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Some conversations don’t just tell a story—they lay down a whole foundation.

Yesterday, I had the absolute honor of pulling up to a spot on a Bed-Stuy stoop with the incredible 93-year-young Miss Muriel Singleton and her brilliant, dynamic daughters, Dr. Gail Taylor and Sheila.

From Miss Muriel’s early days in 1930s Harlem—where her father turned the top-floor fire escape into a cozy summer sanctuary and a young Sidney Poitier was casually teaching drama at church—to decades of building a home, raising a family, and holding down the block in Brooklyn, this family is pure New York royalty. @bedstuystrong

We talked about sleeping in the park to beat the heat, sneak-riding bikes across the Williamsburg Bridge, learning how to fall gracefully at the Empire Roller Rink, and why culture, church, and community aren't just hobbies here—they’re the bedrock.

As Dr. Gail put it, Bed-Stuy is a "cauldron that when you go in it, you come out stronger". And as Sheila reminded us, long before the neighborhood got "fancy," the village was right here maintaining the culture, the history, and the love.

Trust me, you’re going to want to read about this masterclass in joy, resilience, and style (because yes, Miss Muriel is still the ultimate fashionista!).

Full interview coming soon to Stoop Stories! Stay tuned. 🎧✨ @stoop.stories #thepowerofaplantedseed💛💛💛💛💛

#StoopStories #BedStuy #BrooklynHistory #HarlemToBrooklyn BlackJoy NYCStories CultureAndCommunity BedStuyPride

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@brownstonejazzmn #brownstonejazz #107macon @timeoutnewyork @thingstodony

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#franklinopenstreets @brooklynsuya @drinklounge @kenteconesnyc @kultural_adornments @8tara.art8 @atimannetteoton @crownheightspizza @rambler #crownheightsnewsletter @madeinoldbrooklyn @randypeers718 @stoop.stories #saturdayvibes☀️ #STAYINTHEYELLOW

Last year, during one of my regular Citi Bike rides—electric, of course—I took a detour down Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. Sometimes the best New York adventures aren't planned. They're discovered because you decide to turn left instead of right.

As I rounded the corner, music floated through the air. Families filled the streets. Local vendors lined the avenue. The smell of grilled food mixed with the sweetness of homemade desserts. After finding a place to park my bike, I wandered into Franklin Avenue Open Streets and quickly realized I had stumbled onto one of Brooklyn's best-kept Saturday traditions.

I left promising myself I'd return.

This year's Open Streets didn't disappoint.

If you're looking for one of the best ways to spend a Saturday in Brooklyn, Franklin Avenue Open Streets deserves a spot at the top of your list.

Launched on June 7, 2025, the Franklin Avenue Open Streets program was created through a partnership between the Bridge Street Development Corporation, the Franklin Avenue Merchants Association, and the New York City Department of Transportation. What began as a bi-weekly event stretching from Eastern Parkway to St. Marks Avenue—and later expanding to Dean Street—was the result of years of organizing by the Franklin Avenue Merchants Association, which was formed with the goal of bringing an Open Streets program to one of Brooklyn's most vibrant commercial corridors.

Open Streets is truly about people.

As with many neighborhoods across NYC, Brooklyn continues to evolve. New buildings rise beside historic brownstones. Longtime businesses share the block with trendy cafés. Gentrification has threatened to change the landscape As a native of Queens who has called Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights home for the past nine years, I've watched those changes unfold firsthand. Some changes feel exciting. Others spark difficult conversations about affordability, displacement, and preserving neighborhoods.

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#saintjamesjoy @stoop.stories

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YOUNG H RUBBERBAND - “RIGHT THERE” OUT NOW 🇬🇭🇺🇸

Brooklyn bred. Ghana made.
Young H Rubberband (@gh_rubberband ) went back home and shot this one right in the streets of Tema- Ghana. Real life. Real energy. Real culture.

“RIGHT THERE” is out now. If you feel the vibe, run it up, share it, and rep it.

Link in his bio 🎥

#YoungHRubberband #RightThere #ddapromotions #Ghana #Accra BrooklynGhanaian AfroVibes StreetLife DDAProomotions OutNow

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