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Downtown Brooklyn Live

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Covering the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood scene as only a local can.

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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Downtown Brooklyn is having a Wonka factory moment.
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Brooklyn Exchange is real, it’s huge & here’s the latest
Inside the iconic Macy’s in Downtown Brooklyn, BKX is taking shape at a scale that’s hard to grasp. Here’s what’s coming, who’s behind it and why it fits here.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Lots going on around Brooklyn this weekend. And if your thing is Japanese textiles or other Japanese antiques, there’s a fair on Saturday that looks really good.
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Japanese textiles, a big vegan BBQ & Latin jazz by canoe
We have an eclectic mix of fun and fascinating things to do around Downtown Brooklyn this weekend. It's kinda hard to decide.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This week's weekender went up a couple days ago and I really wanted to make it over to Fabrik DUMBO last night for the Japanese Summer Cookbook Club onigiri & potluck, but I had prior plans. I have my eye on a few other things for the weekend though! ☺️
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Blacklight Art Show + Things to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend
A one-night blacklight art show leads this weekend in Downtown Brooklyn, with dinner tasting, wine, comedy, waterfront reading and Soul Summit all in the mix.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I’m still not sure how I feel about the new Bowen condo building here in Downtown Brooklyn, but I'm starting to appreciate the facade a little more now that I see it every day.
Street-level view of The Bowen in Downtown Brooklyn, showing its restored red-brick facade, rows of black-framed windows, white ornamental details, and dark glass-and-metal addition above.Vertical view of The Bowen’s historic brick facade beneath its dark blue glass-and-metal upper addition, with repeating window grids and tree leaves entering at the upper left.Close view of the entrance at 285 Schermerhorn Street, framed by red brick and elaborate white ornament, with warm wall lights glowing around the dark double doors.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you're in Brooklyn right now, you've got to be loving the weather & it's supposed to be like this all weekend. Go check out the latest weekender. It's up now and there's a lot going on.
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Jazz kissa & BBQ, then a nine-hour Caribbean carnival
Aurora Nealand at sunset, Moko Jumbies at the Navy Yard, five thousand jazz records on Franklin Ave. and Camille Harris back onstage. And that's just to start.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We got an early chat and menu tasting with the Yuan Is Here team at their new 25 Bond St. Downtown Brooklyn location. Their official opening is set for Wednesday, July 22, but if you’re in the area this weekend, definitely stop in and say hi and maybe sample a few things.
Yuan Is Here’s storefront at 25 Bond Street in Downtown Brooklyn, with colorful Taiwanese food signs mounted across the black facade beneath leafy tree branches.



A table spread with bubble tea, fried chicken, sliced meats, and other dishes at Yuan Is Here in Downtown Brooklyn, overlaid with the DBL logo and text inviting readers to change their weekend plans and welcome the new neighborhood restaurant.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Downtown Brooklyn is trying to make neighborhood upcycling a whole thing.
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Whoa! A massive entertainment & retail destination is coming to Downtown Brooklyn
Quick drop. BIG news!
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Of course our great city is doing streetcorner live streams of today’s World Cup quarterfinal at several LinkNYC kiosks. If you’re out doing Downtown Brooklyn things, we have several around the neighborhood.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Whoever curated this series for @bambrooklyn.bsky.social is a legend. LEGEND!
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Electronica
Jul 10—Jul 14 Foot-tapping, heart-pounding soundtracks anchor this series, an amalgam of films from across the globe boasting electronic-heavy soundtracks. Revel in the ecstatic techno of Run Lola Run...
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I try but I cannot just walk by Mud's window displays on Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn. They get me every time. So lovely.
Color street photo outside Mud Australia on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Ceramic dishes sit in the storefront window while reflections of trees, buildings, and the green reversed Bond St sign layer across the glass, with shop signs, parked cars, and a pedestrian stretching down the sunny sidewalk.Color street photo outside Mud Australia on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. A stack of white ceramic dishes and bowls sits in the storefront window beside bright ceramic green peppers, with layered glass reflections and the sidewalk fading softly into the background.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Love the energy, Brooklyn...but if the temps get as high as they say this weekend, just point me to where I can find AC and happy people and I'll be fine right there.
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Downtown Brooklyn’s hot July 4th weekend is stacked
Rooftop fireworks, tall ships, dance floors, trivia, pizza, and one very hot holiday weekend around Downtown Brooklyn.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Know of a good Downtown Brooklyn site for this? Today's the day to share the details.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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How AI Is Helping Shape the Future of Retail in Downtown Brooklyn
A new research collaboration explores how this AI model reveals how people move through Downtown Brooklyn.
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
...and head up Fulton to Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy because the party *will* be there this weekend.
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Things to do in Downtown Brooklyn this weekend: June 25-28
I don't know about you, but this first weekend of summer has me ready to say yes to everything.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music @bambrooklyn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Tomorrow, BAM & ArteEast present: My Father and Qaddafi. The film takes the audience on a raw and reflective personal journey while discovering the troubled history and politics of Libya. Join us after for a convo w/ Anas El Gomati & Laila Sharif. 🎟️ bit.ly/43SuHgY
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Downtown Brooklyn Live @dwntwnbk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Brooklyn Starts Here wordmark in bold white uppercase letters inside a long rounded navy rectangle, with a thin pink-to-orange line and yellow dot beneath it on a white background.
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