Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Just three miles from where a young Shawn Carter was raised, some of the most quotable (and G-rated) lyrics of the famed rapper and producer now known as Jay-Z can be found covering the full front ...

For the past year, the Brooklyn Public Library has been celebrating its 125th anniversary, and we wanted in on the fun! On November 30, 1896, the Brooklyn Common Council passed a resolution to ...

The 2026 People’s Ball at the iconic Brooklyn Central Library at Grand Army Plaza on May 3 didn’t need a tech CEO to deliver ...

Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the presidents of New York City’s three public library systems — Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library — joined forces with local ...

Elected officials and bookworms celebrated the return of Sunday service at seven library branches across the city on July 14, following an agreement between Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council last ...

The Brooklyn Public Library is preparing to host “Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Hip-Hop,” an all-night philosophical series with keynote addresses, music, discussion and activities inspired ...

Jay-Z’s must-see Brooklyn Public Library exhibition has proven to be the gift that keeps on giving, even after it’s closed. An auction of rare memorabilia held in tandem with the closing of the ...

One of Brooklyn's most prolific icons, Jay-Z, has driven scores of New Yorkers to their local public library. The Brooklyn Public Library activated more than 14,000 new library memberships between ...