Nefer Bookcafe drew families to Wakefield for free braiding stations, a book festival and a live reading from author Jaylene Clark Owens.

Samba, dance lessons and food from across Brazil hit 31st Avenue on September 5, as Astoria claims a piece of a tradition once centered in Midtown.

New FDNY films screen at Chinatown's Firehouse Cinema, tied to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum premiere honoring Father Mychal Judge and sick responders.

Photos, ranks and years of service now line East Tremont Avenue, with some veterans' families traveling from out of state to see them.

Steelpan drummers and food vendors take over Flatbush Avenue as Brooklyn marks 64 years of Trinidadian independence.

The veterans benefit has raised over $117 million since 2007, with Bay Area ties through Minhaj's UC Davis roots and Springsteen's April Chase Center run.

Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and other Yankees turned out in Williamsburg to back Carlos and Ashley Rodón's fertility grant program.

Bianca Figueroa-Greco fled WTC 7 as it fell; Rafe Greco spent eight months cutting steel there. They call their son their Ground Zero baby.

Nina Chambers lost nearly everything in a Melrose fire, but a stranger's $3,000 gift is helping her family get back on its feet.

Star Deli on Nassau Avenue was months from closing until a viral video series raised thousands for a new freezer.

Lina says a Met security guard called engagements forbidden and told her kneeling boyfriend to get up. The couple left for Shake Shack instead.

Around 300 motorcyclists left Gettysburg for a three-state trek honoring first responders and 9/11 victims.

The seventh annual Brooklyn block party lands Sunday with a Caribbean and hip-hop lineup led by Baby Cham and Ding Dong.