Until he met Princess Francois, Andy Estevez felt like the king of lonely hearts. “Put it this way: I was a dork, dork, dork,” he said. “I was completely focused on being the best student when I was growing up and then completely focused on being the best professional as […]

It was a drizzling spring day in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack was playing in what used to be a mechanic’s garage at 57 Conselyea Street. The place is now a whitewashed room filled with red hearts. The current tenant, Julie Guinta, was clad in a triumphant marigold […]

When Flatbush-based designer Casey Russell got chosen for Brooklyn Public Library’s 2020 Fashion Academy, he thought he’d be getting support from the incubator for four months. But when the pandemic hit, the academy, which provides on-site workshops and classes, was forced to improvise to provide a similar experience for its […]