Poor Purim Taste
Young or old, Purim generally ranks up there as a favorite holiday for the Jewish. With the fun festivities and parade of costumes, it is a time for people to change their appearance, have fun and...
View ArticleBed-Stuy College Student’s Oscar Dream Come True
While the rest of us were sitting at home watching the Oscars from our couches, ChaRon Brabham was living out her biggest fantasy at the actual event. It all started when Brabham was one of six...
View ArticleGreenpoint’s Getting Greener
In some of the most eco-friendly Brooklyn news we’ve heard in a while, a group of green thumbed do-gooders are working valiantly to turn a long-vacant lot into a community garden that would allow North...
View ArticleDyker Heights “Bachelors” Fight Cancer
Dyker Heights, Brooklyn brings you “The Bachelor” – Brooklyn style! In an effort to raise money for financially struggling families with cancer stricken children, up to 22 eligible hunks will strut...
View ArticleConey Rides Are Back But Concerns Remain
The week before Easter has traditionally marked the opening of Coney Island’s famed Luna Park. After the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, there were fears that this would be an impossibility this year....
View ArticleSmith-9th Street Station To Reopen
Residents of the Gowanus area will certainly applaud this piece of local Brooklyn news. As of the week of April 22nd, the Smith Street-9th Avenue subway station will reopen. The station, which was...
View ArticleIs The Barclays Center Living Up To Its Promises?
When construction for the Barclays Center got underway, local businesses waited with baited breath to see if the newly erected stadium would, in fact, draw hoards of people to an area that has been...
View ArticleA Gift From China To Brooklyn With Love
Did you know that Sunset Park’s Little Fuzhou is the fourth largest Chinatown in the United States, and the largest in New York City? This means that Sunset Park’s Chinatown has completely overtaken...
View ArticleA Mikvah For Park Slope
Observant Jews in Park Slope will revel in this piece of important local Brooklyn news. They finally have a mikvah to call their own! After more than 5 years of construction, the first ever Park Slope...
View ArticleJoe Torre’s Daughter: A Brooklyn Hero
In keeping with the family name, Cristina Torre (daughter of Joe Torre) has made a name for herself through her catching skills. This time, however, Torre was making history by catching a one year old...
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