Passport To Prospect Heights
No, this is not designed to further the misguided (and slightly closed minded) belief that one needs an actual passport to travel to the outer boroughs. That is, simply, not true. Any Brooklyn-ite...
View ArticleElected Officials Celebrate Gay Marriage Ruling
Thursday was a day of celebration for Brooklyn, New York’s elected officials. On Thursday, the 2nd U.S Circuit Court of Appeals passed down a ruling that declared the current law which defines marriage...
View ArticleGhouls And Gourds
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has long be considered one of Brooklyn’s great spots. The garden offers a rare pocket of peace and quiet, combined with absolute beauty and amazing wildlife. It serves as a...
View ArticleBrooklyn Subway Restoration Update
Brooklyn residents are still feeling the transportation effects of Hurricane Sandy. With suspended subway line services, long lines for busses and commutes three times the length they used to be, the...
View ArticleFired For Losing His Home?
Thousands of folks are dealing with the reality that their homes are completely destroyed as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Now, imagine being fired for not calling into work after losing your home. It’s...
View ArticleMoleskine Salon: The Creative Process
This Fri cheap viagra soft day, November 15th, New Yorkers are being given the chance to hear about how the creative process works and then participate in a collaborative art making project lead by...
View ArticleNo Dogs Till Spring
In a sad pieces of Brooklyn news, Coney Island’s Famous Nathan’s Hot Dog will not re-open until next Spring, at least, after being ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. For many natives and tourists alike, this...
View ArticleRolling Stones: Still Rockin’
The Rolling Stones took the stage at Barclay’s Center on Saturday night to prove that age truly is just a number. There was certainly no lack of energy as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Chock Full Of Events This Weekend!
Brooklyn-ites are never at a loss for things to do in their borough. If there’s one thing Brooklyn knows, it’s how to to keep its people entertained. Between the brand new, state of the art Barclays...
View ArticleReal Life Lego’s Near Barclay’s Center
Brooklyn NY’s Atlantic Yards project is bringing the previously child oriented concept of lego building to real life with its modular tower. On Tuesday, officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking for...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Naked Pizza Waitress
Customers looking for a decent slice of pizza got so much more this weekend at Roberta’s. In an over the top marking of her last work night, a mystery waitress donned fishnets, black boots and the...
View ArticleMake Your Own Pizzas At Forcella
Who doesn’t remember the Seinfeld episode in which Kramer dreamed of starting a pizza joint where customers could make their own pizza pies? While the idea was spot on, some infighting over topping...
View ArticleBrewed In Brooklyn: Brooklyn’s Beer History
A new 50 minute film is taking Brooklyn-ites back to their beer brewing roots. “Brewed In Brooklyn” is filmmaker John Weber’s new documentary on the history of beer in Brooklyn, New York. Says Weber,...
View ArticleFrom The Mouths Of Babes
Calling all attention seeking kids in Brooklyn: finally your chance to shine has arrived! In an adorable piece of local Brooklyn news, TheatreSports in Park Slope has dedicated one afternoon a month to...
View ArticlePratt In Flames
In a truly upsetting piece of Brooklyn news, a four alarm fire tore through a building on the Pratt Institute campus. The fire started inside the Main Building of Pratt just before 2:30am on Friday...
View ArticlePoor 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....
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