We’ve found a one-bedroom, a two-bedroom, and a single family home all of which are convenient to two subway lines, the F and the Q. They all are also near, but not on, Coney Island Avenue which offers a variety of restaurants, bars, and even antique shops. 275 Webster
Imagine my surprise when I spotted a rare, ivory elephant on East 5th Street. What sculptures have you seen in the neighborhood? Send a picture of them to editor@kensingtonbk.com [editor@kensingtonbk.com]and we’ll post it to the blog. Also follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.
Looks like daddy brought his little princess home a brand new ride. Lucky girl. See anything interesting in the neighborhood? Snap a picture and send it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com [editor@kensingtonbk.com]and we’ll post it to the blog.
Church Ave BID
If you happened to be on Church Avenue yesterday you would have enjoyed the annual Church Avenue Street Fair. Food, wares, rides, and of course, cotton candy made this celebration. Thanks to the Church Avenue BID [http://www.churchavenue.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=377]
Sing Along with Ms. Cindy at the Windsor Terrace Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/events/?id=628] (160 E 5th Street) is cancelled this week and will resume next Tuesday, April 28. Parents and caregivers who regularly attend Ms. Cindy’s class may want to make other plans. Tomorrow’
Greenwood Playground was a hive of activity yesterday during the Friends of [/art-music/celebrate-earth-day-at-greenwood-playground] Greenwood Playground Earth Day Extravagreenza. Solarize Brooklyn [/green/solarize-brooklyn-bringing-solar-energy-to-brooklyn] handed out information on installing solar panels. On a nearby table a master composter and Prospect Farm [http://prospectfarm.org/] volunteer demonstrated how worms plow through 7
Aging
Everyone, it seems, grows up in Brooklyn. Resources for parents and children overflow into the stroller packed sidewalks. But what about growing old? For my part, when we bought a home we discussed not only the kids but our parents, too. Suppose our parents needed to move in with us?
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The fabulous aspect of apartment hunting in Kensington is that all available spaces are large and filled with light. Most have private or communal outdoor space like the ones listed here. 207 Ocean Parkway #4B [http://www.abacusproperties.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=31807] List Price: $133,000,
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Another sure sign of spring it the Mister Softee truck waiting for elementary school dismissal. Do you have a picture of spring? Email it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.
Caton Ave
We have a brief update on PS/IS 437 being built on Caton Ave and East 8th Street across from J&L Landscaping [http://jllandscapingnyc.com/] and Shenanigans [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shenanigans-Pub/167371376609304]. Since a picture’s worth a thousand words, we’ll let those do the
Bangladeshi Community
There are two holidays to celebrate this weekend: The Bangladeshi New Year and Earth Day. • Start by taking a trip to Bangladesh [/events/take-a-trip-to-bangladesh-this-weekend-without-leaving-the-neighborhood] . Activities celebrating the New Year begin on Friday and run through the weekend. • Celebrate the Earth Day Extravaganza [/art-music/celebrate-earth-day-at-greenwood-playground] at Greenwood Playground on Saturday starting
green
It started as a New Year’s resolution. “This year we’re going solar,” Ellen Honigstock decided with her husband. One neighbor me too-ed. Then another, and another. Ellen, thinking buying in bulk could bring the cost of solar down for our entire community, emailed the Kensington Windsor Terrace Yahoo