Amy Holiday

Amy Holiday

Amy Holiday is a writer who lives in Park Slope. She works in education and is dazzled by all things Brooklyn.
Nov
21
‘No One Has Ever Asked If We Even Want It’: Prickly Public Responds To 16 Miles Of BQX Streetcar Proposal

‘No One Has Ever Asked If We Even Want It’: Prickly Public Responds To 16 Miles Of BQX Streetcar Proposal

[L-R] Jeff Peel, project manager at the Department of Transportation and Adam Giambrone, Economic Development Corporation. (Photo by Amy Holiday
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Oct
30
The Great PUPkin’s Greatest Hits: Pooches, Puns, And Costumes Make Crowds Howl In Fort Greene

The Great PUPkin’s Greatest Hits: Pooches, Puns, And Costumes Make Crowds Howl In Fort Greene

Photo by Amy Holiday / BKLYNERA grumpy bulldog dressed as a Lego, a Pomeranian turned-milkman and a basset hound dressed as
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Sep
15
Police Called To Scene Of Community Board 6 Meeting After Chaos Erupts Over Citi Bike Expansion

Police Called To Scene Of Community Board 6 Meeting After Chaos Erupts Over Citi Bike Expansion

Chaos erupted over the Citi Bike expansion. (Video by Amy Holiday/Park Slope Stoop) Tensions and anger over the recent
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Sep
08
Uncle Louie G Has Been Screaming For Ice Cream For Over 20 Years

Uncle Louie G Has Been Screaming For Ice Cream For Over 20 Years

Photo via iamchantastic731 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJGZNfIgQVL/?tagged=unclelouieg&hl=en]There are Park Slope restaurants. And
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Aug
23
‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/] This is the second in a series of articles
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Aug
10
‘Getting Gowanus Right’: Bridging Gowanus Kicks Off Series Of Public Conversations

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: Bridging Gowanus Kicks Off Series Of Public Conversations

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe next phase in the Bridging Gowanus [http://bridginggowanus.org/] community planning process kicked
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