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Eastern Brooklyn

Crunch Flatbush Invites You To Celebrate Their Anniversary on April 25th!

via Crunch FlatbushRegular readers of this site have no doubt heard of Crunch Flatbush [https://www.crunch.com/locations/flatbush]. Over the last year, you: * Learned about one of their inspiring members [/meet-deidre-ferrell-crunch-flatbush-member-extraordinaire/] * Got some advice for navigating the onset of cold weather [/fall-back-love-fitness-fall-crunch-flatbush/] and The [/taking-step-holidaysand-anotherand-another/] Holidays [/resolved-theres-no-year-like-year-get-moving/]

Central Brooklyn

Meet the Grandmother and Grandson Behind Umbrella

Sam, Patricia, and Cocoa Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinSam Gerstenzang started Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], the service that provides everyday tasks for seniors, after an experience his grandmother had. To find out more, I sat down with Sam and his grandmother Patricia Ackerman at her apartment, a welcome respite from

Central Brooklyn

There’s Going To Be A New Jewish History Escape Room In Midwood And It’s Complicated

Photo Credit: BKLYNERMIDWOOD – The news of a Jewish-themed escape room opening in Midwood has been met with a good bit of snark [https://www.metro.us/things-to-do/new-york/family-friendly-jewish-escape-room-russian-pogrom-one-before-brooklyn] lately on social media. That’s not really surprising – for fairly obvious reasons if you know anything about modern Jewish history.

Education

At This High School, It’s All About Making A Plan

Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinWhen it comes to the conversation over public education in this country, there’s probably no more contentious issue than charter schools. But Nissi Jonathan believes we’re not even having the conversation we should be having. “I don’t think we as a community, just across

Central Brooklyn

You Don’t Have To Wait For Summer To Go To Camp At Crunch Flatbush

Photo credit: Crunch FlatbushWe recently got to know Deidre, one of Crunch Flatbush’s most committed members [/meet-deidre-ferrell-crunch-flatbush-member-extraordinaire/] who’s been able to attain her fitness goals by attending (in truth, being a fixture at) classes. That’s what works for her. But what works for one person might not

Business

Enjoy Helping Others? Consider Joining These Handy Neighbors To Work With Seniors

Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com] helps seniors stay and live in their own homes by connecting them with community members to help with everyday tasks. Below, we ask three Handy Neighbors why they choose to work with Umbrella. Read our previous profile [/urban-shaman-learned-help-home-can-right-next-door/] of an Umbrella Member, urban shaman Mama

Business

Industry City Maker Spotlight: Roll & Hill

Photo credit: Roll & HillManufacturing in America – we’re hearing a lot about it these days. How do we keep it from dying? [https://www.racked.com/2018/2/20/17029148/american-giant-manufacturing-supply-chain] Is it even dying? [http://observer.com/2018/01/manufacturing-is-still-the-backbone-of-a-healthy-economy/] But in certain pockets of Brooklyn, there’s

Arts & Culture

These Kids Got To Check Out Marvel Universe LIVE! Before Everyone Else

Photo by Avi Glickstein/BKLYNERIn case you missed our post a few weeks ago, Feld Entertainment [https://www.feldentertainment.com/] and Marvel [https://marvel.com/] have partnered to bring 25 of your favorite superheroes and villains to life in Marvel Universe LIVE! [https://www.marveluniverselive.com/tickets/details/112281] at

Arts & Culture

Marvel Brings Captain America (And Much More) Home To Brooklyn

Later this month, Feld Entertainment [https://www.feldentertainment.com/] and Marvel [http://marvel.com/] are teaming up to bring your favorite superheroes to life in Marvel Universe LIVE! [https://www.marveluniverselive.com/tickets/details/112281] at Barclays Center, and BKLYNER [http://www.bklyner.com] recently got a sneak peek. Featuring

Central Brooklyn

Meet Deidre Ferrell, Crunch Flatbush Member Extraordinaire

Back in December, we shared some advice [/resolved-theres-no-year-like-year-get-moving/] about New Year’s resolutions from Crunch Flatbush [https://www.crunch.com/locations/flatbush]’s Bob Wells. If you need a refresher, he’s not a fan and thinks the best time to start setting fitness goals is right now. So we

Central Brooklyn

This Urban Shaman Learned That Help At Home Can Be Right Next Door

Donna Henes“I’ve been here for 37 years,” Donna Henes says about her Prospect Heights apartment, “and one by one, every single thing is falling apart.” Henes (rather, Mama Donna Henes [http://donnahenes.net]) is an urban shaman who you may have seen cleansing Renee Graziano’s house on

Business

When Renovating Your Brownstone or Prewar Co-op, Flexibility Is Key

via Home Evolutions Corp.When I was maybe ten or eleven, space got a little tight in our house and my parents decided to renovate the garage to be, in part, a room for me. It was super exciting since I got to make what wound up being some distinctly