Dust off your bicycle and show the Brooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/] a little love by registering for Bike the Branches [http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/events.aspx], taking place on Saturday, May 11 from 10am-5pm. And while on your ride, make sure you stop by the Windsor
Flowers doing well in the full sun on East 4th Street, between Ft Hamilton and Caton. Taken any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@kensingtonbk.com [editor@kensingtonbk.com]and we’ll post them on the blog. Also follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk]
Greenest Block in Brooklyn
The race is on to win the title of Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock]! Neighborhood and merchant associations are invited to enter their residential and commercial blocks, and the Greenest Storefront, Best Street Tree Beds, Best Window Box, and Best Community Garden Streetscapes will also
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Looking for a way to give back to your community? Here are some great volunteering opportunities right in the neighborhood: • Friends of Greenwood Playground [http://friendsofgreenwoodplayground.org/] could use volunteers for the upcoming Green-woodstock [http://friendsofgreenwoodplayground.org/greenwood-playground-programs/green-woodstock-2012/] this Sunday, May 5 at the playground on the corner of
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Stop by for a drink tonight at Freddy’s [http://freddysbar.com/events/1188/uke-night-ukes-kids-south-africa-fundraising-party-khabu-the-ukuladies-kelli-rae-powell-avi-fox-rosen-kevin-huffnagel/] (627 5th Ave) and make sure you leave a big tip. Starting at 6:30pm, 100% of tips and 50% of all sales will be donated to Neighbors Helping Neighbors [http://www.nhnhome.org/], an
Run, walk, or just take a nice stroll with the family to help raise money for our local schools at the 6th annual PTA 5K [http://brooklynpta.org/] on Saturday, May 11 at 10am in Prospect Park. Sponsored by the PTAs of Brooklyn’s public schools and office of City
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On 18th Avenue. Taken any photos in Kensington lately? Send them to editor@kensingtonbk.com [editor@kensingtonbk.com]and we’ll post them on the blog. Also follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], Twitter [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], and subscribe to our newsletter [http://kensingtonbk.us6.
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Do you think the B67 bus [http://www.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bkln/b067cur.pdf] should be extended to reach the Brooklyn Navy Yard [http://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/]? That’s what the MTA is proposing at a meeting tonight, Monday, April 29 at 8pm (registration to speak begins at
If you ride the G train late at night, you’re probably already used to these changes [/transportation/late-night-g-train-changes-through-early-may], but now we see that, unfortunately, those changes will continue at least through June 28 . Here are the details from the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=G&
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Buses hitching a ride on Caton. Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send pics to editor@kensingtonbk.com [editor@kensingtonbk.com]and we’ll post them to the blog. Also follow us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], Twitter [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], and subscribe to our
Brooklyn Commune
Looking for something to do in the neighborhood this weekend? No need to travel too far for these events: Saturday, April 27 • The E 4th St Community Garden’s sidewalk sale [/events/sidewalk-sale-more-at-east-4th-street-community-garden-this-weekend] starts at 9am, with a kid’s origami project from 10am-12pm. • Pick up free trees and mulch