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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

The History Of Brooklyn Libraries, Carnegie and Cardboard Models

Park Slope Library interior with two-story iron bookshelves, wood details, and stained glass. (Photo: Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein)Walk into one of the four Brooklyn Public Library branches in Park Slope, Red Hook, Pacific, or Carroll Gardens – and you’ll be entering a well-used building that, in three out of the four

Updates On Harold Ickes Playground And Red Hook Ball Fields

RED HOOK – The Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Protection Committee [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/committees/parks-recreation-environmental-protection.page] of Brooklyn Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday night to update locals on the Harold Ickes Playground and the Red Hook ball fields. Harold Ickes Playground at Hamilton Avenue & Van

Jennifer Egan Discusses ‘Manhattan Beach’ At Brooklyn Public Library

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last night author Jennifer Egan was in the green room of the Brooklyn Public Library‘s central branch getting ready to go on stage for a talk about her book Manhattan Beach [https://borrow.bklynlibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb12077548__SManhattan%20beach__Orightresult__X7;jsessionid=C6152372AEE5D3D6A009F2B52F537256?lang=

For The Love Of Cats: NYC Pet Employee Trail Blazes Cat Adoption Program

PARK SLOPE – A mother and daughter hold hands and slip through the aisles of NYC Pet [http://nycpet.com/store/], a pet store at 218 5th Avenue in Park Slope. They weave through the well-lit shop and scan the ground, as if looking for lost keys. Near the back of

Glady’s Jerk Center: Junior Felix Brings His Caribbean Heritage To The Table

PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – It’s mid-morning and Junior Felix, 41, strides into Glady’s Jerk Center and Rum Bar [http://gladysnyc.com/], a recently-opened Jamaican restaurant in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Felix is one of two owners, and the chef. Before all else, he greets his staff with fist-bumps. He is tall, built

One Of Washington Ave’s Best Restaurants Weathers Gentrification

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Seven months after reopening, The Islands, an exceedingly popular Jamaican restaurant in Prospect Heights, has a sparkling new review in The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/dining/the-islands-review.html] and a packed house almost every night. The Islands, 671 Washington Avenue (Photo: Robin

Sir D’s Cafe To Reopen As The Slope Lounge

PARK SLOPE – Omari Clarke walks into La Bagel Delight on 7th Avenue and asks for his usual. The men behind the counter wordlessly prepare his order. “You guys have any use for some tables or chairs?” he asks the owner. Clarke is renovating the storefront at 837 Union Avenue, between