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Electrifying Brooklyn

By Martha Sickles, HCSB Brooklyn brownstones, rowhouses, small multifamily, and commercial buildings are trading in their polluting fossil fuel-generated heating systems for clean and efficient air source heat pumps (ASHPs). Reaping the benefits of lower energy usage, increased comfort, low maintenance, and cleaner, healthier and safer homes, building owners, participating

Arts & Culture

Get to know Brooklyn College’s Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema on Instagram Live

We’re bringing our state-of-the-art film school to you. With Academy Award-nominated producer and the school’s new Executive Director Richard Gladstein (Pulp Fiction, The Bourne Identity, The Hateful Eight, Finding Neverland) at the helm, you’ll get an insider’s tour of the school, meet leading independent film producer

Announcements

Free Online Theater – pen/man/ship by Christina Anderson

Hello Brooklyn Friends, Welcome to Molière in the Park, Prospect Park’s Free Theater! We are Brooklyn’s proud theater company, dedicated to bringing yearly, free, inclusive theater productions to Prospect Park. Following the success of our virtual performances of Moliere’s The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and The School for Wives

affordable housing

Luxury Affordable Housing in the Heart of Downtown Brooklyn

250 Ashland Place Studio Apartment. Courtesy of The Ashland.The Ashland at 250 Ashland Place is now leasing middle income affordable housing in the heart of downtown Brooklyn. This luxury residential tower is located in the emerging Brooklyn Cultural District, at the intersection of bustling Downtown Brooklyn and picturesque Fort

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Summer Plans For Kids: BAX Virtual Summer Arts Program

At BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, we foster creativity, encourage exploration, and provide a positive and nurturing environment. Our Virtual Summer Arts Program (VSAP) draws from BAX’s year-round education programs to provide young artists with opportunities to explore different forms of visual art and performance as well as nurture crucial

history

A Brownstone’s Stained Glass Windows Are Reborn

Courtesy of Historical WindowsBrooklyn is known for its Brownstones but it’s also home to the most Landmark districts in New York City. The tree-lined streets are filled with families like the Levys: working parents with two young children, a beautiful and chaotic schedule, and all the maintenance that comes

Health

Five Tips to Help You Achieve Your Health and Wellness Goals in 2020!

Photo credit Da Ping Luo, courtesy of YMCA.It’s the time of year for New Year’s resolutions. Here are five tips to help you achieve your health and wellness goals in 2020! Start with small, realistic, achievable goals. Whether it’s losing weight or starting a workout routine,

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A Long Labor Day Weekend in Hudson

Image courtesy of Emma Austen.FRIDAY EVENING: 10:45 p.m. First, stroll over to your hotel, AirBNB, or friends’ house to drop your bags. A couple of schmancy options include: The Wick, a sweet new boutique hotel in a former candle factory just a block from the train station.

Business

Non-Profit Finds Home at BKLYN Commons

New York City makes up the largest market of co-working spaces in the US with Manhattan alone boasting 245 coworking spaces! And increasingly more startups and small nonprofits have started to see the larger benefits in this model. One Brooklyn based co-working space that has been cultivating a unique bond

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AYSO Soccer Camp to the Rescue

Last minute change of plans? Need summer coverage for your K-8 children? Looking for a camp where your kids can be outside, have fun, and play soccer, while also being affordable? Welcome to BrooklynAYSO Community Soccer Camp. Courtesy of Brooklyn AYSOBrooklynAYSO (www.brooklynayso.org) has been running soccer programs to

Bed Stuy

Find Your Summer Flavor with Cinch

Discover a new summer cocktail or cuisine, update your wardrobe for the warm weather, or sweat off your stress – and get an extra 10% off. Just use code SUMMER when you pay with Cinch around Park Slope! Cinch is your neighborhood app that helps support local businesses and create a

Arts & Culture

Katra Film Series Returns to Alamo Drafthouse for its Summer Series

The Katra Film Series returns to the Alamo Drafthouse Theater for its annual Summer Series, featuring original female-driven content highlighting the current political and sociological climate including a single mother running for office in Liberia, a dark comedy about gender in the workplace and a 1940s feminist throwdown against the

Central Brooklyn

Walk Together June 2 at MCU Park for Crohn’s and Colitis Cures

Brooklyn Pediatric Patient Overcomes Obstacles to Raise Critical Funds and Awareness Twelve-year-old Bella Fletcher from Brooklyn is motivating the local community to find cures by participating in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Take Steps Brooklyn. This year’s event takes place on Sunday, June 2 at 11:00

Boerum Hill

NY Health Proudly Announces Three New Urologists

New York Health Welcomes the arrival of three highly skilled urologists: Dr. Iván Colón, Dr. Brent Yanke, and Dr. Edward Zoltan. They will be accepting new patients at 175 Remsen Street, Suite 1225, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Dr. Ivan ColonDr. Colón continues to introduce innovations in urology, co-founding the Brooklyn Urology

Boerum Hill

Top Five Reasons to Kick Off Summer at the Y!

Swimming at the Prospect Park YMCA, Courtesy of Prospect Park YMCATwo Park Slope Locations The Summer Fun pass gives you access to all 22 YMCA locations in NYC, including the Prospect Park Y and Park Slope Armory.Free Child Watch The YMCA provides free childcare (ages 6 months-7 years) for

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Building Life-Long Memories at Summer Camp

With less than two months away from summer, you may have started thinking about your kids’ summer plans. Ideally, you want them to reduce their screen time, spend time outdoors, and have fun with friends! Courtesy of Marks JCHGuess what? Summer camp does all of that and more! Entering their

affordable housing

When it comes to affordable housing, rent-stabilized landlords aren’t the problem. They’re the solution.

This piece was written by Janice Hamilton and Lincoln Eccles.  Hamilton provides affordable rent-stabilized housing to families in her 8-unit building in Prospect Heights, while Eccles houses 14 families in his rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights. Rent-stabilized buildings like ours are family businesses. Our immigrant grandparents and parents came to

affordable housing

The Future of Housing Affordability in New York City

Like many other regions across the United States, New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis, in which one-third of the city’s residents spend more than half of their income on housing costs. On May 14, Public Agenda – a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and public engagement organization

Announcements

Twilight Stroll on Cortelyou: Eat Your Heart Out!

Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou includes the following: Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food CoopChocolate and Wine at the Brooklyn

Business

Stop what you’re doing. Poke is what’s new and hot in Sheepshead Bay

Whether you’re a self-proclaimed foodie or just someone who is looking for a good meal, Sheepshead Bay’s newest culinary experience “Poke Stop” will stop you dead in your tracks. Literally. The first of its kind, Poke Stop blends authentic Hawaiian poke bowls with a fully immersive handroll bar.

Business

See you tomorrow – Only Brooklyn!

Join TerraCRG tomorrow as we host our 9th Annual Only Brooklyn Real Estate Conference in partnership with MNS Real Estate. You’ll hear from the most active players in Brooklyn commercial real estate through a full day of programming at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point.

Arts & Culture

Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of New Work by Graduating MFA Artists

Discover the bold work of emerging fine arts talent at Pratt Shows. New exhibits open every Monday from 5-8 PM on the Brooklyn campus through mid-May. Photos courtesy of Fiona VeroniqueEvery Monday night Pratt opens its doors and invites you into its gallery spaces to explore the diverse range of

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A Toast to Park Slope

There are so many amazing places around Park Slope to grab a drink, chill with friends, or find a fantastic new wine you’ve never heard of. Cinch is a neighborhood exploration app that helps you discover great new places and deals in your backyard, and we want to help

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Don’t Miss the Church Avenue Street Fair on Sun. May 5!

This year’s Church Avenue Street Fair is going to be better than ever! The fair will take place on Sunday, May 5 from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Church Ave. between Coney Island Avenue and Argyle Road. Celebrate community at the Church Avenue FairCome shop and dine

Business

Register to attend the 9th Annual Only Brooklyn.® Real Estate Conference

Since 2010, the borough’s most engaging and relevant Only Brooklyn.® Real Estate Conference has gathered hundreds of real estate professionals to discuss the future of one of the most powerful sub-markets in the country. From developers, architects, innovators, tenants, landlords, community builders, brokers and more, thoughtfully curated panelists will