Vanilla Fudge’s Vince Martell. Source: WikipediaThe Bay Improvement Group (BIG) is teaming up with Councilman Chaim Deutsch to sponsor BIG’s 24th Annual Celebrity Holiday Caroling Free Concert and Toy Drive for Battered Women, Needy and Terminally Ill Children. The yearly outreach event will be held at the Knights
As we reported last month [/blog/transportation/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mtas-proposed-fare-toll-hikes] , the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to raise the cost of unlimited MetroCards by 4% over the next two years. When it comes to single-ride MetroCards, it gets a little complicated. The 30-day MetroCard will definitely jump from $112 to $116.50,
188 Prospect Park West
Locals who like having a convenient, if somewhat unkempt, movie theater in the area got a bit of a scare this week when they heard the Pavilion [http://www.paviliontheater.com/] theater might turn into condos, but that fear is misplaced — at least for the time being. Real estate blog
PS 124
If you’re looking for a place to donate an old — but clean, and gently used — coat to help out New Yorkers in need this winter, PS 124 [http://ps124brooklyn.com] is serving as a drop-off location for the rest of this week. The school is collecting coats and jackets
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Knife and Spork owner Symon Chow shows off some of the shop’s inventory.At Clinton Hill’s new kitchenware store Knife And Spork [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/knifeandspork/], everything from the multi-purpose pocket knives and titanium sporks to the bamboo bowls and cast iron tea kettles is “strong enough
mta fare hike
Source: Flickr/haagenjerrysAs we reported last month [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/everything-need-know-mtas-proposed-fare-hike/] , the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to raise the cost of unlimited MetroCards by 4% over the next two years, and the Verrazano toll is expected to jump an entire dollar. When it comes to single
protest
Despite the rain and wind chill, over 50 parents, children, and allies of children with special needs came out this morning to protest the State Education Department’s (SED) freeze on funds for special education, which is forcing a Borough Park early childhood center to close in the middle of
1414 Cortelyou Road
Want to support local businesses while doing holiday shopping? How about getting some discounts when you do so? Yeah, we do too! To help you out, the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/] has created its first-ever holiday coupon book for businesses along Cortelyou Road, as well as a
Photo via Miti Miti Taperia [https://www.facebook.com/MitiMitiTaperia/photos_stream]The new restaurant from the owners of Bogota Latin Bistro [http://bogotabistro.com/] will be opening this month, according to a pic they posted on Instagram [http://instagram.com/p/wXKEOLo7nR/]. Miti Miti Taperia [http://mitimititaperia.com/] will
1740 84th st
Community Board 11’s offices at 2214 Bath Avenue (Source: Google Maps)Community Board 11 will hold its next meeting tomorrow, December 11 at 7:30pm at the Bensonhurst Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, 1740 84th Street. The Board serves as a local conduit to the government of New York
1800 sheepshead bay rd
Sure is cold out there. (Photo by Robert Fernandez)Bills can be a pain for any family. But for those in the most dire need, it can mean choosing between staying warm this winter or putting food on the table. For those who struggle, help is on the way. The
2900 Campus Road
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490 Myrtle Avenue
Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/new-buildings-planned-myrtle-avenue-clinton-hill/]. The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org] (MABP) today released a list of five buildings [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/new-buildings-planned-myrtle-avenue-clinton-hill/] that are currently under-construction or seeking approval from the Buildings Department (DOB) to build along the four-block
Anarkali
Flanked by heaps of vegetable pakora, crispy spring rolls, pizza and more from local restaurants, business owners, civic leaders and other neighbors gathered at Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/] (1021 Church Avenue) for the Church Avenue Business Improvement District’s [http://www.churchavenue.org/]annual meeting last night to
movie theaters
Locals who like having a convenient, if somewhat unkempt, movie theater in the area got a bit of a scare this week when they heard the Pavilion [http://www.paviliontheater.com/] theater might turn into condos, but that fear is misplaced — at least for the time being. Real estate blog
Census
Source: Flickr/rene-germanyThirty percent of Brooklyn households lack high-speed internet at home, keeping residents from accessing crucial resources for school, work and business, with Kensington and Borough Park being the areas in Brooklyn most lacking when it comes to the digital divide, according to a new report from city Comptroller