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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 [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:

Weekend Art Events: December 14-17 (Cookies, Latkes, Sugar Plum Fairies & More)

This chilly weekend offers lots of opportunities to get some holiday shopping done and indulge in holiday treats. There are also three productions of The Nutcracker (one by Brooklyn Ballet, one by The State Ballet Theatre of Russia, and a hip-hop version featuring Kurtis Blow) and diverse musical performances. With

Brooklyn’s Very Special Recordings Brings Back The Mixtape

Ezra Gale has spent the past several years auditioning to replace James Brown as the hardest working man in show business, serving as founder, bandleader, and sideman in a series of genre-splitting projects (start with Afrobeat, jazz, classic country, dub reggae, and you’re just scratching the surface). Somehow along

Events: Blues, Art Walks, Festivals & More This Weekend

Check out the 8th annual Bay Ridge SAW art walk this Saturday! Photo: Sophia Chizuco at The Owl’s Head. (By Jason Jamal Nakleh)Okay, so we’re facing facts: After today’s sunshine, the weather forecast is still calling for rain all weekend long. But don’t let that

Activism, Literary Cocktails, 3D Film Fests, Live Music & More This Weekend

Photo via coneyislandfunGet out and explore your favorite boro this weekend with our event guide from Ditmas Park to Marine Park. If you have an event to share, email us at For a list of arts events in the Park Slope area, see our northern BK weekend guide here [/weekend-art-events-april-28-30-cherry-blossoms-save-sunnys/

Where To Take Your Date This Weekend: April 14–16

(Photo via prospect_park/instagram)It’s springtime, and romance is sprouting up with the cherry blossoms at the Botanic Gardens [https://www.bbg.org/collections/cherries]. Whether you have a giddy new love or a cherished long-term partner, use this guide to plan the perfect weekend and try something

Where To Eat & Drink Outside In (& Around) Ditmas Park

Qathra backyard on a sunny afternoon. (Photo by Carly Miller)It’s just too gorgeous out to do anything indoors today. To kick off summer weather 2017 (especially before the summer heat waves start), we’ve compiled a list of the definitive places in our neighborhood (and immediately outside its

April Mondays: A Slice Of New Orleans In Ditmas Park

Photo via Bar Chord, 1008 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas ParkWilson Pickett was determined to wait for the midnight hour. The Strangeloves growled that the nighttime is the right time. Bob Seger’s still working on his night moves, the Rolling Stones want to spend the night together, and AC/DC

Where To Get Wild Tonight: 7 Brooklyn Mardi Gras Parties

Photo by Andy Castro [https://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro/5508353323/]Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) has spurred a city-wide night of dancing, indulging, and all-night partying. But you don’t have to go far from home to get in on the New-Orleans-style action. Party-hop around the borough tonight

New York City Beer Week 2017: Brooklyn Picks

Photo via NYC Brewers via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_XpvQDuR0/?taken-by=nycbrewers]New York City Beer Week [http://nycbeerweek.com/index/] kicked off this past weekend with a sold-out opening night bash [http://www.openingbash.com/] at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. Don’t fret if