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SUNSET PARK – The NYC Economic Development Corporation [https://www.nycedc.com] invites all to celebrate the Brooklyn Army Terminal [https://www.bklynarmyterminal.com]‘s (BAT) 100th anniversary at the venue’s first-ever block party taking place this Saturday. Brooklyn Army Terminal (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The free outdoor event will feature
Central Brooklyn
Art installation at Prospect Park Boathouse by Nicholas Papadakis. (Courtesy of Nicholas Papadakis)Seeing a translucent boy hovering above the Prospect Park lake? Don’t worry, you’re not crazy it’s just Art Slope [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/art-slope-will-turn-neighborhood-into-enormous-9-day-art-installation/] . Take a look at this art fest, plus 12
Arts & Culture
Mourners waving their phones. (Courtesy Spike Lee/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfGaa3yqgj/].)Last night, Fort Greene partied like it was 1999, but under the most 2016 of circumstances. Thursday afternoon, Spike Lee sent out word [/blog/2016/04/21/spike-lee-hold-prince-tribute-tonight-40-acres/] via his Instagram that he was going to
anthony planakis
A wasp colony is threatening to ruin a long awaited block party in Dyker Heights this weekend, and apparently no New York City agencies are equipped to handle flying menaces, reports CBS [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/08/25/dyker-heights-wasp-nest/]. Worried neighbor Mary Jane Koller told the outlet she called
Beverley Square West Association
Many thanks to neighbor Nick Wheeler for snapping this photo of the fun that was had at the Beverley Square West Association block party [/blog/events/this-sunday-attend-the-beverley-square-west-association-block-party] this past Sunday, June 7. If you have a favorite photo from the festivities, held on Marlborough Road between Cortelyou and Beverley, let
bike etching
Neighbor Nathan Thompson, a member of the 70th Precinct Community Council [/blog/crime/concerned-crime-neighborhood-attend-wednesdays-70th-precinct-meeting] , sent us an email with a good reminder that the 70th Precinct will come to neighborhood events to help etch and register bikes and electronic valuables with a unremovable number – making them easier to find if
block party
Heads up, Slope drivers. Our neighbors over on 16th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenue) are tossing a block party on Saturday, September 21. The street will be closed to traffic between 11am and 8pm, so if you park your car in that area, make sure its moved by 11am
2015 NBA All-Star Game
You can expect pleasant walking weather in the nabe this weekend. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The National Weather Service predicts [https://www.google.com/search?q=national+weather+service+11205&oq=national+we&aqs=chrome.
block party
Need we any more evidence that South Slope block parties are the hottest ticket in town? Photo by madeleinemarra [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=469472691863610269_224709535#.UawBfZVwHIq]. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=
5th St. Block Association
JoeCus Pocus [https://www.facebook.com/pages/JoeCus-Pocus/283976650641] sweet talks his next volunteer from the audience while regaling the kids with his slight of hand yesterday at the 300 E. 5th St. Block Association block party on E. 5th between Church Ave. and Albemarle Rd.
block party
Did you check out the Compost for Brooklyn Block Party [/blog/news/compost-for-brooklyn-block-party-tomorrow] on Sunday? There were a lot of grown-ups having fun, but it seemed like the kids were really taking the best advantage of it! Check out the flip on that crepe at the Center for Kosher Culinary