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How to Celebrate Easter in Brooklyn: Chocolate Bunnies and Brunch

Our next holiday is right around the corner, and we have suggestions for everything from chocolate eggs and bunnies to marzipan lambs, and classic Easter brunch or dinner. Also, check out our list of the traditional Easter Egg Hunts happening around the borough this week. Candy and Pastries Buttermilk Bakeshop260

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Fresh Air + High Society: Easter Week In Brooklyn 100 Years Ago

(Via Harpers Young People archives, Aug 22, 1882)It’s fair to say generosity is not a trait lacking in most Brooklynites — you usually can’t go too far through a page of BKLYNER posts without learning about the latest bit of community engagement in your neighborhood. And some things

Animals

Photo Of The Day: Hey Kids, It’s The Easter Squirrel!

Photo via omacadamsUsually it’s the Easter Bunny. We do things differently in Park Slope. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group, or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also,

Destinations

For The Love Of Prayer And Architecture: The Churches Of Fort Greene And Clinton Hill

Fort Greene and Clinton Hill boasts some of the most beautiful and diverse churches in all of New York City. And while some are faithful and congregants, others treasure the history of their architectural structure. With the arrival of Good Friday and Easter weekend, here is a listing of some

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5 Churches In Sheepshead Bay Worth Visiting This Easter

Bibles tucked behind a pew at the United Methodist Church of Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Happy Good Friday, neighbors! Easter Sunday is on the horizon. And given that houses of worship are an important part of a neighborhood’s culture and identity, we though it would be

Announcements

Where To Hunt For Easter Eggs In Brooklyn This Weekend

Photo via maxelmanWith Easter this Sunday, there will be plenty of opportunities this weekend to take the kids hunting for painted eggs (and other goodies!) in and around the neighborhood. We’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of kid-centered Easter events in Brooklyn. As always, if we’ve missed any

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Where To Hunt For Easter Eggs In Brooklyn This Weekend

Photo via maxelmanWith Easter this Sunday, there will be plenty of opportunities this weekend to take the kids hunting for painted eggs (and other goodies!) in and around the neighborhood. We’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of kid-centered Easter events in Brooklyn. As always, if we’ve missed any

Kids & Family

Where To Hunt For Easter Eggs In Brooklyn This Weekend

Photo via maxelmanWith Easter this Sunday, there will be plenty of opportunities this weekend to take the kids hunting for painted eggs (and other goodies!) in and around the neighborhood. We’ve pulled together a comprehensive list of kid-centered Easter events in Brooklyn. As always, if we’ve missed any

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Have A Great Holiday Weekend!

Photo by jennydouglas_ Wishing all our neighbors a peaceful holiday weekend, whether you’re celebrating Passover, Easter, just enjoying this warmer weather, or all of the above. We’re taking the weekend off, but will be back on Monday — but as always, if you notice anything happening in the area

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Photo Of The Day: Easter Eggs

Hope everyone who celebrated it had a lovely, peaceful Easter. Take any photos in Park Slope this weekend? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group, or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter,

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Photographer Uliana Bazar Captures Vividness Of Brighton Beach

Photo By Uliana Bazar via npr.orgPhotographer Uliana Bazar released a gorgeous photo essay on Brighton Beach, a collection that captures the vividness of life and color in the community. An NPR report highlights Bazar’s collection and talks of how she had to gain the trust of the people

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Finding Hope After Easter: A South Slope Peeps Story

Easter has come and gone, and with it, the glorious Peeps season. The little marshmallow critters bask in the spotlight of our adoration every spring, only to have that ardor disappear in the blink of an eye. What happens to a Peep after the Easter Bunny leaves? While many do

Holidays

Park Slope Library Closed on Good Friday

The Park Slope Library is one of several Brooklyn Public Library branches that are closed this Friday, March 29 for Good Friday. All branches will be closed on Sunday for Easter. If you’re looking for a place to borrow books, hang out with the kids, or play a little

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Happy Passover! Happy Easter! Happy Peace-ter!

Photo by nolastnameIt’s so rare that Easter and Passover actually line up, putting two of the most important holidays of two of the largest faiths (in our coverage area) in sync. Since it feels like it almost never happens, I was looking for a truly appropriate photo for this

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Happy Easter, Everyone!

(Source: life123.com)Sheepshead Bites wishes all of our readers a happy and healthy Easter.

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Happy Easter in Sheepshead Bay

This picture was taken of just one lawn decoration in front of a house on East 19 St between Voorhies Avenue and Jerome Avenue. According to the Holidays on the Net website, the most important holiday for Christians became associated with rabbits and hares, since they were very fertile animals.