Borough President
Local restaurants participated in the event’s launch and tasting last week at Borough Hall (Source: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office)The 11th annual Dine in Brooklyn [http://dineinbk.com/] event is set to kick off next Monday, and with $25 prix fixe dinners offered at more than 150
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Eric-Adams-parks-funding1.jpg]Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office GallopNYC [http://gallopnyc.org/], a non-profit that offers therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with disabilities and with veterans, just landed $500,000 from Borough President Eric Adams to improve the group’s stable
agriculture
Name: Royal Age: 3 and a half Breed: Pit bull and boxer mix Katie Dinota, 26 and her husband Adam Linsalata, 27, adopted Royal when she was one year old from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals [http://www.mspca.org/] in Boston, while they were
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(Photo by Amanda Stern)Local dog Busy has been working on her dance moves. Her owner, Fort Greene resident Amanda Stern, said she taught Busy how to moonwalk when she noticed that Busy would back up when she offered her a treat. The pooch also loves to contort herself into
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Zola the Wheaton Terrier looks on as Dominique Townsend’s son Sage mugs for the camera. (Photo by Daniel Lewis)You’d never guess that Zola was 7 years old. The Wheaton Terrier may have the calm demeanor of an older dog, but the way he bounded around the hills
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Doing their best to balance, a small group of dedicated slackline walkers meet each week in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Antonia Massa)By Antonia Massa Strung out and suffering from mild anxiety, Fernando Ruiz fled his office job in London to travel the world. The inner balance he sought
Act Now Foundation
This weekend brought great bike-riding weather to the nabe. Where are your favorite spots to ride your bike locally? (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The summer is winding down, but we hope you got to enjoy one of
dust bowl
Meet Ollie, the dog that greets patients at DC Optics (Photo by Dennis Cheng)If you’ve walked by the DC Optics [http://dc-optics.com/dc_optics.html] optometry office on Myrtle Avenue, chances are you’ve seen a small face looking out the door. We talked to the owner
baltimore
Source: mikealex / FlickrBensonhurst captured the bronze medal for most speeding tickets issued in all of Brooklyn, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/speeding-brooklyn-don-bushwick-article-1.1290072?localLinksEnabled=false] by the New York Daily News. The 62nd Precinct issued 182 speeding tickets this past year, good for third most
Borough President
Councilman Recchia, left, and Senator Adams, right.Coney Island City Councilman Domenic Recchia is reportedly eyeing the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, potentially pitting Northern and Central Brooklyn versus Southern Brooklyn for the largely powerless position. Sources told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brownstone-belt-grabs-upcoming-borough-president-race-pundits-article-1.1223840] that
Carlo Scissura
Source: Daniel Schwen via Wikimedia CommonsCarlo Scissura, former Borough Hall aide, has decided to end his bid to become the next Borough President. Scissura raised an impressive $125K for the race and had the full support of former boss, Borough President Marty Markowitz. Scissura has been the chief of staff