Announcements
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg].Government Offices, Parking, And Sanitation All government offices are closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, including courts. There is no mail delivery. All NYC public schools are closed. Students return to school on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
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Students conduct Venus flytrap experiments as part of a cultural adventures summer camp. (Photo via Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklynbotanicgarden/6752411315/in/photolist-bhFSCK-3Eyap8-3ExX9t/] )Mark your calendars! Every year highly sought after camps–including ones that are free or subsidized–fill up quickly. Not all
Events
Painting by Heather Keton (source: Painting of Pictures / Facebook)Whether you’re looking for a boardgame night, a female comedy show, or a ‘death cafe’— this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@
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(Photo via leblanc116 / instagram)Ready for an action-packed weekend? Whether you’re looking for great live tunes, literary parties, or a ‘death cafe’— this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.
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Photo courtesy of NYC ParksNow that the holidays are over, it’s time to get a fresh start by recycling your holiday tree at one of the many MulchFest 2017 locations [https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest] in Brooklyn on January 7 and 8. Your tree will be recycled
Arts & Culture
Winter JazzFest 2016. (Photo by Bart Babinski)Winter JazzFest [http://www.winterjazzfest.com] premiers this week venues across the city, with 150 different performances over six days of improvisational music between Thursday, January 5 – Tuesday, January 10. This year, the jazz series that has become a highlight of the season
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Photo via ImprovEverywhere.com [http://improveverywhere.com/]What is it with January and stripping down? The cold weather must bring out the exhibitionist in all of us. Just a few days ago, the Coney Island Polar Bears took the plunge [/2017-not-dry-run-best-photos-coney-islands-polar-bear-plunge/] in their annual ritual. Well, that’s been a
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Photo Credit: Paul TakeuchiIt’s the first week of January. Do you know where your kids will be going to summer camp? Here’s a list of camps that include weekly, specialty camps and summer long traditional camps. Check back each week as we’ll feature unique camps, discounts, and
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(Photo by Teri Brennan Photography)Last Sunday afternoon, thousands of Coney Island revelers took a leaping plunge into 2017. It was a relatively warm 48-degree winter day — which was lucky for the hoards of health nuts, veteran swimmers, and costumed characters who dove into the Atlantic Ocean for the 113th
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Photo via Borough President Eric AdamsThere are hundreds of New Years Eve parties this year — at almost every local bar [http://brokelyn.com/brooklyn-new-years-eve-parties-2017/], restaurant, and music venue scattered around the borough. But where do you go for a Brooklyn party that’s so big it can’t be contained?
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The community lighting will take place at Park Slope Playground after menorahs were vandalized. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6772822,-73.9785075,3a,75y,213.11h,93.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxBUoiKG-8zS4FiTVqru9CA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )After two menorahs were vandalized in area playgrounds, Borough
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Self-portrait. (Photo by C. Stephen Hurst)Renowned photographer C. Stephen Hurst [http://www.hurstarts.com/?detectflash=false]provided the “something extra” at this year’s holiday party for tenants at 50 East 19 Street. The property management company hired Hurst, who lives in the building, to take professional, take-home holiday