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May
23
Young Runners In Sheepshead Steal The Show At Brooklyn Half Marathon

Young Runners In Sheepshead Steal The Show At Brooklyn Half Marathon

NYRR Young Runners taking off at the Youth Boardwalk Run, Saturday, May 20 (Photo via NYRR)For Young Runners at
3 min read
May
09
Old-School Tools, New-School Learning: Where Hammer And Nails Rule

Old-School Tools, New-School Learning: Where Hammer And Nails Rule

As the Camp Season kicks into full gear, we decided to take a closer look at some of our favorite
6 min read
Apr
21
BKLYNER: One Woman Aims To De-Stress Brooklyn With Holistic Biz

BKLYNER: One Woman Aims To De-Stress Brooklyn With Holistic Biz

Leslie Carrington, founder of HolistiCityLyfe. (Photo via Leslie Carrington)When I met Leslie Carrington, Ditmas Park native and owner of
4 min read
Apr
14
Fresh Air + High Society: Easter Week In Brooklyn 100 Years Ago

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
4 min read
Apr
04
EXCLUSIVE: Oil Spill Dumps 27,000 Gallons Toward The Gravesend Bay

EXCLUSIVE: Oil Spill Dumps 27,000 Gallons Toward The Gravesend Bay

Aerial footage of the Gravesend Bay spill site, Saturday, April 1.(Photo by Hugo Smith.)A Brooklyn company quietly spilled
7 min read
Mar
06
Dyker Heights Businesses Adapt To Shifting Demographics

Dyker Heights Businesses Adapt To Shifting Demographics

Antonio Chavez, owner of Grandma’s Bakery on 13th Ave. in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Paul Frangipane)Antonio Chavez wears
4 min read
Mar
02
Coney Island Fencing Champ Wins Gold In Dramatic Final Bout

Coney Island Fencing Champ Wins Gold In Dramatic Final Bout

Victory moment for 16-year-old Alan Temiryaev. (Photo via Misha Mokretsov/NYFA)A disciplined but fun-loving sophomore at James Madison High
4 min read
Mar
01
History of Sheepshead Bay Road’s Movie Theaters

History of Sheepshead Bay Road’s Movie Theaters

Sheepshead Theater building / BKLYNERTwo movie theaters opened on Sheepshead Bay Road in 1920s. First to open was the Sommer Theatre
3 min read
Feb
14
Care & Chutzpah: How A Holocaust Survivor Cleaned Up Brooklyn Nursing Homes

Care & Chutzpah: How A Holocaust Survivor Cleaned Up Brooklyn Nursing Homes

Olga Lipschitz. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)At first glance, it’s hard to tell that Mrs. Olga Lipschitz, legendary
6 min read
Feb
13
Street Artist Jenna Morello Shines In Sunset Park

Street Artist Jenna Morello Shines In Sunset Park

Jenna Morello does not like labels. The 31-year-old New Jersey native has been painting vibrant murals all around Sunset Park,
7 min read