Animals
When we first heard the words “Rat Academy [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/rodent-academy.page],” the first thing that came to mind was an image of little Stuart Littles [http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/stuart-little#cart/cleanup] and Remys (of “Ratatouille [http://www.imdb.com/title/
Announcements
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz. (Photo: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanStevenCymbrowitz/photos/a.465589220131458.107581.465589086798138/465633266793720/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Are you scrambling to find a healthcare plan before this year’s open enrollment period ends on January 31? Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [http://assembly.state.ny.us/
Animals
Reporting by Kimberly Leon Sarni On Sunday, January 24, dogs will extend their paws to hands and kids will extend their hands to paws. The Brooklyn Dog Training Center [http://brooklyndogtrainingcenter.com/] 213 21st Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues) will a host an information class sponsored by A Fair
Health
We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to
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We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to
Events
Photo by Justina Wong/NYC Parks.Now we can stay fit while also staying warm this winter/spring, thanks to an expanded lineup of free Shape Up fitness classes [http://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation/shape-up-nyc] at five locations in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, courtesy of the city Parks
Arts & Culture
Courtesy PS 124 PTA [https://www.facebook.com/ps124pta/photos/a.639369299440690.1073741825.455615627816059/803639019680383/?type=3&theater] Thanks to a grant from the NYC Department of Education’s Arts for English Language Learners (ELL) and Students With Disabilities [http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/Partnerships/ArtsELLs+SWD_
Arts & Culture
Thanks to a grant from the NYC Department of Education’s Arts for English Language Learners (ELL) and Students With Disabilities [http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/Partnerships/ArtsELLs+SWD_RFP_2015-16.pdf] program, the kids of PS 124 [https://www.facebook.com/ps124pta/?fref=ts&ref=br_
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Photo courtesy of Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s office.Last spring, Councilmember Laurie Cumbo introduced a bill known as Int 762 that would “require all taxicabs, hail vehicles, liveries, black cars, and luxury limousines to have a panic button installed that would allow a passenger to send a distress signal to
City Kid Corner
With temperatures freezing outside, parents across the five boroughs are desperately seeking fun activities for the kids that take place inside. Finding just the right spot can be especially tough, though, when your child is on the autism spectrum, has sensory processing disorder, or countless other special needs. We decided
Arts & Culture
Nurse and Author Kelli Dunham. (Courtesy of Kelli Dunham)Since the store’s opening in last March, Please [http://www.pleasenewyork.com/] (557 5th Avenue at 15th Street) has become far more than just a boutique where you can buy adult toys, books, lotions, lubricants, ball gags, and wrist restraints
Central Brooklyn
Janine Labriola. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)It’s January 8 and many of our New Year’s resolutions are already forgotten, but Janine Labriola is hoping to get her neighbors pumped up with her new fitness studio, Park Fitness BK [http://www.parkfitnessbk.com/], which is opening