Holidays - Bklyner

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at This Year’s Newest Spots

Tacos from Tiny’s Cantina. Photo by Food and City.In celebration of the coming of this year’s Cinco de Mayo, we’ve decided to round-up some of the amazing taquerias and restaurants that have opened so far this year. New businesses need your support now more than ever,

Arts & Culture

Bay Ridge Celebrates Ramadan with Lights for the First Time

“Happy Ramadan from Balady” lights up 5th Avenue between 72nd Street. and Ovington Ave. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerRamadan began last week and for the first time in the history of New York City, Muslims got their own Ramdan lights in Bay Ridge. The twenty blocks along 5th Ave from 65th Street

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Ramadan Mubarak from Bklyner!

The holy book of Islam, the Quran, is read frequently during Ramadan. (Image: Flickr Creative Commons)From all of us at Bklyner: Ramadan kareem to those who celebrate! Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for Muslims. According to religious tradition, it was during this month that God

Holidays

Happy Easter from Bklyner

Image via davidking [https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/2357160552/].To all who celebrate, a very happy Easter from all of us at Bklyner. In Christianity, Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection [https://tntribune.com/what-is-easter/] of Jesus Christ following his crucifixion on Good Friday, a foundational moment for the faith.

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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 [/easter-egg-hunt-brooklyn-2020/] of the traditional Easter Egg Hunts happening around the borough this week. Candy and Pastries Buttermilk

City Kid Corner

Easter Egg Hunts Around Brooklyn

Easter is on Sunday, April 4th this year! After spending last year’s Easter at home, we know you’re just as excited as we are for an Easter egg hunt! We hope you have a great and safe time at one of these Easter activities, starting this weekend and

Holidays

Happy Lunar New Year To You!

Happy Lunar New Year! While this year’s celebrations might not be the same, we want to wish our neighbors celebrating a wonderful holiday and a prosperous year ahead. If you’re still making plans, check out this list [/celebrate-the-year-of-the-ox-in-brooklyn/] for ways to celebrate. Best Wishes, Your neighbors at Bklyner.

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Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor dining will reopen in the city at 25% capacity two days earlier than previously announced – on February 12, the Lunar New Year. For many of us, it’s been a

Business

A Valentine’s For Every Budget: How to Spend The Holiday This Year

We could all use a little more love in our life right now. Whether you’re alone or together, whether you have no money to spend or $15,000, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy a quiet meal at home, a “newlywed game” style trivia night, or a day of

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Celebrate The Year Of The Ox In Brooklyn

Get ready to welcome the Year of The Ox – the Lunar New Year – which falls on February 12. This year, several of our usual favorite celebrations – like the Sunset Park parade – are missing, and a lot has changed since last year’s Year of the Rat in the Brooklyn Chinatown.

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle of a global pandemic, and a year of Black Lives Matter protests, it is a timely reminder of the legacy of the civil rights activist who championed non-violent protest to

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Three Kings Day Was Celebrated In Williamsburg In Spite of Pandemic

The Three Kings, Mary, and José. Anna Conkling/ BklynerThis past Saturday, a float which held the Three Kings, the Virgin Mary, José, and a parade princess, drove up and down Grand St and Graham Ave in Williamsburg, handing out presents to any child that approached it. The float was organized

Central Brooklyn

NYC, We Love You, Celebrate New Year’s Eve Safely (PSA)

via NYC DOHDear NYC, The best thing about 2020 is that it’s finally over. It’s been a long year and however you mark its end, we won’t judge. But we do want you to be safe. So here are some tips from the NYC Health Department for

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Merry Christmas! Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus!

Tonight is the beginning of the winter holiday season for Christians and to all celebrating – we wish you as peaceful and calm and joyful season as the heart can muster. To all the Latvians out there – Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus! There will be no white Christmas this year, the weather agencies promise

Arts & Culture

‘Nutcracker’ Performance Sweetens Brooklyn Students’ Pandemic-Wracked Year

Anna CampanelliBy Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/12/21/22194598/nutcracker-performance-sweetens-brooklyn-students-pandemic-year] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] It was looking like the annual student performance of “The Nutcracker” at the PS9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School [https://www.

Announcements

Toy Drives During The Pandemic Holiday Season

Via Old Stone House.Christmas approaches this year as the city heads for yet another lockdown, and the holiday season could not be more different from the years past – even Dyker Lights are not shining as bright, in an attempt to keep the virus from spreading. For many families this

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Recovery House of Worship Preserves Holiday Traditions for Families in Need

Gift-wrapping during the 2019 Helping Hands Toy Store Event at the Recovery House of Worship in Brooklyn. Photo by Rachel Martin [http://rachelannmartin.com]IG: @rachelmartinphotoWhen Zac Martin and his family moved to New York City from Canada 13 years ago, he “had the sense that this is where we

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For Last-Minute Gift Shopping, Buy Local

Hanukkah is almost over, and with Christmas a little less than two weeks away, it’s time to get your gift situation locked in. For our money, food-related gifts are always a safe bet, whether last-minute or not. But before you finalize your Amazon order, consider spending your dollars on

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Where to Order Christmas Dinner

With indoor dining closed and snow advisories upon us, Christmas Dinner delivered sounds pretty good right about now. Luckily, these Brooklyn restaurants have got you covered, whether you want a classic spiral ham, waygu hot pot, or lobster mac and cheese. Christmas Eve and Day Meals Antica Pesa [https://www.

Announcements

Masbia Soup Kitchen Celebrates The First Night Of Hanukkah

Lighting the menorah. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Happy Hanukkah! The eight-day Festival of Lights, which began at sundown last night, is observed by lighting the menorah, special prayers, and eating fried food. Hanukkah is a time celebrated amongst family, and many families are not able to be together because

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“A No-Brainer”; Many Brooklyn Restaurants Close For Winter

As temperatures drop, hospitalizations increase, and cases rise, Brooklyners are bracing for a highly unusual Winter season. The pleasures of outdoor dining are soon to be marred by the cold, and according to Governor Cuomo [https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1335987364347473921], indoor dining may soon be shut down. For some

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Where to Order For Hanukkah Celebrations This Year

If there’s one thing that this year could use more of, it’s definitely latkes. Sufganiyot. Brisket. We’ve rounded up some of the best spots to treat yourself to a Hanukkah feast this year, whether you need just a single donut or packages of colorful dreidels. Bklyn Larder

Central Brooklyn

Celebrating the Holidays During COVID: How Brooklyners Are Finding Joy This Year

The winter holidays are going to feel different this year. Celebrations will likely be smaller, quieter, and less travel-heavy. At this point, most of us are probably used to editing our lives to comply with coronavirus safety measures; that doesn’t make it any less of a bummer. Without parties,

Holidays

Thank You, Neighbors!

This Thanksgiving is different. As we start to gather in much smaller numbers, it’s not hard to count the blessings. I’m writing, thankful that I’m alive, that we have a roof over our heads and food on the table. That we can share with those who this

Central Brooklyn

The Kings Thanksgiving Will Continue, With Hot Meals To Go

Kings Cares annual Thanksgiving Luncheon in 2018. Courtesy of Kings Theatre. FLATBUSH – The fourth annual ‘Kings Cares Thanksgiving Luncheon [https://www.kingstheatre.com/]’ is back. The beloved tradition will look different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but traditional Thanksgiving meals will still be hot, just as they were