fort greene
Dad Tyler and daughter Etta are already in the holiday spirit! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the
Central Brooklyn
Can I have a pound of beef with my tinsel? Los Jazmines Grocery Photo: Odochi IbeShare photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmasparkon Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also,
Business
Friday, December 25 is Christmas; if you plan to celebrate outside of Ditmas Park enjoy safe travels and good weather. If you’re sticking around the neighborhood, note that Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, is not an official city holiday, so all city government offices, including courts, are open. Here’
fort greene
Image via DoYouYoga [https://www.instagram.com/p/_SeMwbv_X4/?taken-by=doyouyoga] .Santa is getting in his stretches in preparation for the big night! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus
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Bensonhurst
If there was a “Boyfriend of the Year” award, it would go to this neighbor, who proposed to his sweetheart under the glittering Christmas lights of Dyker Heights [/the-locals-guide-to-dyker-heights-christmas-lights/]. In a magical moment captured on camera [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/21/surprise-proposal-sparkles-under-dyker-heights-holiday-lights/] by CBS New York, Pasquale Simeone
Holidays
Looking for a way to touch the lives of Brooklyn families this holiday? Consider donating a Target gift card to new teen moms at CHiPS [http://chipsonline.org/]. “I met 4 of the 5 moms who reside with their babies at CHiPS on Tuesday at a holiday party,” wrote Park
Bensonhurst
A police cruiser outside the field house in Kaiser Park, where the donations were stolen. (Photo: Will Caruso/Bensonhurst Bean)Community groups and city agencies came to the rescue after a thieves ransacked the offices of a Coney Island charity and made off with donations for the group’s holiday
Holidays
A police cruiser outside the field house in Kaiser Park, where the donations were stolen. (Photo: Will Caruso)Community groups and city agencies came to the rescue after a thieves ransacked the offices of a Coney Island charity and made off with donations for the group’s holiday toy and
Events
The haul for this year’s Toys for Tots drive. (Photo: 41st A.D. Democrats Club [https://www.facebook.com/374767270767/photos/pcb.10153757869775768/10153757867475768/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Another successful haul for the 41st A.D. Democrats Club annual Toys for Tots drive. The group, which has been
City Kid Corner
Looking for a way to touch the lives of Brooklyn families this holiday? Consider donating a Target gift card to new moms at CHiPS [http://chipsonline.org/]. “I met 4 of the 5 moms who reside with their babies at CHiPS on Tuesday at a holiday party,” wrote Park Slope
Education
Volunteers help out with Senator Jesse Hamilton Holiday Book DriveAs your kids grow out of some of their beloved books, other kids are looking to enjoy them as well. Senator Jesse Hamilton [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jesse-hamilton] has teamed up with community partners for a holiday book drive that
Arts & Culture
As your kids grow out of some of their beloved books, other kids are looking to enjoy them as well. Senator Jesse Hamilton [https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jesse-hamilton] has teamed up with community partners for a holiday book drive that lasts until Friday, December 31. The Book Drive is