Arts & Culture
CLINTON HILL – Last night, the creepy and kooky team behind Halloween 313 [https://www.facebook.com/Halloween313Theatrical/], who have been putting on elaborate, family-friendly stage shows for neighbors every October 31 for the past 20 years, performed its swan song. Rehearsals for Halloween 313’s production of The Curse of
Announcements
RED HOOK – This Friday, November 3rd, head over to the Harold Ickes Playground in Red Hook, where the NYC Parks Department will be holding a Skate Fair (3-5pm) and community input session for a new skate park at the playground (5-6pm). NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Martin Maher, City Council
Central Brooklyn
Tonight is Halloween and my neighborhood takes the holiday VERY seriously. One could argue that Flatbush is to Halloween what Dyker Heights is to Christmas. (Maybe not that extreme, but pretty close!) Multiple neighborhood parades, actual porches for candy distribution, homeowners bitten by the holiday bug — there’s no shortage
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community
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Downtown Brooklyn was rife with wee superheroes, princesses, and a couple of Super Mario Brothers Saturday afternoon as it played host to two fun-filled, family-friendly Halloween events. First was BKLYN Boo! [https://citypointbrooklyn.com/bklyn-boo/] at City Point (445 Albee Square West), the first-ever Prospect Park Halloween afterparty
Carroll Gardens
NORTHERN BROOKLYN – The witching hour is approaching! Homes across Brooklyn are decked out for All Hallows’ Eve, with playful, funny, and creepy Halloween decorations ready to welcome trick-or-treaters on Tuesday. Check out pictures of some of our favorite Halloween displays below. Which neighborhood do you think dresses up for Halloween
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WINDSOR TERRACE – When the school year started back in September, one crossing guard never appeared. Two weeks ago – the other one disappeared, with no explanation, leaving parents worried about the safety of their kids getting to and from school. The two intersections are located by the former Bishop Ford High
Central Brooklyn
KENSINGTON/DITMAS PARK — NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has finished their traffic study, according to the Assemblymember Robert Carroll, and have agreed to install a traffic light at the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Hinckley Place to aid in traffic calming in front of IS 890 and PS 889
Animals
All dressed up in your Halloween costume with no place to go? Check out our monstrous list of fun and spooky events happening around Brooklyn below. Happy Halloween! 78th Precinct’s Haunted House (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)78th Precinct’s Halloween Haunted House [/halloween-frightening-visit-78th-precinct/] When: Wednesday, October 25-Monday, October 30,
Central Brooklyn
EAST FLATBUSH – Junior troops of the Saint Vincent Ferrer Girl Scouts helped members of the Tilder Block Association [https://www.facebook.com/TilderBlockAssoc/] plant over 1,000 flowering bulbs along East 31st and East 32nd Streets this Saturday. Come next year, daffodils, iris, crocus, hyacinths, tulips, and gladiolus will delight
Announcements
1. Best Halloween decorations in Brooklyn. 2. Massive houses means massive yard sales. Via Facebook3. Same weekend as the open studios in the neighborhood [/tour-local-artist-studios-in-ditmas-park-this-weekend/].
community
PARK SLOPE – The officers of the NYPD’s 78th Precinct want to scare you—but all in good fun. For the past three years, Commanding Officer Frank DiGiacomo has been the mastermind behind transforming the precinct’s basement into an elaborate, multi-room haunted house for Halloween. “Each room has its
Arts & Culture
It officially feels like fall outside—perfect weather for a harvest festival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Prefer to stay in and cozy up with a good book? Then the Park Slope and Cortelyou Libraries’ book sales can help you find some good reads. There are also two great opportunities