Arts & Culture
So many festivals, so little time. This weekend hosts fests for books, photography, food, beer, autumn, avenues, and neighborhoods. Check out our packed list of things to do below and have a great weekend! Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photovillenyc/photos/a.314119985309089.77550.314118298642591/1400046256716451/?type=1&
Bensonhurst
Unfinished Seth Low Park’s ball fields in August 2017 (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER) GRAVESEND – They look finished, and they look beautiful. The two new tracks and artificial turf ballfields, in addition to the exercise equipment have been tempting neighborhood kids for weeks now. Unfinished Seth Low Park’s exercise area
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Flatbush Frolic (Photo Liena Zagare)This weekend in Brooklyn: Let’s start with the fun. There is the Sunset Park 5th Avenue Fair, and Flatbush Frolic, and Myrtle Avenue Fair, and The Great Irish Fair … and a good amount of construction as well.There are tons of events for the
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – Last Friday, September 8, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and City Council Member Laurie Cumbo hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at Stroud Playground, kicking off the $5 million transformation the park will undergo as a part of the Community Parks Initiative. Stroud Playground Groundbreaking (Photo by: Daniel Avila,
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Sharifa Hodges, founder of Seneca Village Montessori (by Megan McGibney/BKLYNER) “I’m so excited!” Sharifa Hodges exclaims as she gives a tour of the site of her upcoming pre school, Seneca Village Montessori [http://www.senecavillagemontessori.com/about-us.html] in Crown Heights. “There will be three classrooms,” Hodges says
Borough Park
Photo by Kenneth Miraski of the fence that forced bikers onto Belt Parkway. Yesterday’s Transportation Alternatives bike ride gathered about 6,000 registered riders for its 28th Century Bike Tour. Bikers followed routes that ranged from 15 to 100 miles throughout the city, showcasing parts of NYC’s 1,
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Photo via Atlantic Avenue Local Development CorporationSeptember offers lots of opportunities to get out and enjoy the cooler temperatures, your community, and neighborhood. Here’s a list of upcoming street fairs and festivals with associated street closures (when applicable). Enjoy! Saturday, September 9 Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PigIsland/
Arts & Culture
School’s back in session and the weather is starting to cool down but there’s still some fun to be had outdoors this weekend. There’s a historical tour of Owl’s Head Park, a bike jumble sale, and outdoor concerts. Check out our list of events below and
community
Photo by Andrew Sundberg for Mother to Mother Brooklyn.PARK SLOPE & SUNSET PARK — Britni Blackketter is all about service. She pursues opportunities to both serve and create communities wherever she lives. After settling in Park Slope two years ago, it was only natural she sought to serve and created
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Spike Lee’s Crooklyn is the One Film (like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah was the One Book [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/initiatives/1book1ny.page]) that New Yorkers will get a chance to watch together on September 13. Thousands of New Yorkers voted and selected [/vote-nyc-film-want-see-free-citywide-screenings/] Lee’s
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Via NYC SchoolFood [http://www.schoolfoodnyc.org/public1/default.aspx?logout=1] Just in time for the new academic year, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Public Advocate Letitia James announced today that lunch will now be provided free to every student at all public schools
Announcements
2017 Brooklyn Book Festival poster (Illustrated by Adrian Tomine, Designed by Rodrigo Corral)Book lovers will want to book it to the bevy of events lined up for this year’s edition of the Brooklyn Book Festival [http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/], which returns September 11 through September 17. The Festival