Central Brooklyn
With the school year fast approaching, check out some of these events to score free back-to-school supplies in Brooklyn! Save Our Streets Back to School Playstreet When: Saturday, August 19, 2017, 12 PM – 5 PM Where: Kingston Ave (Eastern Pkwy to St. Johns) Free backpacks, school supply giveaways, games, music
Arts & Culture
Another weekend is here! There are lots of events taking place outdoors this weekend including Part 2 of the Soul Summit Music Festival, Coney Island’s 1st Annual Music Festival, Bed-Stuy’s 5th Annual Brooklyn Beer & Wine Fest, and BRIC’s final Celebrate Brooklyn! concert of the season. Check
Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy of fortyseven communicationsA character from a popular video game has come to life and built two pop-up structures in DUMBO. For the first time ever, the Builder from Clash of Clans has brought his “handiwork to the real world,” a press release for the event reads, building two
Kids & Family
Waiting for the sprinkler to be turned on. Sunset Park PlaygroundSUNSET PARK – Parks Department has delighted so, so many local families by opening the playground on July 31, after announcing back in April the project was going to be delayed till September. That would have resulted in two summers without
Business
Dizzy’s on 5th, 230 5th Avenue at President Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Popular diner and meeting spot Dizzy’s on 5th [http://dizzys.com] will be closing after service this Sunday, August 13. “Stop by and have a bite and say goodbye to a favorite spot…” Park
bath beach
CEC20 Members. Incoming President Bob Lee in the center. Megan McGibney/BKLYNER) Community Education Council 20 (CEC20) [https://www.cec20.org/] began a new era during an August meeting at its Bay Ridge headquarters Wednesday night. CECs represent parents in their districts, and serve as liaisons between parents and schools.
Arts & Culture
Aarti Lamp Ceremony, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Photo by Nathan Haselby)After hosting the traditional Aarti Hindu Lamp Ceremony at Brooklyn Bridge Park for five years, folk artist Aeilushi Mistry [http://aeilushi.wixsite.com/aeilushi] now considers it a Brooklyn tradition. The Aarti Ceremony consists of connecting with the “mother river”
Arts & Culture
MCA Day poster created by Shepard Fairey from a Glen Friedman photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/MCADAYNYC/photos/a.271047606325072.58374.269906879772478/1359373580825797/?type=3&theater] It’s August! Summer is flying by, so get out and enjoy it while there’s still time. Relive your youth
Central Brooklyn
A lactation pod located at Citi Field via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg-se_pICM/?taken-by=mamava_vt]Nursing mothers visiting the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (145 Brooklyn Avenue) in Crown Heights can now comfortably breastfeed their babies in the privacy of a lactation pod. The NYC Department of
Education
Via change.org [https://www.change.org/p/andrew-cuomo-tell-governor-cuomo-and-the-nys-doh-save-new-york-s-school-based-health-centers] Four school-based health centers (SBHC) located in Brooklyn public schools are being forced to shut down due to recent state budget cuts and changes in how the State Department of Health reimburses the centers, DNA Info [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/
Kids & Family
How can you be sure you’re being a good boss to your kiddie’s caregiver? Park Slope Parents’ 6th Nanny Compensation Survey can help. Conducted in March and April of this year, the survey is based on information collected from 870 Brooklyn parents who employ a “live-out” nanny to
Arts & Culture
Esperanza SpaldingThere’s a whole lot of Shakespeare going on this weekend, with free outdoor performances of the Bard’s Macbeth and Measure for Measure, as well as The Gallery Players’ final performances of Julius Caesar. There are also free BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! shows at Prospect Park, an Animation festival,