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Adam Holmes playing in his music studio. Cai Pigliucci | BklynerAfter many years of trial and error, in his latest EP, Adam Holmes [https://adamholmesmusic.com/] , a Brooklyn-based musician and music teacher, finally landed on an experimental and percussion-based sound that gives a twist to the classical genre. Holmes grew up
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One of Amy ‘Amz’ Collado’s favorite New York staples is a cup of coffee and butter roll from the bodega. When she was thinking of names for her new skate club, the classic food item moniker stuck. Amy Collado/Author photo“I love coffee. And for a dollar, you
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Plumb Beach is a quiet, small beach located right off the Belt Parkway in Southern Brooklyn and a haven for bird watchers whose numbers have been growing as New Yorkers look for new, pandemic – friendly hobbies. The 152-acre beach attracts fewer humans than other popular bird-watching spots in the city
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Approximately two dozen horses live at GallopNYC’s stables, including privately-owned boarder horses like this one. Cheyenne Ligon/BklynerIn The Hole — an oft-overlooked neighborhood that straddles the border of Brooklyn and Queens — something surprising is tucked away right off the highway. Beyond the white picket fence that runs along a
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Courtesy of Megan & Kenneth, wedding photographers.Brooklyn’s parks have become some of the most popular wedding venues for couples intent on marrying and celebrating safely in recent months, pandemic be damned. With City Hall ceremonies suspended, banquet halls and downtown lofts off-limits for large gatherings, the once rare
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Caption: Darren Tomasso (left) leads a fitness class in Dumbo. Photo courtesy of Darren Tomasso.Gyms are gone, and we don’t know when they’re coming back. But that’s not stopping Brooklyn residents from finding other ways of staying in shape. Gym rats, now without a home, are
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Time machine Via Google StreetviewBAY RIDGE — Brooklyn’s changed a lot in the last 56 years, but Bay Ridge’s Hall of Fame Billiards Club had remained more or less intact. Owned by Jean Balukas, one of the greatest pool players of all time and the first woman to compete
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Bicyclist on Pulaski Bridge. Courtesy of Bike New York.Frustrated with the slow pace of data on bicycling made available by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Bike New York [https://www.bike.nyc/], which organizes the five-borough bike tour each year, released their own study this week of the Pulaski
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Sauna-goer enjoys hotbox mobile sauna. Courtesy of hotbox mobile sauna.If you’re seeking to warm up this winter and melt away the seasonal blues, there’s a new kid on the block. A pop-up sauna on wheels, hotbox mobile sauna [https://www.comegethot.com/event-calendar], is hosting a new
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Andres Biel looking at his designs. Isoke Samuel/Bklyner.On Sunday September 15, at the City Museum of New York, Andres Biel walked down a newly erected runway, past the flashing lights of photographers and wild applause of recently converted fans. At the end, he reached for his trophy and
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The Whole Bowl: rice, beans, avocado, Tillamook cheddar, avocado, sour cream, and lemon-garlic Tali sauce. Courtesy of The Whole Bowl.WILLIAMSBURG — If you hate making decisions, rejoice: Portland’s The Whole Bowl [http://www.thewholebowl.com/] is coming to Williamsburg next week and it offers only one item on the
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Welcome to our new business column, where we’ll share all news on expansions, new businesses, pop-ups turned storefronts, and more. Prema Yoga [https://www.premayogabrooklyn.com/] Prema Yoga Brooklyn announced its second location in Clinton Hill on October 10, with the original studio in Carroll Gardens. The new, reimagined
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DJs at Playground After Dark event. Courtesy of Playground Youth.WILLIAMSBURG — The Playground Art Fair will highlight DIY and independent artists, many of which are part of the Queer, Trans, People of Color (QTPOC) community, this Sunday at the Wythe Hotel [https://wythehotel.com] Around 30 vendors and artists will
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Anne Marika Verploegh Chasse in her workshop. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Even amid a crisis for small businesses in New York City, with sky-high rents and online shopping clobbering brick-and-mortar retail, some old-style businesses, like old-fashioned, hand-crafted shoemaking, manage to survive and to thrive. Marika Verploegh Chasse, originally from Switzerland
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Hundreds of Crown Heights residents gathered at Brower Park throughout the afternoon. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Crown Heights is racially and culturally diverse, however, residents live their lives in largely segregated communities. But on Sunday, Sept. 15, neighbors came together to celebrate what’s unique about each community, and to
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Vizel shows tour takers around Williamsburg (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner) WILLIAMSBURG / FLATBUSH — Frieda Vizel left the Satmar community roughly ten years ago. But these days, she is giving tours of Hasidic Williamsburg [https://friedavizel.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwyqTqBRAyEiwA8K_4O85xFy1mtKPWYfD66PYw4apt9okLvgAkxNxYeRCaZRt5vkHk0N6J2BoC11UQAvD_BwE] four days a week for a living. “I definitely never