Arts & Culture
Exploding Businessmen Bunnies/New York Times, 2017 (Courtesy of Mike Cockrill) The verve and wit of Exploding Businessmen Bunnies/New York Times, Mike Cockrill [http://mikecockrill.com/]’s contribution to The Times, the current exhibition at The FLAG Art Foundation [http://flagartfoundation.org/exhibitions/the-times/] (545 West 25th Street in
Business
Hate Has No Business HereJust in time for the Fourth of July, businesses along Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are displaying messages on their storefronts declaring, “Hate Has No Business Here” to protest racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. Created by Amanda Neville, the owner of Tipsy [https:
Arts & Culture
Catharsis (photo by John Rogers)In the past 16 years, trombonist and bandleader Ryan Keberle said, he’s “lived in just about every possible neighborhood in all of central Brooklyn: North Slope, South Slope, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Carroll Gardens, Greenwood Heights.” For both Keberle and his wife, their current
Carroll Gardens
Smith Street Fair (Photo by Paul Stremple)Tents and food trucks lined eight blocks stretching from Carroll to Bergen for the Smith Street Fair on Sunday, June 25. The warm weather drew large crowds out to the street lined with vendors and food, even with the competing NYC Pride Parade
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Emma’s Torch, 293 Van Brunt StreetTiny Red Hook café Emma’s Torch was bustling on Father’s Day, serving up avocado toast with poached eggs, Belgian waffles, Frittatas, house-made pastries, and mimosas to hungry brunch parties. The dishes were prepared meticulously, plated beautifully, and tasted fresh and delicious. Opened
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A sign on the door of Dixon’s Bicycle Shop asking neighbors to sign a petition to save the mural (Photo taken June 7, 2017 by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed to BKLYNER that the college is not merging with St.
Big Story
(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Trouble is rising again on the Sheepshead Piers, with a spike in party boat numbers spurring the return of gridlock, trash heaps, and drunken rows every weekend, say neighbors. The boats and their clientele have been a long-time nuisance for many [/booze-cruise-lovers-sheepshead-bay/] who live south
Bensonhurst
86th Street Fair, June 11 2017. (Photo by Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)As temperatures reached 90 degrees on a hot Sunday this weekend, June 11, Brooklynites gathered in the shade of the D train platform for the annual 86th Street Festival & Fair [/dont-miss-annual-86th-street-festival-bensonhurst/] in Bensonhurst. Hunting for deals on jewelry,
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Sirens Women’s Motorcycle Club, one of the 21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade’s Grand MarshalsSirens Women’s Motorcycle Club, one of the 21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade’s Grand Marshals21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade, Photo by Nathan Haselby21st Annual Brooklyn Pride Parade, Grand Marshal Ron BBrooklyn Pride Parade, Grand
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[Updated: Monday, June 12, 5:45pm] A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed that the college is not merging with St. Francis Xavier School in Park Slope as previously reported, and has no involvement with the mural’s removal. See full update here [/st-francis-college-not-merging-with-st-francis-xavier-school-not-involved-with-mural-removal/] . BKLYNER spoke
Arts & Culture
Photo by Anton Klepikov via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=558078610892057&set=br.AbpT52rZJvQzw7eGxl-KyQaHu5tkofrRvUHJCbjj9cFQwJq73WdFJsyqyMxhJlUwta7dD31OXqwU3Ld2a6jW2K9xezlcQsvWE9UjpkIKERL9IY-zPFSCwbB9uYDxz4S5ArJFsn8WooeNHJwegi5iL7GSsYaEw15icltSBtTVUDYzPoxyNeeYKEM6o-2Lqsu6kXDAowGQlrEczWjWx-FrDB5dfOdsJ_i9JS-jTkgcgrM-LJMKpPbVQEudYgNAupCYakY&type=3&theater] [Updated: Monday, June 12, 5:45pm] A representative of St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights has confirmed that the colle
Central Brooklyn
Last night BKLYN Commons large gathering room was packed. People were leaning against walls and spilling into balcony. All to hear from candidates for the 40th Council District, representing PLG, Flatbush and Ditmas Park. People kept stopping by all evening as they were coming home, some with children in tow.