Central Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of Sarah Crean.We are delighted to welcome neighbor Sarah Crean to the Corner Media team. A longtime Ditmas Park resident, Sarah brings a wealth of experience to the table. She has been covering local environmental and sustainability issues since 2009, and helped to create and edit the
green
Photo Credit: Daniel Avila/NYC Parks208 volunteers, fresh pine, and hot chocolate. Members of the Park Slope community gathered in Prospect Park on January 9 and 10 to participate in the 20th annual MulchFest TreeCycle [/blog/events/treecycle-holiday-tree-sponsored/]. This community event is hosted by a partnership between the New York
Neighbors
Park Slope Pile (Courtesy of the Park Slope Pile)A pile of trash comes with its strong olfactory challenges. And even stronger opinions. The Park Slope Pile is a collection of trash that can often be seen on the curb of 4th Street near the intersection of 7th Avenue. “The
Arts & Culture
Image via Random House.Acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri may be starting the new year in the Fort Greene home she shares with her husband and two children, but much of her heart and mind remain in Italy, where they lived for the past three years, and where
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Google MapsThere has been an outpouring of support from the community for The Kensington [/neighbors/the-spirit-of-the-season/], the new family homeless shelter [/home/dhs-announces-homeless-shelter-opening-on-mcdonald-avenue/] run by CAMBA [http://www.camba.org/] that recently opened on McDonald Avenue. Volunteer organizers have announced that the shelter is now accepting donations and
Education
Dr. Amy Musick and the New Voices Chorus (Courtesy New Voices MS 443 [https://www.facebook.com/NewVoicesMs443/photos/a.424060430992556.98946.423564774375455/952916764773584/?type=3&theater] )Every so often, a teacher comes along that possesses the true spirit of learning. All children walking through their classroom doors have
Arts & Culture
Every so often, a teacher comes along that possesses the true spirit of learning. All children walking through their classroom doors have a gift. Sometimes those gifts are evident from day one. Other times they’re buried by problems at home, social difficulties, or academic struggles. No matter the hardships,
Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy of Preston Riddick.BY MEGAN MCGIBNEY Preston Riddick is a familiar face [/blog/2013/06/12/neighborly-neighbors-preston-the-martial-arts-instructor/] around Fort Greene-Clinton Hill. Besides being a longtime resident (since 1973!), Riddick is well known for his contribution to the neighborhood’s arts scene. In recent years, he has led the
Arts & Culture
Works by Jo Ann O’Rear. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)“I have to use them all the time. My hands and arms are on fire.” Artist Jo Ann O’Rear [http://www.joannorear.com/] is describing how the artistic process fuels her. “I’ve been like that
Arts & Culture
Photo via davidbowiefanpage [https://www.instagram.com/p/e1TI7evBnG/?taken-by=davidbowiefanpage]Many of us woke up yesterday morning to the sad news of the death of David Bowie, who died on Sunday. His passing came two days after his 69th birthday (1947-2016). His final album — Blackstar [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/
Neighbors
From left to right, Councilmember Brad Lander, John Casson (Awards Administrator), Gilly Youner (PSCC Co-President), Julie Markes (award recipient) , Rosemary Spano (award recipient), Michele Sola (award recipient), Joe Rydell (award recipient) and, Judith Lief (PSCC Co-President). Not pictured: award recipient Tamara Draut. (Photo courtesy of Park Slope Civic Council)The
Central Brooklyn
Janine Labriola. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)It’s January 8 and many of our New Year’s resolutions are already forgotten, but Janine Labriola is hoping to get her neighbors pumped up with her new fitness studio, Park Fitness BK [http://www.parkfitnessbk.com/], which is opening