Central Brooklyn
Photo via Google MapsSince the recent announcement of a new homeless shelter opening on McDonald Avenue [/home/dhs-announces-homeless-shelter-opening-on-mcdonald-avenue/], there has been an outpouring of neighborhood support and welcome efforts. These efforts have been spearheaded by two neighbors who put a call out for volunteers and donations to help the nonprofit
Central Brooklyn
Melody Houle. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Melody Houle loves being out in nature. Her eyes light up as she talks about all of the different wildlife she sees on a typical day out among her trees. Melody and her husband, Patrick, run a tree farm [http://houlestreefarm.
Neighbors
The building at 2630 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A busted elevator, garbage piling in the halls, leaking pipes, crumbling ceilings and days without heat and hot water. These are some of the complaints made by tenants living at 2630 Ocean Avenue, a six-story apartment building located at
Central Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Community Foundation [http://www.brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/] announced the recipients of 54 new grants as part of its Invest in Youth initiative [http://www.brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/news/in-the-news/brooklyn-community-foundation-awards-2-million-2015-nonprofits-empowering-boroughs] last week, awarding over $2 million in total. Two local organizations, Council of Peoples Organization and DRUM, received grants. The
Central Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Community Foundation [http://www.brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/] announced the recipients of 54 new grants as part of its Invest in Youth initiative [http://www.brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/news/in-the-news/brooklyn-community-foundation-awards-2-million-2015-nonprofits-empowering-boroughs] last week, awarding over $2 million in total. Two local organizations, Council of Peoples Organization and DRUM, received grants. The
Business
Liz Picarazzi (Courtesy of Liz Picarazzi)Neighbor Liz Picarazzi has her hands full. That’s because she’s in the business of taking your handiwork woes out of yours. Picarazzi is the founder and CEO of Checklist Home Services [http://checklisthomeservices.com/], a handiwork service that she founded in 2011.
Neighbors
Kenan Taskent. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)At first, Kenan Taskent doesn’t distinguish himself as a particularly pious man. His thick Brooklyn accent, proclivity for Marlboro cigarettes, and charmingly abrasive personality doesn’t square with the stereotype of a typical Muslim standard bearer. “When I talk to people, they
Bensonhurst
Junior competitor Lauren Zilberman, as seen on Food Network’s Chopped Junior, Season 1. (Photo provided by the Food Network)Gravesend’s Lauren Zilberman may be on course to realize her dream of hosting her own Food Network show. The 14-year-old chef, who just entered the 9th grade at Edward
Arts & Culture
Everyone in Bensonhurst knows Diana Marie Paunetto [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Z85wcfRzWgH4zc39rRfqQ]. The 11-year-old budding opera singer is a fixture at every parade, festival, and street fair in southwestern Brooklyn. Diana, who also performs Broadway-style, holds the distinction of being the only young Brooklynite who can belt out Italy’
Neighbors
Park Slope resident Alex Ross Perry has quite a one-two punch of film projects at the moment. His newest film, Queen of Earth, will be opening this Wednesday, August 26. Mad Men‘s Elisabeth Moss stars as Catherine, a woman who is dealing with the loss of her father. As
Neighbors
Jeremy, Jonah, and Jill (Photo courtesy Wood-Weishaar family)Jill Wood is a deeply committed mom and fundraiser. And while she is not a scientist, she’s able to articulate details about her son Jonah’s Sanfilippo Syndrome as if she were an expert. That’s because Park Slope residents Jill
Neighbors
Photos courtesy of Clare Needham.“I need to tell you straight away that this is a story of anti-self-discovery, and it is not always sunny in our favorite tourist spots.” — Clare Needham, author, “Bad Books” Those were the words of warning — and intrigue — that Clinton Hill resident and author Clare