News
Before we take Manhattan or Berlin [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTC_fD598A] , we need a place to live. Fortunately, we know the best place: Sheepshead Bay. Here are some choice cuts of real estate. Heavy on the symbolism, no? (Courtesy Street Easy/Amber Shah of Gama Group [http:
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Before we take Manhattan or Berlin [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTC_fD598A] , we need a place to live. Fortunately, we know the best place: Sheepshead Bay. Here are some choice cuts of real estate. Heavy on the symbolism, no? (Courtesy Street Easy/Amber Shah of Gama Group [http:
Bensonhurst
Like Victorian men of science, we sometimes ignore the fourth dimension – time [https://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/wells/timemach/timemach.pdf]. It is possible that the long arc of history will sometimes lead us backwards. But sometimes, we get lucky and it leads us to the right place: Bensonhurst.
Arts & Culture
By and courtesy of Nancy LunsfordWe all need art. Especially now. The experience of viewing creativity can soothe, challenge…and remind us of our culture’s generosity. Enter the annual Park Slope Windsor Terrace Open Studios [https://parkslopewindsorterraceopenstudio2016.wordpress.com/] which begins Saturday, November 12 and runs through Sunday, November
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Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the rest of the U.S. — were transfixed by the presidential elections, U.N. scientists released a new report with direct relevance to our area. According to an analysis released Tuesday
Events
Galina Kurlat is one of many artists who are showing their work this weekend as part of the Parl Slope Windsor Terrace Open Studios. (Photo courtesy of Galina Kurlat / Park Slope Windsor Terrace Open Studios)It’s been a tough ride this week. Sometimes the best thing to do is
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Photo via Flickr/Marco. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/scatto_felino/15870148015/in/photolist-qboE6D-4nBuzz-6nWp7e-8BoSCZ-8ABq5T-bxj9Gf-8zSPMy-2h3L3g-8k9XFc-df5SN7-4C3QbQ-dKnqm5-4SnbVb-9JKQc6-4Duwpj-8G6NKC-6zCeMZ-dtgPFT-4mMF5P-acqLDG-denqkW-px4Chk-4Dqgde-6vWJcs-8kTbtT-8fxJYm-4Dqgkn-5AJRhc-Cnyi1F-9PBurq-5AJRkK-73wd3M-pevp2p-irL7vV-oj1U7Y-ABaLS-bJd62c-6GTZG3-Kijhu-6KtGnh-5YFpPT-p3GyK4-pTGdFE-pTGhrL-pTPV5c-5AP7wA-apGSnK-qLk1ks-oVUrSP-oTSzvw] Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the n
Central Brooklyn
Vampire Diary by Arturo GarciaThe weekend is finally here and we’d like to help you unwind or get riled up just blocks from your home. Whether you’re hungry for theater, music, or early morning bird watching — this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around)
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Montreal’s Leonard Cohen has passed away at 82, but he belonged everywhere, from the Greek Islands that helped inspire “So Long, Marianne” [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/leonard-cohen-makes-it-darker] to the Barclays Center [/?s=barclays+center], where I saw him sing and dance and elevate 15,000
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By and courtesy of Nancy LunsfordWe all need art. Especially now. The experience of viewing creativity can soothe, challenge…and remind us of our culture’s generosity. Enter the annual Park Slope Windsor Terrace Open Studios [https://parkslopewindsorterraceopenstudio2016.wordpress.com/] which begins Saturday, November 12 and runs through Sunday, November
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The current comfort station at Bill Brown Park as seen from Bedford Avenue. Photo via Google Maps.It’s been over a year and a half, and Bill Brown park still doesn’t have its multi-million dollar bathroom. We last reported on the park’s project [/the-bill-brown-park-getting-pumped-with-2-6-million-for-new-bathroom/] when it was
Bensonhurst
Tony Bennett at a different book signing earlier this week. Photo by sureshotsherry [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMqECBgB1Yr/]Have a great weekend and take advantage of all your neighborhood has to offer at one of these local events. If you have an event to share, please email us at