Events
Photo via Gotham Girls Roller Derby [https://www.facebook.com/GothamGirls/photos/a.436965877267.235221.9231567267/10151993659312268/?type=3&theater] Welcome to the weekend, which features many events: A massive book sale, an EMO night, and the Gotham Girls Roller Derby. Don’t miss some of our favorite events
Arts & Culture
King Solomon Hicks (Photo: the artist)There aren’t that many musicians who can boast seven years of professional experience before they’ve celebrated their 20th birthday. (Mozart comes to mind, but he hasn’t been gigging much lately.) “King” Solomon Hicks [http://kingsolomonhicks.com/] is another member of that
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Photo via NYPDThe above photos are of the teens suspected of being in possession of a stolen iPhone 6 — pilfered from the tracks of the southbound 2 train at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays station. According to police, on Friday, January 8, 2016 at about 3:30am, a 33-year-old
Bensonhurst
When we heard Mayor Bill de Blasio was headed to Bay Ridge for a town hall Tuesday evening, his first appearance in southern Brooklyn since taking office in 2013, we were hoping to get some answers. For nearly two hours, the mayor and a panel of experts took dozens of
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Photo by Joy MakonNeighbor and artist Joy Makon caught the pink and purple hues of the sky after the deluge that took place on Tuesday, February 16. Makon’s artwork can be viewed beginning tomorrow as part of the New Members’ Show at 440 Gallery [http://440gallery.com/new-events/
Central Brooklyn
A concertgoer at the recent Wilco show at Flatbush Avenue’s Kings Theatre [/blog/art-music/concert-review-wilco-rocks-star-wars-seriously-at-the-kings-theatre/] received a very surprising letter after losing his wallet there. Reilly Flaherty, 28, who returned to the Kings Theatre the same night after
Food & Drink
Donuts at Shaikh’s Place. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Southern Brooklyn’s pastry lovers have long known Shaikh’s Place [http://www.yelp.com/biz/shaikhs-place-donut-shoppe-brooklyn] (also known as Donut Shoppe) is a pleasure house of fried sweet snacks. But who says we can’t
Central Brooklyn
Rutland Road in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. (Photo: Google Maps)The battle over gentrification and displacement has boiled to a head in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens/North Flatbush. The early February removal of Tim Thomas, who chaired the transportation committee of the local community board, CB 9, has sparked more heated conversation
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Bensonhurst
Last night hundreds filled the auditorium at Fort Hamilton High School [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K490/default.htm] in Bay Ridge for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first-ever town hall in southern Brooklyn. As the mayor fielded questions from community members for two hours, he addressed many
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Photo via via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6848153,-73.9781373,3a,75y,173.58h,82.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPfyF9HVUMn3y1G0EHnS8rA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] Local street safety advocates and politicians are not wasting any time in keeping up the pressure on the city Department of Transportation
Business
Mom Bi Chen (right) and Jenny Chen prepare to serve a savory chicken crepe and milk bubble tea. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus)It’s a full-on family business at the newly opened [/blog/2016/01/15/coming-soon-crepe-house-at-475a-myrtle-avenue-in-clinton-