community
Photo courtesy of Lyons Community School Urban WorkshopA charity founded by a real-estate developer known for the transformation of DUMBO has invited public schools in the area to apply for grants to support creative programs that enrich student learning. The Walentas Family Foundation, established by the principals of Two Trees
Arts & Culture
You may have noticed that BKLYN DESIGNS [http://bklyndesigns.com/] is taking place next weekend in Greenpoint, and leading up to it, we decided to showcase some of the Brooklyn creators participating. We are also giving away 50 free passes to the event [https://cornernewsmedia.wufoo.com/forms/srekc1c18uinkb/] – if
Central Brooklyn
St. Francis Xavier Church (Photo by msusiem via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF3xudiSe1t/?taken-at=800075777])The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. -Contest To Name Hawks Nesting In St. Francis Xavier Church’s Steeple
Central Brooklyn
535 Carlton rendering via 535 Carlton.With so many of the new developments that are required to offer affordable housing approaching completion, we’ve been posting about the opportunities to apply for the apartments one actually could try to afford to live in. City Limits [http://citylimits.org/2017/04/
Business
Tom Cat employees. (Photo via Brandworkers)Thirty-one immigrant workers at New York’s oldest artisanal bakery who have been threatened with termination have called for a citywide “Day Without Bread” on Friday, April 21. And two Brooklyn businesses have stepped up to support the initiative. Following an audit by the
community
Photo by Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://myrtleavenue.org/myrtle-avenue-plaza-nearing-completion/?utm_source=Myrtle+Minutes+E-Newsletter&utm_campaign=f4f68ba3b6-Tree+Lighting+in+Fort+Greene+Park+%26+more&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_942e880905-f4f68ba3b6-74753449] Just in time for summer, the Myrtle Avenue Plaza [http://myrtleavenue.org/plaza/], a four-block
Business
Image by Fre SonneveldIn two weeks, global thinkers about the future of cities will converge on Brooklyn to talk about what that the rapid technological change means for all of us, urban dwellers. Whether you hail your ride via app, book your reservations on OpenTable, use CityBike, monitor your home
Central Brooklyn
Seth Low middle school (IS 96) in Bensonhurst.If you have a child at a New York City public school, or if you work at one, you know this only too well – on too many days, too many rooms are simply #TooHotToLearn. In the winter – it’s the heating: some
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Central Brooklyn
via NYPDUpdate 4/10: The hospitalized male was identified on Saturday, April 8, and has been reunited with family. The investigation is ongoing. Police are looking for public’s help in identifying a man they found Wednesday morning around 9:30, unconscious and bleeding from the head in front of
Business
Mid-April is usually when the last frost date passes for our area, and it’s finally a good time to plant. Here are our favorite spots to purchase seeds and plants in Brooklyn. Most larger garden centers will deliver your plants as well — just ask. Please add your favorites in
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Wrestlemania is this Sunday, and so this week’s theme will be legendary independent pro wrestlers with submission finishers. ….I kid [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3BE-Ck1D58]. I kid because I love. (Early) April Fools! But don’t be a freier [http://www.haaretz.com/thou-shalt-not-be-a-freier-1.211247] and get
Nonsponsored
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