Arts & Culture
Amy Weil (L) and Leigh Blanchard (R). (Photo via Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Currently on view at 440 Gallery in Park Slope [https://gallery440.squarespace.com/exhibitions/] (440 6th Avenue), “Mending Fragments: Hide & Seek” combines the work of 2 artists, Amy Weil [http://www.amyweilpaintings.com/] and Leigh Blanchard [http:
Police & Fire
Help cops find four suspects accused of ambushing a teenage girl and punching her in the face on 4th Avenue near Gowanus yesterday. The 17-year-old victim was standing in front of 88A 4th Avenue when she was surrounded by about 20 people on Thursday, January 12 at 7pm, said cops.
Business
300 Ashland Place building. (Photo via 300 Ashland)Whole Foods is opening its first ‘365 by Whole Foods’ market in New York inside Fort Greene’s towering mixed-use development at 300 Ashland [http://www.300ashland.com/], announced today by the Two Trees management company. 365 by Whole Foods [https://www.
camps
(Photo via Home Run Baseball Camp/facebook)What will your teenager do all summer? Work? Play? Study? Engage in creative and fulfilling activities that give back to the community as well as stand out on a college application form? We’ve compiled a diverse list of 9 programs — some are
Arts & Culture
(Photo by Joshua Eichenbaum / Katra Film Series/facebook)Tomorrow may be your last chance to grab tickets for the Katra Film Series [http://katrafilmseries.com/] Grand Finale, an acclaimed international short film festival featuring some gorgeous films shot in Ditmas Park, Park Slope, Sheepshead Bay, and Greenpoint. The Katra Film
News
(Photo by Tom Prendergast)When news broke that The Pavilion was bought by Williamsburg’s Nitehawk Cinemas, we thought we were saying goodbye to the gum-spackled, rat-infested-yet-beloved theater [/exploring-the-pavilions-dark-secrets-one-last-time/]. But now it looks like the theater we love to hate is getting chewed out once again, this time by union
Police & Fire
/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/212-17-BTRS-71-PCT-TD32-12-10-16.mp4 Cops are searching for five men suspected of punching a straphanger on the Q train near Prospect Park in December. The victim, a 56-year-old man, saw the suspects harassing an elderly man aboard the southbound Q train near the Prospect Park station on Saturday,
Announcements
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Police & Fire
Photo via NYPDUPDATED 1/19/17 – She’s been found. An elderly woman has gone missing from her Cobble Hill home, and the NYPD is asking for your help finding her. 80-year-old Irma Rivera, who was reported missing yesterday, was last seen at 10:00pm on Sunday, January 15 in
Arts & Culture
via Kettle & Thread FacebookThis Saturday, there will be women marching in Washington and women marching in New York City, and many of them will be wearing pink PussyHats [https://www.pussyhatproject.com/]. “Wearing pink together is a powerful statement that we are unapologetically feminine and we unapologetically stand for
Arts & Culture
Spank the Yeti Video Screen Shot. (via Galactic Sneeze)Looking for a way to beat the winter doldrums while cooped up indoors? Look no further than Spank the Yeti: The Adult Party Game of Questionable Decisions [http://galacticsneeze.com/spank-the-yeti/], a new, irreverent and interactive board game filled with naughty
Police & Fire
Photo via NYPDGameStop retailers are known for their video games and electronics. The items are hot with teens, however, the Park Slope outlet has one less video console that is likely a different kind of “hot item” on the street. Police say that an unidentified female used a victim’s