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Film by Steve de Sève of BRIC TV. Please note all information about fundraising and awareness is located at the bottom of this article. It’s an all too familiar fear that haunts parents in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City — virtually anywhere on the planet. A miscalculated swerve, a
Business
Photo via Market Fresh Supermarket [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynmarketfresh/photos/a.438121579706805.1073741828.438098556375774/438121539706809/?type=3&theater] Updated on Wednesday, August 17 at 3:47pm: Market Fresh Supermarket reopened on Wednesday, August 17. Read our article concerning the updates to the store [/blog/food/market-fresh-of-windsor-terrace-reopens-quelling-concerns-of-yet-another-supermarket-closure/] . The sudden
Arts & Culture
Roxane Gay (right) and Dodai Steward (left) at Brooklyn Historical Society. (Photo courtesy Brooklyn Historical Society)“Feminism is not dead,” declared Angélique Roché, Ms. Foundation’s vice president of external affairs, standing before the sold-out auditorium at the first installment of Let’s Talk Feminism. Grunts of approval rippled through
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Sterling Place between 7th and Flatbush Avenues. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Congratulations to the gardeners, gardens, and businesses throughout the Slope who have won formidable accolades in Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1] awards. The Greenest Block
Education
Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Flickr / Kelly Millea [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr9xphotography/14761777320/in/photolist-ourY75-aCRsmy-oJUXpw-8hok6W-8hk5K6-4RgqWr-4WGBqv-b8fd2B-aqjN6B-GRV4T-66mNMR-bxAAjZ-4RkDph-5UZsqy-9iSU7S-bxAuNZ-DM8WhT-4RkCts-844vMb-hEsfGx-g5BTzz-6w7ma-pPHAAJ-58h29Z-eXyJ2u-4RgqKk-eaYZBn-pPFyna-pajquG-pPJPkZ-q7eSH1-9z7chn-pp9XzE-pPLvzY-pPFxXT-q76UcH-q76UcT-h25BKw-pDsVgN-pFCHhb-8c4x2a-qxkrSJ-9A3aRX-pPHATN-66mPSn-7Q74dN-ncQ5qw-4nmLKZ-9zan
Arts & Culture
Photo via dianebondareff [https://www.instagram.com/p/BI85-HKDVO5/?tagged=captainamericastatue&hl=en] Captain America arrived in Prospect Park yesterday [/blog/art-music/giant-statue-captain-america-coming-prospect-park/] — in the form of a 13-foot tall bronze statue which weights about a ton. And the base of the statue received a dusting of Marvel Comics
Food & Drink
(Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)To wax philosophical for a moment, I buy that life is about the journey, trying new things, and all those platitudes. However, sometimes I run into a plate that I want to replay. This is the story of the first time I went to
Neighbors
Film by Steve de Sève of BRIC TV. Please note all information about fundraising and awareness is located at the bottom of this article. It’s an all too familiar fear that haunts parents in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City — virtually anywhere on the planet. A miscalculated swerve, a
Announcements
Everyone is searching for a five-star meal without the Manhattan crowds and prices. Good news, foodies: Dine in Brooklyn [http://brooklyn-usa.org/dine-in-bk/] is back! Asya Indian Restaurant (Photo credit: Erica Sherman/Office of the Brooklyn Borough President)From Thursday, August 11th through Monday, August 22nd, you can enjoy over
Announcements
Everyone is searching for a five-star meal without the Manhattan crowds and prices. Good news, foodies: Dine in Brooklyn [http://brooklyn-usa.org/dine-in-bk/] is back! Asya Indian Restaurant (Photo credit: Erica Sherman/Office of the Brooklyn Borough President)From Thursday, August 11th through Monday, August 22nd, you can enjoy over
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopHave you? Eaten yet? That’s what this 5th Avenue “gastrobar” is asking you, in case you needed the place’s name decoded. We had a chance to have dinner here a few weeks back before South Brooklyn Shakespeare took over 5th Avenue with
Events
Moi Moi (and chicken) is a Nigerian steamed bean pudding dish. (Courtesy: NYC African Food Festival)Traditional Nigerian dishes like Moi Moi (steamed bean pudding), Jollof, a popular rice staple from West Africa, Lahoh, a spongy, pancake-like bread from Somalia, and other mouth-watering seasoned dishes will be featured in New