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The Coop: Grown Up Food & Coffee On Tap At Kid-Friendly Bay Ridge Cafe

The Coop, located at 9504 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)Local moms and dads will be pleased to learn about a new kid-friendly Bay Ridge cafe — with a very grown up vibe. The ambitious brainchild of husband-and-wife team Nick and Rose Murphy, The Coop

Arts & Culture

Here’s A Rundown Of Brooklyn’s Best Kids Camps With Extended Days

> Trilok smiles during arts and crafts with Ms. Elena 😉 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BA8aXOChCr4/] A photo posted by Trilok Fusion Arts (@trilokfusionarts) on Jan 24, 2016 at 5:41pm PST Summer schedules can be tricky for busy families. What’s a working parent to do when your child’s

Education

Submit Your Questions For Schools Chancellor Farina’s District 13 Town Hall

Photo Credit: NYC Department of EducationChancellor Fariña will be stopping by District 13 for a CEC-sponsored Town Hall in a few weeks on Tuesday, May 3, and the Community Education Council is soliciting parent input into the questions they will ask her. So if you have any questions or concerns,

Announcements

A New App to Help Stop the Homework Battles at Home (Sponsored)

REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents

Announcements

New App Helps Stop Homework Battles At Home (Sponsored)

REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents

1100 Newkirk Avenue

Take A Tour And Learn More About PS 217 During Upcoming Open House Events

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerPS 217 Colonel David Marcus School [http://ps217brooklyn.org/], 1100 Newkirk Avenue, is opening it’s doors on Tuesday, November 24 and Tuesday December 15 from 8:30-10:30am. These open houses are great for parents of incoming children. You can visit the beautiful historic building,

Brooklyn District Attorney

Former PS 139 Parents Association President Dafina Smith Pleaded Guilty To Stealing Close To $25K From PA Bank Account

Former PS 139 [http://ps139.org/] Parents Association President Dafina Smith pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 16 to stealing close to $25,000 from the PA, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s office. Smith, who was arrested [/blog/crime/ps-139-parents-association-president-allegedly-stole-more-than-25000-from-pa-bank-account] in March of 2014, pleaded guilty to grand

70 Ocean Parkway

PS 130 To Offer New Afterschool Program This Fall; Parents Encouraged To Take Survey To Determine Interest

We have some exciting news for parents at PS 130 [http://ps130brooklyn.com/] (70 Ocean Parkway)! The school’s PTA let us know that PS 130, which serves the Kensington and Windsor Terrace communities, is partnering with a new afterschool program — Wingspan Arts [http://wingspanarts.org/] — this fall. Because the

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How Scooters & Strollers Make Everyone Want To Slap Someone

Park Slope is the source of a lot of parenting jokes, from arguments over a hat [http://gawker.com/166214/the-park-slope-hat-spat-read-all-the-emails] to unusual names [http://observer.com/2007/01/baby-names-get-weird-milo-shiloh-thjis/], but none gets people quite as riled up as sharing the sidewalk with unwieldy potential dangers. Local actor Patrick Stewart

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Tonight: Schools Chancellor Answers Parents’ Questions At Town Hall

Chancellor Farina (Source: DOE)The head of the New York City Department of Education, Chancellor Carmen Farina, will take questions from the public at a town hall hosted by Community Education Council District 21 tonight. The local advisory council is urging neighbors and parents to attend the meeting, where parents

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Check Out MBBC’s Awesome New After School Programs!

The following is a paid announcement from the MBBC / Nash Jew After School Program [http://mbbestchoice.com/] (330 Neptune Avenue, 3rd Floor): It’s back to school season and once again homework, studying and the daily routine begins. Let MBBC/Nash Jew after school make it easier for you. We

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Check Out MBBC For The Best Choice Of After School Programs!

The following is a paid announcement from the MBBC/Nash Jew After School Program [http://mbbestchoice.com/] (330 Neptune Avenue, 3rd Floor): MBBC/Nash Jew After School program [http://mbbestchoice.com/index.php/after-school-program], located at 330 Neptune Avenue, offers hands-on homework and tutoring help from certified NY teachers and

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Join A Discussion On Engaging Teens & Tweens When They’re Not In School At 826NYC

Neighbors are invited to join a discussion about arts programs, afterschool time, and best practices for engaging teens and tweens, which will take place at 826NYC [http://www.826nyc.org/], aka The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store: > The event is an extension of the conversation The Wallace Foundation [http://www.wallacefoundation.

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PTA President Jim Newman Helps Bring Fresh Ideas To P.S. 124

Historically overshadowed by elementary schools further up the slope, P.S. 124 [http://ps124brooklyn.com/] has always been somewhat of an afterthought school in District 15. The towering fortress of a building, located on 4th Avenue and 14th Street, might appear sterile, but according to an increasingly vocal parent base,

2501 ocean pkwy

Coney Island Hospital Hosts World Breastfeeding Week Events, Today Through Next Week

We’re sorry for the late notice on this, but our friends at Coney Island Hospital (2501 Ocean Parkway) are putting on a week-long celebration of breastfeeding, beginning this morning and lasting until Monday. The events are listed on the flier above. There will be giveaways and raffles, as well

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Taking Your Kid To Greenwood Park? Mind The Rules.

Planning on basking in the warm weather at Greenwood Park [http://greenwoodparkbk.com/blog/] (555 7th Avenue, between 19th and 20th Street)? You might want to take notice of the bar’s newly posted rules, spotted by neighbor Chris Schneider. In addition to the general rules you’ll recognize from

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Open House at the YMCA on Sunday

It is that time of the year when it is too cold outside to linger at the playground, running is relegated to the hard core, and exercise options move indoors. We are lucky to have two Y’s within a few blocks of each other, the Prospect Park [http://www.

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Photo of the Day: Christmas Magic

South Slopers enjoying the first night of the 22nd Street Holiday Light Spectacular [/blog/events/be-sure-to-visit-the-holiday-lights-spectacular-on-22nd-st]. Have a neighborhood photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], and we’ll post it to

parents

The Regressives of Park Slope

Over on The Awl, writer, satirist, and self-styled Park Slope parody Amy Sohn [http://www.amysohn.com/] has written a very long book plug [http://www.theawl.com/2012/07/the-40-year-old-reversion] (“Motherland [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439158495/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thaw08-20&linkCode=as2&

Facebook

Playgroup For Autistic Sheepshead Bay Children Looking For Members

If you’re a parent of an autistic child and looking for potential play dates, then we have found the group for you. From their Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49080842098], the group “Autism in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn” hopes to gain more members. Their goal is

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Cricket Comes To Kingsborough

Source: NewYorkCricket.comI played cricket once. I was in New Zealand, and my host family decided to show it to me in the backyard. All I remember is: 1) I sucked, 2) Holy crap! Is that a wooden ball? Why are they throwing it at me so hard?! 3) I