North Western Brooklyn
Photo Credit: happn [http://gethap.pn/H0PE1X]This post is brought to you by happn [http://gethap.pn/H0PE1X]. During a long ride home on the Q train one night, I dozed off with my head against the window. When I awoke there was a note on the orange plastic
Food & Drink
(People’s Pops is open!)Updated, December 11, 2016: Peoples Pops is no longer located at 808B Union Street; visit their site for other seasonal locations [http://www.peoplespops.com/ourpops/]. Trees are blooming, flowers are blossoming, and People’s Pops [http://www.peoplespops.com/ourpops/] are back on sale
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Photo: Billy Hathorn via Creative CommonsA young woman jogging in Prospect Park early this morning fought off a man who threatened to rape her, police said. The 23-year-old woman, who was running inside Prospect Park near Garfield Place around 5:15am, was approached from behind by an unknown attacker and
![Bicyclist Killed By A Truck On Sterling And 6th Ave [Updated]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-11.18.57-AM.png)
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> Heartbreaking. Bicyclist killed by truck on 6th and Sterling. We need safer roads, bikes, and drivers. pic.twitter.com/UehNNl5xyU [https://t.co/UehNNl5xyU] — Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) April 20, 2016 [https://twitter.com/nxthompson/status/722774222259544064] A bicyclist was killed by a truck this morning after he fell off
Education
(courtesy Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Jay_Educational_Campus.jpg] Students feel like they’re again getting the shaft at the John Jay Educational Complex. A new change.org petition [https://www.change.org/p/new-york-methodist-hospital-instruction-not-disruption] claims that, starting in September, construction
News
(all photos via Facebook)The New York presidential primary is upon us — and we want to hear from you! Are you feeling the Bern? Standing with her? Or would you like to “make America great again”? Declare your allegiance with our handy poll, share your thoughts in the comments, and
Food & Drink
(A traditional Seder courtesy Wikimedia Commons)Brooklyn’s matzoh bakeries are working overtime in preparation for Passover, producing only the finest shmura matzoh [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/dining/passover-matzo.html?_r=0], which celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from bondage under the Egyptian pharaoh. What
Events
If you aren’t already running to sign up, here are seven reasons to join Brooklyn-based nonprofit CAMBA’s upcoming 5K/10K: 1. It’s a run/walk around Prospect Park with family and friends, all to help New Yorkers in need. Photo courtesy of CAMBA2. After a morning of
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(Courtesy Rabbi Bachman’s Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152645550934778&set=ecnf.502914777&type=3&theater] )Rabbi Andy Bachman claims a few pro-Clinton tweets got him dismissed from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ event focused on open dialogue. The former rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim
Events
(Courtesy of Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org/].)Ready to rock? Wanna warble? Yes to yodeling? Registration for Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org], the free one-day outdoor music festival, is open now through April 29! Musicians of all ages and musical styles will perform on streets, sidewalks,
Announcements
Nicole, Alexina, Donny, and Jack Levit (Photo courtesy of the Levit family)We’d like to wish a hearty congratulations to Park Slope Stoop’s inimitable editor Donny Levit [/blog/announcements/meet-our-new-editor-donny-levit/] on the birth of his baby daughter and newest Corner Media [http://cornermediagroup.com/] family member Alexina Rose.
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.For the first time in decades, the New York presidential primaries, held Tuesday, April 19, are of enormous importance in the nominating contests for both parties. On the Democratic ticket, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/watch-entire-footage-bernie-sanders-coney-island-rally-video/] is hoping that a