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Image via Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.After stating last month [/blog/development/a-streetcar-thats-desired-as-brooklyn-queens-connector-is-proposed/] that Mayor Bill de Blasio was taking the idea of a potential trolley streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens “under consideration,” representatives from his office and other city agencies are now confirming his formal support for the
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopLet’s talk about New York food taxonomy. Specifically, we need to spend a moment classifying the most discussed and debated foods in the city. Pizza? Yup. Bagels? Absolutely. Pierogies? ___________ They complete the trilogy. Or at least they should. Pierogies are the perfect New
Arts & Culture
Photo via Toni Morrison [https://www.facebook.com/OfficialToniMorrisonAuthor/photos/pb.175462542465962.-2207520000.1454302227./669137663098445/?type=3&theater] With a writing career as expansive and dynamic as that of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-Winner Toni Morrison, it would be more than understandable for her to slow down a bit. “I
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The incident took place next to J.J. Byrne Playground. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/J.J.+Byrne+Playground/@40.6727319,-73.9838939,3a,75y,351.66h,94.73t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-LLRNWv275gs%2FUNs7Y_oMGoI%2FAAAAAAAAVJE%2FcSxSw8q1GwU!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%
Kids & Family
There are typically three situations that parents find themselves in during the first week of February. 1) They’ve had a midwinter break camp booked for weeks now, and are sitting pretty. 2) They’re taking the week off of work for some quality family time. 3) They received the
Announcements
After that big dump of snow have you been dreaming of ocean waves crashing on a sandy shore? We’ve got a perfect show to help you keep that dream alive. One of the greatest bands in rock and roll history, The Beach Boys, visit Brooklyn for an intimate performance
Business
(Photo: Andy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/athrasher/2823255013/] / Flickr)A bookkeeper was indicted Monday for syphoning more than $750,000 from a Brooklyn property management company and using the stolen funds to pay down mortgages and maintain her own properties in Syracuse, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney. Jennifer
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Image via NYCDOTThe NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/current-projects.shtml#plaza-program] (DOT) revealed its preliminary design proposal for the extension and landscaping of Times Plaza to the public at the Brooklyn YWCA last week [/blog/2016/01/26/public-workshop-for-future-development-of-historic-times-plaza-to-be-held-wednesday-january-27/] , asking for community input,
Arts & Culture
Blue Sky Bakery owner Erik Goetze with artist Terri Frohman. (Photo by Jessica Geren)Stop into Blue Sky Bakery [http://www.blueskybakery.org/] (53 5th Avenue between Bergen Street and St. Marks Avenue) for one of their famous muffins and enjoy some artistic work while you’re there. This month,
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Photo by Kathie Lou MoserGrace United Methodist Church [http://www.graceumcbrooklyn.org/] (33 7th Avenue at St. John’s Place) was looking heavenly when neighbor Kathie Lou Moser took this photo at sunset last week. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them
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Camp Common Ground [http://cgcvt.org/camp] sits on 700 gorgeous acres in the heart of Vermont, and each year many Brooklyn families make the trip (roughly 6 hours) to enjoy this week-long getaway. Photo courtesy of Common Ground CenterA non-profit founded in 1994, the intergenerational family camp is designed
Events
The first ever Gowanus Filmmakers Festival takes place at Halyards on Monday, February 1. (Photo via Halyards [https://www.facebook.com/HalyardsBar/photos/gm.1062932013767594/1120334548000710/?type=3&theater] )The snow has melted, you it’s so easy to get around! We have a bevy of offerings, including a