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Washington Cemetery, BensonhurstThere are few sights as comforting to the homesick Brooklyn native as the borough’s skyline whizzing by as you sit aboard an elevated subway, looking down on your domain. Yet, despite the sense of place it delivers, it’s not an often celebrated view, perhaps easily taken
Arias Park Slope
With the rapid development we’re currently experiencing along 4th Avenue, it may be difficult to imagine what the street looked like 80 years ago, but thanks to the New York Public Library’s Digital Collection, we don’t have to. The photo above was taken by Berenice Abbott [http:
photography
Ready to show a little local love to one of our neighborhood artists? A new exhibition from South Slope’s Tamara Staples [/blog/news/south-slopes-tamara-staples-introduces-the-magnificent-chicken] called The Magnificent Chicken, based on her book by the same name [http://prettychicken.com/The-Magnificent-Chicken], opens at Powerhouse on 8th [http://powerhouseon8th.com/events/
brighton beach business improvement district
Photo by Erica ShermanThe Brighton Beach Business Improvement District (BID) invites all area shutterbugs to participate in “Brighton Beach Pictured,” a photography competition and exhibition focused on Brighton Beach. According to the Brighton Beach BID, photographers entering the competition should aim to submit photos that capture the people, spirit, culture,
1980's
Source: Abraham Ravett via GothamistPhotographer Abraham Ravett put together a new book filled with haunting black and white photos of Brighton Beach in the early to mid-80s. Gothamist clued us in [http://gothamist.com/2013/08/20/brighton_beach_in_the_1980s.php#photo-12] to Ravett’s new work consisting
Borough President
[SlideDeck2 id=408 ress=1] By Priscila Ortiz Green thumbs are popping up in P.S. 20 [http://ps20.org] with a parent-led initiative to expand the school’s garden program to all 300 students. Starting in 2011, The Clinton Hill School’s farm program originally only catered to two
breeds
Think all chickens are like the ones bock, bock bocking on Old MacDonald’s farm? Think again. Last month, South Slope photographer Tamara Staples published her second book, The Magnificent Chicken [http://prettychicken.com/The-Magnificent-Chicken], which spotlights some of the more unique breeds of poultry. Tamara sat down with us
arthur tress
“Sustenance for the Inner Man.” Source: U.S. National ArchivesThis guy is the man. Before the days of diet fads and any invasive food control by governments (we’re lookin’ at you, soda ban [/beverage-lobby-takes-to-local-beaches-theaters-to-fight-proposed-soda-ban/]), you could get ice-cream floats the size of your head. Those were the days. This
18 ave
Source: Elvis Kovalchuk/ @LDogg89 [https://twitter.com/LDogg89]How’s this photo to help you beat the midweek blues? This lovely rainbow was photographed near Walbaum’s at 18th Avenue and 82nd Street. While it’s no double rainbow, it’s still pretty magical.
photography
We’re starting this month’s series well into the double digits of June–slightly later than usual. But don’t worry! You’ll still get a full four weeks of work. June Artist: Lolita B. [http://lolitalens.com/] From Lolita: I’ve lived in Ditmas Park for over a
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A stray sunbathing on a lawn in Bensonhurst. Image courtesy of David Tan.Thanks to Erica Sherman [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericasherman/sets/] from our sister site Sheepshead Bites, we recently learned of a local photographer named David Tan. David (often) uses a film camera rather than a digital
Abraham Lincoln High School
(Seth Kushner’s Blogspot header) This week on cable, you can see an interview on BRIC TV with Brooklynites, Seth Kushner and one of his photographic subjects, Dean Haspiel. A Sheepshead Bay native, Seth Kushner brings his artistic expression to his tribute to Brooklyn. In their book — written with Anthony