outdoors
Photo via Prospect Park [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1447341779./10154819604520385/?type=3&theater] It’s starting to cool down, but before the real cold weather set in, there are some great ways to explore the great outdoors of Brooklyn! A few spots are hosting
birds
A black-crowned night heron. (Photo: Daniel Frazer / Sheepshead Bites)Readers of this site are probably familiar with the work of Daniel Frazer, who recently published articles [/author/daniel/] about the wildlife in southern Brooklyn. He has also written stories related to history and architecture on our sister site, Bensonhurst Bean
new york state senator
Source: NYSenate.govThe office of State Senator Martin J. Golden, in conjunction with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, will be offering free flu shots at two separate events in our area throughout October. The vaccines, which will be given by appointment only, are for senior citizens (65 and
alex bender
Investigators have identified the lifeless body of a man pulled from the Marine Park salt marsh on Friday, and they don’t suspect any criminality was involved. Alex Bender, 45, was pulled from the waters behind the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center, at Avenue U and East 33rd Street,
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Photo by Robert FernandezYou know those cool pianos that have been popping up all over the city? Well, the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center is playing host to one of only two pianos in Southern Brooklyn. The Pop-Up Piano Project [http://pianos.singforhope.org/] is organized by Sing for
nature
Reader nolastname was wandering about yesterday morning, and watched as the beautiful weather kicked off with an awesome sunrise. She saw this crane at work in the Marine Park Salt Marsh. Snazzy…