camps
Each of these traditional camps offers a variety of activities. Over the summer kids can play sports, go swimming, paint and do lots of crafts and even take field trips while still maintaining a predictable and safe day. And, when your child outgrows camp but still needs supervision — and wants
Greenpoint
A schematic of the new plan for McCarren Park’s soccer field (Via NYC Parks Department)WILLIAMSBURG – After two years of planning and procurement, the reconstruction of McCarren Park’s synthetic turf soccer field is about to kick-off. The only downside? The field and track will be closed for at
Business
“CrossFit is very primal. It stimulates the central nervous system.”Photo by Lisa HaefnerMaria has been doing epic profiles for us of places like George’s Diner [/georges-restaurant-neighborhood-diner-going-strong-six-decades-later/], JoMart Chocolates [/confectionately-conversation-son-son-candymaker/], Leo Lee [/leo-lee-serving-our-community-for-66-years-from-the-kitchen-of-new-toysun-to-the-aisles-of-discount-plus-ditmas-park/] , and The Moshmans. [/always-smiling-three-generations-dentists-
Central Brooklyn
Shutterstock via ForbesIn a diary entry from January 1927, Anais Nin [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/apr/07/anais-nin-author-social-media] wrote, “I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.
fort greene
FORT GREENE – There are going to be a lot fewer blue and orange jerseys around the Barclays Center. Governor Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the New York Islanders will skate away from the Barclays Center and return to Long Island to a reportedly $1 billion new complex adjacent to Belmont
DUMBO
GOWANUS/DUMBO – New York City’s first axe throwing venue opens today in Gowanus—yes, you read that right, an axe throwing venue. Courtesy of Kick AxeAxe throwing is a game of skill where players aim, then throw a dulled hatchet at a wooden bullseye. Kick Axe [https://www.kickaxe.
Animals
WINDSOR TERRACE – Kensington Stables [http://kensingtonstables.com] may be safe for the next five years, according to the property’s seller. Kensington Stables (Photo: BKLYNER)The stables, located near Prospect Park at 55 Caton Place near East 8th Street, went on the auction block in February [/historic-kensington-stables-sold-bankruptcy-auction-week/]. The property was
Central Brooklyn
A couple of years ago, right before Thanksgiving, I ran the Coney Island Sports Foundation’s 5K Turkey Trot [http://coneyislandsportsfoundation.com/] along the boardwalk. Not me. (via Coney Island Sports Foundation)OK, it was more like a few years ago. Fine. 2010. Anyway, I won’t claim it was
Dyker Heights
Councilmember Gentile throws out the first pitch at the newly renovated McKinley Park baseball field in Dyker Heights (Photo via NYC Parks Dept)DYKER HEIGHTS – Yesterday, the NYC Parks Department cut the ribbon on the new and improved baseball field at McKinley Park in Dyker Heights. The $2.5 million
Central Brooklyn
Officials are promising tight security at the New York City Marathon [https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/] this Sunday, following Tuesday night’s fatal attack in lower Manhattan. “It will be a very safe event,” NYPD Chief of Department Carlos Gomez said of the marathon, which is expected to have over 50,
Central Brooklyn
Tonight is Halloween and my neighborhood takes the holiday VERY seriously. One could argue that Flatbush is to Halloween what Dyker Heights is to Christmas. (Maybe not that extreme, but pretty close!) Multiple neighborhood parades, actual porches for candy distribution, homeowners bitten by the holiday bug — there’s no shortage
Central Brooklyn
Via Gateway Sports & Pools, Inc.Gateway Sports & Pools [https://www.gatewaysportsclub.com/default] celebrates the expansion of their Brooklyn programs with a Fall Festival Grand Opening [https://goo.gl/forms/xhe1LmeXTPgqxgWg1] event on Saturday, October 28 at the Block Institute [https://blockinstitute.org/]. A metro area non-profit devoted