Events
Fight the snow to have some free family fun at the brand new Sunset Park Cinema Club for Kids, which kicks off this Saturday, February 6 at Industry City (241 37th Street) with a screening of Disney-Pixar’s latest animated hit, “Inside Out. [http://rooftopfilms.com/2015/schedule/sunset-park-cinema-club-for-kids-inside-out/] “ The
Events
(Chinese New Year celebration on 8th Avenue, Brooklyn. Photo: Jole Carliner) Update [February 13, 7pm]: The parade has been postponed until Sunday, February 21 because of extreme weather [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/02/31910/#.Vr_EnZMrKT8]headed our way. Monkeys are smart, curious, innovative, and lovable, with an unruly
Nonsponsored
The 68th Police Precinct Station House. (Source: Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:18th_Pct_BPD_jeh.JPG])Have you ever dreamed of living in a castle? A developer plans to renovate Sunset Park’s landmarked 68th Police Precinct Station House, known for its distinctive Romanesque Revival-style, in
Bensonhurst
Photo via Industry City [https://www.facebook.com/IndustryCityBK/photos/pb.118852951506737.-2207520000.1445821252./726488584076501/?type=3&theater] Last September, Industry City announced the creation of the Innovation Lab [http://southslopenews.com/blog/jobs/innovation-lab-industry-city-plans-help-community-job-training-entrepreneurship/] , a jobs center that plans to provide job training as well as education and
City Kid Corner
Assemblyman Felix Ortiz on a previous visit to P.S. 169 (Courtesy Assemblyman Ortiz [https://www.facebook.com/FelixWOrtiz/photos/a.10150310441755374.561481.296527950373/10150310442120374/?type=3&theater] )Talk about a rough start to the week. The internet exploded on Monday, after news broke that P.S. 169 principal
Education
P.S. 124 kindergarten students visit Santa (Jeff Bush/City Kid Corner)Talk about a rough start to the week. The internet exploded on Monday, after news broke that P.S. 169 principal Eujin Jaela Kim banned the discussion of seasonal holidays and the Pledge of Allegiance [/blog/education/p-s-169-principal-vilified-after-recent-holiday-pledge-ban/
Education
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_Park_PS_169_7_Av_43_St_jeh.jpg] Planning on sending holiday wishes to your child’s elementary school? Might want to think twice if they attend P.S. 169 [http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/15/k169/default.
220 36th Street
Photo via Industry City [https://www.facebook.com/IndustryCityBK/photos/pb.118852951506737.-2207520000.1443728581./1000864336638923/?type=3&theater] Instead of hibernating during the cold weather, Smorgasburg is moving inside for five months. But it’s not just any inside. Smorgasburg [http://www.smorgasburg.com/] — along with Brooklyn Flea [http:
Green-Wood
Photo via Green-Wood CemeteryIt was 239 years ago this month that our forefathers fought the British in the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, The Battle of Brooklyn [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island#Legacy]. And even though we lost the battle, we won the war,
5902 6th ave
Source: acordova [https://www.flickr.com/photos/acordova/4870070592/]/Flickr Regina Opera Company [http://www.reginaopera.org/] will be holding its 45th Anniversary Gala Concert this weekend – a sort of end-of-winter celebration. The performance will take place on Sunday, April 12, at 3pm, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help ( 5902
community board meetings
Sergeant Andrea Cruz, demonstrates the LE3, a pager size camera worn on the front of an officer’s shirt. Photo via the NYPD.If you’ve had concerns about the West Nile spraying [/health/west-nile-pesticide-spraying-in-our-area-tonight-what-to-do] that happened in our area this summer, or if you have questions or comments about
60th st
Cops are looking for this man, believed to be the fourth person connected to an armed robbery on 60th Street. (Source: NYPD)A fourth suspect is now being sought in connection to the armed robbery of a 60th Street cell phone store two weeks ago [/police-hunt-three-suspects-assaulting-60th-street-store-clerk-stealing-safe-video/] . Cops put out photos