A funeral home may not be a typical neighborhood hangout, but that’s Brooklyn. We were a strange trio in the last days of this cold winter on Atlantic Avenue. Nicki, Ronnie and I at Heights and Hill Funeral Home, late afternoon. In the foyer, brilliant sun blazing through the stained glassed window, potted plants and […]
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Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
Save the date: Sunday, December 20th at 3pm, The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra performs at The Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague Street. Tickets are $15 and children are free. Following the concert, there will be a reception with refreshments and lots of holiday cheer. Founded in 1973, the BSO is a […]
Please be advised
Neighbors: Please be advised at approximately 9:00 p.m. tonight as I was walking home on Hicks between Montague and Joralemon I was accosted by a gang of four boys, approximately 14-15 years of age. Share this Story: Tweet
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County of Kings at Public Theater
County of Kings, written and performed by Lemon Andersen, directed by Elise Thoron at The Public Theater through November 8th, is a tour de force coming of age story set primarily in Brooklyn, Kings County. Produced by Spike Lee and the Culture Project (w/Steve Colman, Jayson Jackson, Tom Wirtshaffer), Andersen explodes onstage “car-jacking a sonnet,” […]
Atlantic Antics
What’s your favorite Atlantic Antic? Mine is Eddie Kochak and The Amer-Abic Ensemble and the exotic, sexy, belly dancers. This is Ahlan. Eddie is at the corner of Clinton and Atlantic every single year. And every year, the music and the dancing draw huge crowds. Although I must say I missed the male belly-dancer. Bring him back wherever […]
Brick Real Estate+Art Gallery
Brick Real Estate on Atlantic Avenue becomes Brick Art Gallery once a month. This Saturday night, October 3rd, paintings by Robert Edward Franklin. His exhibit, Gray Matter Study. Stunning large scale paintings reminiscent of Jean Dubuffet. A great party as well; wine, food, DJ. If you’re not on the list, call them up and get invited. […]
First Acoustics Presents Kate Taylor
First Acoustics live folk and jazz concerts at First Unitarian Church at Pierrepont St. and Monroe Place presents Kate Taylor this Saturday, October 3rd at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $25.00 and proceeds benefit the First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn. If you’ve never mixed your folk/pop/rockabilly in a Gothic-revival sanctuary, here’s your chance. Ms. Taylor […]
Brooklyn Book Festival
I approached the Main Stage at Borough Hall Plaza for the 4th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival at around noon on Sunday— already a large group of people congregating on the court house steps. Chuck Schumer, our New York State Senator, entered the fray kissing babies, as he and Marty Markowitz, Borough President, took the stage to welcome everyone to […]
2009 Brooklyn Book Festival: Huge, Free National Literary Event
On Sunday, September 13th, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism will host the 4th Annual Brooklyn Book Festival. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at Borough Hall Plaza. Over 220 authors, more than 150 booksellers and numerous panel discussions can mean only one thing: if you love books, if you write books, if […]
The Waterpod has landed on Pier 5
“The Waterpod is a sustainable, sculptural art and technology habitat, with 4 artists living on and off it, generating food, water, and power in a contained and self-sufficient environment,” and now it’s here in Brooklyn Heights through August 17th on Pier 5. It’s open to the public on Fridays from 3-7 pm and on Saturdays […]
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