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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Clover Barrett: Unique Opportunities in Brooklyn
Certainly, there are all sorts of unique people doing extraordinary things in our area of the world. One of them is Boerum Hill attorney Clover Barrett. Purchasing a property at 338 Atlantic Avenue about six years ago, she worked to restore the five-story structure into her home, her law practice and…believe it or not…an art…
Racing Towards Success
Opening day of the long-awaited Aqueduct Racino, located in what was an abandoned section of the great grandstand of Aqueduct Racetrack on the border between Brooklyn and Queens, New York has arrived. Ten years ago the New York State legislature first passed a law to allow the track to add video gaming to its gambling…
Bach Invasion Hits NY Public School 321
In a creative show of musical appreciation, Public School 321 was recently hit with what has been dubbed a “Bach Invasion.” 30 cellists were invited to the school to offer the 1360 students a taste of Bach’s music. The cellists lugged their instruments from classroom to classroom, playing for the enthralled students and answering questions….
Celebrating the Transformation at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden has been having some serious reconstruction done but finally the first phase of what is being called the “MSG Transformation” has come to its happy conclusion. The arena and theater are back, and the moment was celebrated last Sunday, October 23rd with its first concert, featuring SMTOWN Live. This coming Thursday night…
Keeping Women Safe in Brooklyn
Sometimes, it’s simply necessary to take things into your own hands. That’s the mantra that Brooklyn’s Tim Malloy uses, helping women to feel safer in the Brooklyn area. As a security guard with his own security firm, Malloy decided to start a patrol service to help women get to their homes safely. Trained Guards Helping…
Gowanus Studio Hosts Jell-O Mold Competition
If you’ve never heard of the Jell-O Mold Competition at the Gowanus Studio, you’re definitely missing out. Each year, they hold a Jell-O Mold Competition that will knock your socks off (or make them jiggle as the case may be). It’s a site to behold and to taste. Artists who convene on the Gowanus Studio…
Brooklyn Baker Looking to Set World Record
If you’ve never been to see the Cakeman, or to eat his signature red velvet cake, you certainly should. The Fort Greene baker called Cakeman Raven, but whose real name is Raven Patrick De’Sean Dennis 3rd, is working on getting into the Guinness Book of World Records with his velvet cake. World’s Largest Cake At…
City Removes Yiddish Signs in Brooklyn Hasidic Neighborhood
Signs in Yiddish nailed to trees in the South Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, a largely Hasidic Jewish neighborhood were removed by workers for the Parks Department. Parks Department officials stated that the signs were removed because it is illegal to post signs on city trees, and not because of the content transmitted by the signs….
New “A Parent’s Guide to College” from Urban League
If you haven’t yet seen the Urban League’s new “A Parent’s Guide to College,” you probably will soon. That’s because the Urban League has plans to, as they say, “blanket the city” with their 200,000 free copies of their new guide. They will distribute them at public schools, NYCHA housing developments and at special events…
