Though springtime is known as a season of love, it turns out that wintery December is actually top on the list of romantic months, at least in New York City. It’s not so surprising, really, that the season is a popular one for popping the question. Filled with holiday excitement, romantic wintery scenes and endless…
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Brooklyn Teacher Offers Kids Unique Experience
People often complain about teachers who don’t make the grade and about the state of education in America. They don’t always, however, get to see a glimpse of the amazing things that some teachers do. Prospect Heights’ International High School recently had to cut back on its field trip budget. Math teacher Marcelle Good didn’t…
This Year’s Coney Island Polar Dip to Support Camp Sunshine
Brooklyn’s traditional New Year’s Coney Island Polar Dip will support Camp Sunshine, a haven for terminally ill children and their families. The annual event is presented by the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, and will take place on New Year’s day at the Coney Island Boardwalk. The event will send participants plunging into the frigid…
Winter Organic CSA Coming to BIG!NYC Gowanus
Good news for the New Year for residents of Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Park Slope and other Brooklyn neighborhoods: The Full Plate Farm Collective, a group of farms that is growing produce for a shared Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership, is now making available bi-weekly shares to new members in the above mentioned Brooklyn…
Lonely Brooklyn Wolfdog Finds Shelter in NJ
A lonely wolfdog was found in Brooklyn earlier this week, and nicknamed “Lady” and then “Rosie” by the police who picked her up. The 53-pound dog was found wandering around the neighborhood in a chain and collar, and is assumed to be around 3 years old. In New York City, it is illegal to own…
Up in Arms Over Lego
Brooklyn residents are up in arms over a new Lego set that the company has planned. As Dana Edell of Brooklyn, the executive director of the activist organization called SPARK explained, “The new line of Legos is focused on girls getting their hair done and sitting at a cafe and hanging out at the beach.”…
Bored to Death Says Goodbye to Brooklyn
Many Brooklyn residents are about to be bored to death again. That’s because the HBO show called “Bored to Death” was just cancelled after three seasons. With the news heavy in the air, the show’s creator, Jonathan Ames, pledged to buy any fan a drink who came to the Brooklyn Inn bar in Boerum Hill,…
Brooklyn Teacher Sponsors Ice Skating Trip for Students
Prospect Height’s International High School recently had to cut back on a field trip budget, which meant more than 60 students would not experience the ice skating tradition in Central Park this holiday season. Math teacher Marcelle Good refused to ruin her students’ Christmas, and so she raised more than $800 to sponsor the trip…
Build It Green! Opens New Space in Gowanus
People in Gowanus are certainly thinking of creative ways to recycle and to save others money. Build It Green!, a non-profit organization that recycles building materials and sells it at dramatically reduced proces, how has a warehouse in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The Build It Green! Idea It’s a brilliant idea. People can get a tax write…
New Venue for Issue Project Room
If you’ve been following the Issue Project Room, a nonprofit arts presenter, you’ll be happy to hear the latest news. After winning a rent-free, 20 year lease for their new location, they are finally about to enjoy it at 110 Livingston Street in downtown Brooklyn. Their inaugural event will be a staging of the Dutch…
