We are all familiar (perhaps a bit too familiar) with lip dubs and flash mobs, where regular people, and sometimes not such regular people, are willing to make fools of themselves promoting some cause, product or business while pretending to either sing the latest hot music video, or dancing awkwardly to same. Now the latest…
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Brooklyn Museum Showing Works of Eminent Ceramicist Edward Lycett
Edward Lycett was a prominent English artisan of the late 19th-century whose expertise at creating beautiful ceramic pieces led him to become the creative director of the exclusive Faience Manufacturing Co. in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Lycett’s works were sold by merchants of luxury home décor; bought by wealthy collectors of fine pottery; and even made their…
New York Libraries Updating for the 21st Century
The New York, Brooklyn and Queens public libraries are changing the focal point of the institution away from books and towards meeting what many see as more the more relevant needs of the communities which they serve. President of the Brooklyn Public Library, Linda Johnson explained: “Any new library would not be a repository of…
Brooklyn Food Entrepreneurs Introduce Gourmet Kosher for Passover Sausage
“Never before in the history of Passover,” says 26-year old Jack Silberstein, founder of Jack’s Gourmet, “have Jews had sausage.” To be more accurate, there has never before been “kosher-for-Passover” sausage, an achievement which requires the developer of the product to adhere to the strict requirements of the laws of keeping kosher, which disallow pork…
Park Slope Food Co-Op Rejects Referendum to Boycott Israel
More than 1,600 members of the Park Slope Food Co-op gathered together at Brooklyn Tech High School on Tuesday to submit their paper ballots on the issue of whether or not the 39-year-old food store should hold a membership-wide referendum to join the anti-Israel international boycott. The debate has been tearing apart the membership in…
Brooklyn Wok Taking Chinese Take-Out to the Next Level
When Melissa and Edric Har moved to Williamsburg from Manhattan two years ago, they were a bit disappointed that the neighborhood did not offer the kind of Chinese food they had been accustomed to in the old neighborhood. Melissa explains: “Edric and I used to live on Spring St., which was a few blocks from Chinatown, so…
Brooklyn Memorabilia on Display at the City Reliquary Museum
History buffs are in for a treat as what some people call New York’s “weirdest museum” celebrates its tenth anniversary on April 1st. The City Reliquary is a storefront museum located in Williamsburg, holding a collection of a huge assortment of memorabilia which together tells the remarkable story of the development of New York City….
State Senate Race in South Brooklyn May Be Upset Victory for David Storobin
As of 7:30pm on Wednesday Republican David Storobin has a slight lead of 143 votes over his Democratic opponent Lew Fidler. The special election to decide who will fill the State Senate seat of the 27th District was held three months after former State Senator Carl Kruger was forced to resign after pleading guilty to…
Rachel Kneebone Meets Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum
A unique exhibit is now showing at the Brooklyn Museum through August 12, 2012. Sculpture aficionados will be intrigued by the juxtaposition of 15 of August Rodin’s most famous works from the Brooklyn Museum’s own collection with the work of Rachel Kneebone, the well-known British artist. Kneebone selected the Rodin pieces herself to sit alongside…
Mermaids in March in Manhattan
On March 24 the Mermaids of Coney Island will be hosting its annual fund raising event in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the iconic Coney Island Mermaid Parade. The gala will be held at Webster Hall in Manhattan from 7pm until 11pm, and the parade which it is honoring will take place on June…
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