When someone is in need, Brooklyn comes to the rescue. At least that’s what Penelope Morales is hoping will, ultimately, happen. Morales, 27, grew up in the Farragut Houses and went to Public School 307. Finding the Co-Pay Battling leukemia, she is now trying to pull together the co-payment that she needs for a life-saving…
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Brooklyn Graffiti Blasts Google’s New Privacy Policies
Graffiti is commonplace throughout Brooklyn, often making a statement involving a current event or trend. A recent depiction on the Pulaski Bridge in Brooklyn continued the tech trend that includes the “Stop Sopa” and a Guy Fawkes mask that symbolizes Anonymous hacking. The artwork, which shows a kind of ‘Google Doodle,’ shows two cameras replacing…
Spike Lee Puts Spotlight on Red Hooks
When Spike Lee makes a new project, he doesn’t just make it – he breathes it. Last summer, Lee quietly filmed his latest movie set in the Red Hook Houses of Brooklyn. Using Brooklyn’s largest housing project as his backdrop, he spent 19 days there filming the story of a boy’s adventures. Residence Speak And…
Brooklyn’s Gun Buy-Back Program Returns 108 Weapons to NYPD
This past weekend saw the first gun buy-back program of the year at the Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Crown Heights. 108 weapons were relinquished to the New York Police Department, including 61 revolvers, 29 semi-automatics, 2 shotguns, 3 rifles and several others. Some of the firearms were armed. The program has helped remove 7,600…
All-Female Mariachi Band Takes on Brooklyn
Everyone in Brooklyn knows that we break the barriers – and our mariachi skills are no exception. Brooklyn is enjoying a great new mariachi band, and what makes this one unique is that it’s all women. Playing Saturday night at Williamsburg bar El Moderno, the group called Flor de Toloache, is the City’s first all-female…
New Visitor Center Coming to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
The Brooklyn Botanical Garden is currently working on a renovation of the Visitor Center as part of hundred-year-old garden renewal project. The new center, which measures 20,000 square feet, is shaped as a curved glass building partially embedded in the hillside at the northeast corner of the garden. A leaf-shaped “living roof”, measuring 10,000 square…
Shark Burgers Hit Gowanus
For those of you hankering away for a shark burger – hanker no longer. Now, at the Island Burger in East Flatbush, you can get your fix for $9.50. Located at 915 Utica Avenue, the hotspot is hoping to help customers to imagine themselves on the beautiful beach, purchasing a shark sandwich from the grass…
Gowanus Locals Battle Arrival of ‘Whole Foods’
As a giant Whole Foods prepares to settle down in Gowanus, Brooklyn, a movement of artists and manufacturers rallies to defend the neighborhood, claiming that the all-organic store will inevitably destroy the industry in the region. Creativity in the neighborhood is indeed on the rise, and tens of dozens of people have been pushing a…
Landmarking Fight in Brooklyn Heating Up
Looks like Brooklyn will be able to preserve its skyscrapers after all. While the plan still needs to be approved by the full City Council, the landmarks subcommittee just voted 4-0 to approve of the preservation plan. Preserving Traditions As Councilman Steve Levin (D-downtown Brooklyn) explained the rationale behind the preservation. “There’s been a lot…
Fat Lady Offering Amazing Prices
If you enjoy opera, it’s time to run, not walk, to the New York City Opera right now! As a result of a gift by the Reed Foundation and the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, tickets for the next two productions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music will only cost $25. Bright Spot for Opera House…
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