After spending about one year in the Trenton City Museum, a rare ceramic vase is being carefully packaged for its return back to Brooklyn. The vase was originally made in 1904 as part of a set of four, for the St. Louis World’s Fair, by the Trenton Potteries Company, and was on loan to Trenton…
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Brooklyn Native James Farentino Dies of Heart Failure
Brooklyn-born James Farentino, the famous actor who appeared in an endless number of films, TV shows and plays, passed away in Los Angeles this week at age 73. He is survived by two sons, David and Saverio. The heart failure that caused his death was the final blow of health conditions that had been plaguing…
Woman Offering Great ‘Dos to Unemployed
If you’re unemployed and need a lift before that next job interview – a Bedford-Stuyvesant hair salon has just the thing for you. Donna’s Hair Salon at 481 Nostrand Ave. is offering a special for out of work women. Owned by Deivin Jemmott and her mom, the special is intended to help women to get…
Nazi Chic in Greenpoint Boutique
Apparently taste and business have no bounds, at least when it comes to the sale of earrings in the shape of a swastika in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. The small earrings, which are available at the Bejeweled Boutique, are on sale for $5.99. When the shopkeeper was asked why the store carried such symbols of inhumanity…
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…
Brooklyn Florist Gets White House Ready for Christmas
Brooklyn residents should take pride, once again, in one of our own. Brooklyn florist Emily Thompson has been asked to bring her talents to The White House and to transform the East Room for the holidays. Getting the Call Receiving a call from on-staff florist Laura Dowling quite awhile ago, Thompson replied, “My answer was…
New York Projects Awarded $14.4 Million In Tax Credits
Earlier this week, New York allotted $14.4 million in low income housing tax credits to numerous inexpensive housing projects throughout the city, three of which are located in Brooklyn. Working alongside the Cuomo administration in Albany, New York City’s project will support 737 affordable homes. Work being done on these units is projected to create…
Greyhound Pup Gets Bone Graft Thanks to Anonymous Donors
Last Monday, Kasia Bednarka’s Italian greyhound Tali was attacked by a pit bull-mix in Prospect Park during their afternoon run. The dog pounced on the tiny pup, badly breaking its leg, before fleeing the scene with its owner. “His leg was just hanging there,” Kasia Bednarska said. “I understand they’re both animals, but you should…
Park Slope Resident Laura Robbins Receives Honor
Laura Robbins, DSW, resident of Park Slope, received the highest honor from the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, the ARHP Lifetime Achievement Award. Hospital for Special Surgery Robbins is senior vice president of education and academic affairs at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, where she is also associate scientist. The ARHP is a…
Upcoming Gowanus Canal Conservancy Fundraiser
It doesn’t get much better than this. Enjoy good times, great music, excellent beer and some awesome rock bands – all while helping the environment. Get ready for the Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s first Winter Festival fundraiser on December 3rd. You definitely won’t want to miss this one! Fundraiser for Conservation The Conservancy, a nonprofit organization…
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