Transit Museum’s Train Show at Grand Central, November 14-February 26
If you’re passing through Grand Central, take a moment and stop at the Transit Museum’s Grand Central Annex (and…
November 18, 2016-
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Paul O. Zelinsky to appear at Greenlight Books on Saturday (11/1)
On Saturday, November 1, at 11 AM, Paul O. Zelinsky, the beloved children’s book author and illustrator and Brooklyn…
October 29, 2014 -
Dwell Thinks Its Aviation-Inspired Sheets Are ‘Inappropriate’ for My Daughter
Here’s the thing about getting overly excited by the arrival of a catalog of high-end nursery furnishings: one way or another, you’re going to…
October 13, 2014
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Brooklyn Book Festival Next Sunday, September 21
The ninth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will be on Sunday, September 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m at Borough Hall and Columbus Park (immediately north of Borough Hall). There will be readings by and discussions with writers, readings and activities for children, and books for sale. There’s more information here. During the coming week […]
September 13, 2014
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Hot Bird Bans Children, Reigniting the Kids in Bars Debate in Brooklyn, But It’s Really About Something Else
The New York Post reported today that Clinton Hill’s Hot Bird has “banned” children from the bar. The paper…
May 21, 2014 -
A Kid Walks Into a Bar Or ‘Welcome to Brooklyn Culture, Noobs’
On Friday night, Mrs. Fink got into an interesting “conversation”, about babies in bars, with two rapscallions enjoying weekend…
March 15, 2014 -
The Impressions Head the Bill for Free the Slaves Concert at Plymouth
Plymouth Church is known for its pre-eminent role, under the leadership of Henry Ward Beecher, in the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War. While the Emancipation Proclamation declared the slaves free, and the Thirteenth Amendment abolished the “peculiar institution,” slavery still exists in the United States, and, on a larger scale, elsewhere in the world. […]
December 31, 2013
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Atlantic Avenue Children’s Story Reading Series
Winners of the Atlantic Avenue Children’s Literature Contest will read original stories along with selections from their favorite picture books. Judging panel includes Brooklyn-native Bruce Degan, illustrator of The Magic School Bus series. Kids will decide the Kids Choice Award by voting for their favorite story. Free hot chocolate provided by Sahadi’s along with bookmarks […]
December 4, 2013
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Brooklyn Heights Resident Diane Ravitch: Five Things Mayor de Blasio Should Do About Education
The election of Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York is a “major setback” for the polices of Mike Bloomberg and George W. Bush says author/Brooklyn Heights resident Diane Ravitch in a new blog post. Saying that, de Blasio “understands the failure of the Bloomberg education policies,” she outlines 5 things the new mayor […]
November 9, 2013
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20th Annual Bus Festival September 29!
The New York Transit Museum will hold its 20th annual Bus Festival on Sunday, September 29th, in conjunction with…
September 20, 2013