Brooklyn Brewery’s "Sorachi Ace" beer.
I’d had a taste of Brooklyn Brewery’s Sorachi Ace beer at Borough President Marty Markowitz’s presser for Dine in…
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Weekend Geological Walk from Proteus Gowanus
An Urban Geological Study of the Gowanus Sunday, April 15, 4:30-6:30 pm All ages are welcome We will meet…
April 13, 2012 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Alice in Bed” by Cathleen Schine
“Alice in Bed” is one of Cathleen Schine’s early novels, having been published originally in 1983, and reissued in…
April 13, 2012 -
Curious About Liquor Laws and Licensing?
This in from Community Boards 2 and 6: Ever wondered why your favorite watering hole doesn’t use its outdoor space or why they won’t let you dance on the bar? Also, why is the trash pick-up always late at night and how does a liquor license get approved? These questions and more will be answered […]
April 11, 2012
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Conundrum” by Jan Morris
A few weeks ago I reviewed Jan Morris’s novel “Hav.” Reading that book and her book about Sydney, Australia,…
April 9, 2012 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “How It All Began” by Penelope Lively
A mugger pushes 70-something Charlotte, who teaches English to immigrants, over on the sidewalk, breaking her hip and setting…
April 6, 2012 -
FASCINATING: 1940 Census Data Reveals Who Lived In Your Digs
Ever wondered who was cooking pot roast on your antique stove in 1940? Who hid that stamp beneath the floorboards when you were gutting your Pacific Street coop bedroom? How much that Degraw Street apartment cost to rent 70 years ago? Now’s your chance to find out. In partnership with Archives.com, the U.S. National Archives […]
April 6, 2012
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Cobble Hill Resident Alan Cooper Launches New Restaurant In Fort Greene
Two 2001 graduates from Brooklyn Heights’ Packer Collegiate Institute—one of whom grew up in Cobble Hill—are staying true to the borough by opening an American restaurant in nearby Fort Greene. Pals Alan Cooper and Stephen Cohen plan to launch Prospect Restaurant at 773 Fulton Street in July, in the space of recently closed Mediterranean Aqualis […]
April 6, 2012
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Cruise Ship Air Pollution Response Stalled
A year ago, Mayor Bloomberg announced a deal to eliminate air pollution resulting from cruise ships having to run their diesel generators to supply power while docked at the Red Hook terminal. Under the agreement, the parties involved: the Port Authority, the suppliers and distributors of electricity, and the cruise line, would share the cost […]
April 4, 2012
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Bike Bonanza ‘Learn To Ride’ This Saturday, March 31
This Saturday, March 31, organization Bike New York will provide a Learn to Ride class for beginning cyclists and a skills clinic for children who already know how to balance and ride, as part of its Bike Bonanza Festival. The event also includes a bike registration drive, a bicycle swap from Recycle-A-Bicycle (exchange an outgrown […]
March 30, 2012
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