Brooklyn Civic Groups to Sponsor Mayoral Candidates Forum May 6
Learn more about the 2013 Mayoral candidates, and where they stand on issues of importance to Brooklynites: Parks, Schools,…
April 22, 2013-
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New Farmer’s Market Coming To Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 has gotten greener, with the opening of a new farmer’s market. Down to Earth, based in Ossining, N.Y., and the manager of some 20 markets in and around New York City, will kick off its BBP locale June 2. The new Pier 6 market will feature a minumum of eight […]
April 21, 2013
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Crossers” by Philip Caputo
After his wife is killed in one of the planes on 9/11, Gil Castle finds himself adrift, unmoored by…
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St. Ann’s Warehouse Again Seeking Approval to Build in Tobacco Warehouse
You may recall the lengthy legal battle over the St. Ann’s Warehouse theater’s attempt to build a new performance space inside the 19th century Tobacco Warehouse in the Fulton Ferry Historic District, which led to a court decision holding that the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse space from Brooklyn Bridge Park had not been done […]
April 18, 2013
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Crown Heights Artist Brings Afro-Latina Voice to HBO Show “Habla Women”
For Brooklyn resident Kadine Anckle, her upcoming appearance on the most recent installment of HBO Latino’s “Habla” series…
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Dinner,” by Herman Koch
Do you think the Dutch have brought us only tulips, windmills and painters? (OK, and the tulip bubble.) I…
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Tale of the Tweets: Marty Markowitz’s Final State of the Borough Address
Marty Markowitz’s final State of the Borough address was staged as a faux talk show and featured guest appearances by Larry King, Tony Danza and Sunny Anderson. We also learned that the famous Coney Island parachute jump has received $2 million in funding to have its lighting restored.
More after the jump.
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Broker aptsandlofts Expands Purview In Cobble Hill Market
Real estate broker aptsandlofts.com, which recently opened its second brick-and-mortar office in Cobble Hill at 236 Court Street, is making good on the burgeoning residential market in the neighborhood. The firm reports that within the last three months it has hired a dozen new agents—a rate of one new hire per week. Founder & prez […]
April 7, 2013
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The Lena Dunham Effect: Brooklyn Heights’ Resident Fosters Boom In Greenpoint
Lena Dunham—2012 BHB Top 10 honoree and creator, star, writer, et al, of HBO’s “Girls”—may lead a quiet existence at her Mansion House digs in Brooklyn Heights, but apparently she’s having such an impact on pop culture that a boom is taking place in once-sleepy Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the setting of the hipster series. Stories have […]
April 7, 2013
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Carroll Gardens’ Good Food Closing After 85 Years
At the end of this month, Italian Superette Good Food will shut down after 85 years in business. Located in Carroll Gardens at 431 Court Street (between 3rd and 4th Place), the store has supplied fresh mozzarella, Italian sausages, olives and other Italian delicacies, along with a deli and meat counter. Good Food also carried […]
April 6, 2013
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