The Knicks returned to Barclays Center tonight to face the Nets in the second Battle of the Boroughs. The Nets won the first outing and while many New Yorkers (of Brooklyn descent) may be torn over who they’re rooting for, judging from tonight’s tweets everyone is in agreement about Spike Lee being fun to watch at a game. Love to hate ’em or love to love ’em?
December 12, 2012Abe George, a candidate for Brooklyn District Attorney next year has already said he’d like to bring a little…
December 11, 2012As Two Trees begins its development plans for Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Factory, filmmaker 2e has posted a really cool look inside the facility on Vimeo.
It’s a special look inside a bygone era. Watch the it after the jump.
December 11, 2012The Smashing Pumpkins were supposed to play Barclays Center on Halloween, but Hurricane Sandy caused the show to be rescheduled to last night. As usual, folks tweeted photos and added their own commentary. Fans of Post Modern music got to take in the latest version of the band – leader Billy Corgan is the only remaining original member – and had mixed reviews.
Eric Sunderman writes in the Village Voice:
December 11, 2012Monday evening, December 10, in celebration of Chanukah, Brooklyn Borough Prez Marty Markowitz joined Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin of Congregation B’nai Avraham and Rabbi Simcha Weinstein, along with Paul Amit, a parent from Kiddie Korner, and other officials to light Brooklyn’s 29-foot menorah in front of the Supreme Court building in Columbus Park/Borough Hall Plaza. […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Brooklyn Heights’ resident and actor, director, executive producer, writer and creator of HBO’s “Girls” Lena Dunham sold her narrative “Not That Kind Of Girl,” in October to Random House for $3.7 million based on the strength of an illustrated 66-page proposal. The book, packed with “frank and funny advice on everything from sex to eating […]
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The most talked about Twitter account Monday is @SeinfeldToday which is a non-stop stream of new episode ideas for…
December 10, 2012On October 22, the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel officially became the Hugh Carey Tunnel. A week later, Sandy hit our…
December 10, 2012Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 and its uplands, which will include sports fields and a “picnic peninsula,” will have its grand opening in a ceremony to begin at 11:00 a.m. this Thursday, December 13. Rumor has it that Hizzonor himself will make an appearance. All are invited, and refreshments will be served. If you plan […]
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In the song accompanying the video above, the LeeVees address the burning question: how do you spell the name…
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