SUNY Votes To Shut Down LICH
SUNY has voted to shut down Long Island College Hospital.
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
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Grace Church Community Open House Sunday, March 24
Grace Church, which was designed by America’s then pre-eminent church architect, Richard Upjohn, and has stood at what is now 254 Hicks Street (corner of Grace Court, between Joralemon and Remsen) since 1848, is about to undergo an extensive renovation that will close its sanctuary (photo; services will be held in the upstairs Guild Hall […]
March 17, 2013
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Spring Break Events at the New York Transit Museum
The New York Transit Museum will hold three performances daily of an original children’s musical every day from March…
March 17, 2013 -
BRIC program: Inside Cultural Fluency
BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn is presenting a program “Inside Cultural Fluency” in conjunction with its exhibit “Cultural Fluency: Engagements…
March 17, 2013 -
Cobble Hill’s BookCourt Hosts Author Thea Goodman March 18
BookCourt at 163 Court Street in Cobble Hill will host Thea Goodman, author of “The Sunshine When She’s Gone,” with a reading, Q&A and signing on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. Drinks will be served! “Her book is a fresh and funny debut novel about marriage and new parenting—about the love, longing and ambivalence […]
March 17, 2013
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The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, "Brennan on the Moor."
It’s hard for me to believe they’re all gone now. Liam was the last; he died just over three years ago. I had the pleasure and honor of meeting Paddy some years ago at the Lion’s Head bar and harmonizing with him on a song. I went to a memorial concer…
March 17, 2013
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Judge Rules SUNY Board Acted Illegally on LICH Closing
The Times reports that New York Supreme Court Justice Johnny Baynes, who earlier extended a temporary restraining order against SUNY’s shutdown of Long Island College Hospital, has ruled that the SUNY board acted in violation of New York State’s open meetings law, and vacated the board’s decision to close LICH. According to the Times: The […]
March 15, 2013
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The View From Here” by Deborah McKinlay
Frankie, young and in her twenties, the daughter of British ex-pats living in the Far East, has followed a…
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Brooklyn Community Pride Center Hosts Founders Ball April 4
The Brooklyn Community Pride Center, located in Boerum Hill at 310 Atlantic Avenue, is hosting its Founders Ball on Thursday, April 4 from 6-9 p.m. at Dumbo Loft, 155 Water Street. The Ball is the organization’s major, annual fundraising event commemorating its 2008 launch and Fifth Anniversary. This year’s event includes a two-hour cocktail reception […]
March 14, 2013
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Tell The Bartender Episode 5: Taken In
Listen To Episode 5: Taken In Download From iTunes Here In This Episode: Cat Napped: Sharda Sekaran reveals how she, her high school friends, and a train full of New Yorkers saved a cat from a man on the subway who claimed to be a space alien. Martha’s Meltdown: Lora Chio once booked a job in a […]
March 10, 2013
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