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Brooklyn Collective Holiday Shopping Extravaganza

We know that today, Black Friday, is supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year and this coming Cyber Monday is a close second but we hope you’ll save some names on your gift list because there is an amazing shopping event coming our way.  Right across the street from our Columbia Street […]

Calling all Organizers and Artists for Post-Election Help.

On December 3rd from 6pm-8pm, Brooklyn museum will be holding a community resource fair as part of their Target First Saturday program.  This particular fair will focus on post election advocacy.  If you want to learn what you can do to make a difference in your community then attending this event is a first step. […]

Brooklyn Brainery Opens in Windsor Terrace!

It’s no secret that we are fans of Brooklyn Brainery.  We blogged about this community education storefront years ago when they opened their first shop on Court Street in Carroll Gardens and we occasionally share info on classes they are hosting.  That space on Court has since closed and they are now housed at 190 […]

Day of Unity and Solidarity March Nov 20th.

  It has been over a week now since Donald Drumpf has been elected and we have seen a protest or rally on the streets of New York each day since. More than one hundred thousand people marched down 5th Avenue the day after the election and thousands showed up to the Love Rally in Washington […]

Smith Street Soup Festival and Fundraiser this Saturday.

This year, along with SBLDC, the Smith Street Soup Festival will be hosted by the High School of International Studies and Culinary Arts Program. We love this festival and have blogged about it and visited in the past just because we thought it was a fun and unique way to celebrate Autumn.  This year, however, […]

Red Hook Integrated Flood Protection System Meeting Tonight.

Meeting # 3 on the Integrated Flood Protection System and the feasibility study conducted about this system will commence tonight at 6:30pm at PS 15 (71 Sullivan Street).  The Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency and the New York City Economic Development Corp are hosting this event and would like the public to come out […]

Bed Stuy Alive 2016! by Ronica Webb

Saturday October 8th marked the Annual 2016 Bed Stuy Alive! week-long festival. Restoration Plaza hosted the 8th Annual Tohma Y. Falkner award ceremony honoring some of Bed Stuy’s heroines that are doing some awesome community work and making a difference in the community. Though the kick-off gala already took place you still have 4 days to […]

Widow Jane Turns Four!

This Friday, October 14th from 7-11pm, join Widow Jane Whiskey Distillery in celebrating it’s 4th year anniversary.  Red Hook is home to so many wonderful small businesses.  Widow Jane makes an amazing quality product and we aren’t surprised they’ve thrived in this neighborhood!  Along with whiskey tastings, they will have BBQ and live music at […]

Open Runs Through Brooklyn Bridge Park.

 This has been going on for a while but we wanted to pass along the info in case some of you don’t already know about it. The New York Road Runners (NYRR) host a free evening run at Brooklyn Bridge Park, starting at Pier 6, every Tuesday night.  Now is a great time to start […]

Free Public Lectures on a Floating Lighthouse Tonight.

If you are looking for something to do tonight (before the debates of course!) we have got a very cool one-of-a-kind event for you!  The Nantucket Lightship, a historic floating light house docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6, is hosting a free public talk tonight aboard the ship at 6pm.  The topic?  The challenge […]