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The 12th Annual Brooklyn School PTA 5K Fundraiser is Saturday.

This Saturday, May 11th, is the Brooklyn PTA 5K Fun Run in Prospect Park. Every year in May Brooklyn school PTAs hold this fundraiser and all are welcome to participate. This is the 12th year of this event! You don’t need to have a child in school to support your local area elementary. Jogging, walking, strolling, and scooting are all […]

Celebrating with Mint Juleps and Margaritas this Weekend.

We’ve got two very spirited holidays this weekend with two delicious cocktails that go along with them. The Kentucky Derby is Saturday and Cinco de Mayo is this Sunday! Looking for a place to go or ideas for entertaining at home? We’ve got you covered! Smack Mellon in Dumbo is holding it’s annual Kentucky Derby […]

Tiananmen 30th Anniversary Concert in Red Hook

It is the 30th anniversary of the horrific massacre in Tiananmen Square and De Construkt art space in Red Hook is hosting a concert/fundraiser in remembrance next week. It starts at 8pm and for $20, which will be given to the massacre victims families in China, you can enjoy the performance plus there will be […]

Cherry Blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Last weekend was the Cherry Blossom Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and, though we didn’t visit during the festival, we went on Thursday and took some photos of this gorgeous and briefly blossoming phenomenon. The flowers are still in bloom for a short time and if you hurry you may just catch them while the […]

Register Now for Red Hook Farms CSA!

We’ve discussed our favorite aspects of the welcoming of the spring season on this blog extensively. It’s a wonderful time for day trips to go hiking, dining al fresco will soon be an option, and the Cherry Blossom festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is this weekend! Another exciting event is the registration for summer/fall CSAs! […]

Donate to Our Friend’s Crowdfunding Campaign for his Yoga School

Please check out our friend and client’s crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo! Swans Nest Yoga – Burning To Live Sean Moore opened Swans Nest Yoga in Bushwick, Brooklyn last August. You may remember the blog interview we posted right before the grand opening about his experience finding this space with RC’s Victoria Alexander and the connection he feels with his […]

Easter Egg Hunts in Brooklyn

Every year parks, community gardens and other venues across Brooklyn host Easter egg hunts for kids in the area. It’s such a fun celebration and one you don’t have to prepare for yourself. Just get up and go out. Mommy Poppins has put out a guide for places around the city who are hosting an […]

Opportunity Zones: An Information Session for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

SBIDC and Realty Collective have joined forces to present this information session at Hoek Pizza (117 Ferris) in Red Hook Brooklyn on April 18th. In 2017, Congress created the tax incentive program, Opportunity Zones, to spur development in “economically-distressed” areas. The tax benefits are now becoming available and it has a lot of people wondering […]

Save the Date and Buy Tickets for The Felix Awards

The organization Extreme Kids and Crew has been around since 2010 and provides judgment-free play spaces, arts-based programming and parent education and support for children with disabilities. Exciting news for this company is that they have recently moved into a space in Red Hook Brooklyn but we’ll be posting about soon as they are still […]

Ben Franklin Circles at Brooklyn Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library has partnered with the 92nd St Y to host a monthly event, the Ben Franklin Circles. These are discussions meant to “promote civic ideals and to bring persons together in an increasingly fractured society”. This month the circle will take place at the Carroll Gardens branch on Union and Clinton. It will […]