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Anthony’s Nose and More Easy Day Hikes from Brooklyn

Traveling upwards to go on a hike for the day is super easy on Saturdays and Sundays from the Metronorth. We visited Anthony’s Nose over the weekend and wanted to share our experience as well as this guide we found for more train accessible hikes. You may have been on the Hudson line of the […]

Residency Unlimited Artist Interview Series: Von Calhau!

The final series interview for our closeup on the artists from the recent group art show in our gallery space at 351 Van Brunt, Compére Collective, which was called CONTINGENCIES is actually two artists collaborating under one name. You can view videos of their work on their web page here. There is also a brief interview at the bottom of […]

Drag Queen Story Hour Protested in Brooklyn

  Living in Brooklyn definitely feels like living in a tolerant liberal bubble…sometimes. But we realize that their is hate in every nook and cranny of this world, unfortunately. We wanted to share this story with everyone hoping that you will bring your children (or just yourselves) and spread some love in support of Drag […]

Walt Whitman Beard & Moustache Competition Tomorrow in Fort Greene Park

Calling all facial hair!!!!! Tomorrow Brooklyn Public Library will be hosting a contest for all ages and all beard/mustache varieties! They are still accepting RSVPs so wax your stache, comb your beard or glue on your best costume facial hair and participate! Should be fun to watch too if you want to head over between […]

Women-Owned Series: Arbitrator and Mediator, Erin Gleason Alvarez

Realty Collective owner, Victoria Alexander, often runs into Erin Gleason Alvarez at a co-working space for women called The Wing. We are thrilled to feature her in this edition of our women-owned series. Read about Erin below and her company, which empowers women to take charge of negotiations, called  Take Charge Negotiations here! What was your path to […]

Red Hook Sundown Festival Approaching

The neighborhood of Red Hook has so many wonderful summer festivals coming up and we’d like to highlight one that’s taking place on June 16th (soon!). The Red Hook Sun Down festival is free for the public and hosted by RE:GEN:CY at 22 Commerce Street. They’ll have food, music and local community involvement opportunities. See […]

Summer Solstice Party at Pioneer Works

We know the summer months are busy ones filled with events and happenings all over the city so we wanted to share this fundraising event early so you can all mark your calendars. Pioneer Works is a Red Hook community organization that opens it’s doors to the public to share the vision of it’s founder, […]

Calling All Red Hook Artists!

We’d like to spread the word about an opportunity for Red Hook artists! The quaint waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook has been a creative hub for many years. Housing galleries, studios and designers’ work spaces, it’s been a magnet for makers and visual artists. Every year folks are invited to come and take a sneak […]

Moving Tips for a Less-Stress Experience.

Renters in Brooklyn usually move quite a bit. We know people that have lived in a dozen or so apartments during their time in New York. Rising rents, promotions that allow you to upgrade your space, growing families, and roommate issues all contribute to the need to trade up. And we can all agree that […]

Residency Unlimited Artist Interview Series: Mikhailo Deyak

The third artist interviewed for our series closups on the artists from the recent group art show in our gallery space at 351 Van Brunt, Compére Collective, which was called CONTINGENCIES is Mikhailo Deyak. According to his RU bio “Mikhailo Deyak is a young Ukrainian artist who works at the intersection of neo-expressionism and minimalism, who experiments with painting […]