We’ve been biding our time waiting for Red Hook Lobster Pound to open up (we missed those buttery rolls chock-full of succulent lobster meat!) and yesterday we finally got word that it has. They were having a grand re-opening celebration with special cocktails (pic above). After their months of renovations we were very eager to […]
We’ve been waiting what seems like ages to write these words. The cherry blossoms are about to bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! This is one of our favorite spring things. Now, as we’ve talked about in the past, there are two ways to do this. You can go to the Sakura Matsuri Festival this weekend […]
A couple of free movies are being shown at Carroll Gardens Library this week. One is meant for older adults and one for teens, though all are welcome and may enjoy them as well. It’s okay to love hunger games when you’re in your thirties or forties right? Ladies in Lavender, starring Judi Dench and […]
Tonight at 8pm the weekend long Brooklyn Folk Festival will commence. With 30 bands featuring “the best in old-time string-band music, folk, blues, song writers, jug band, bluegrass, and traditional Irish and Balkan music” this should be a really fun event. This is the 7th year this event has taken place and, since it has […]
New York’s YMCAs are having a special event on Saturday April 25th called “Healthy Kids Day”. By the name and the fact that it’s being held by the YMCA, you can guess that this is all about getting kids up and moving. It is free and open to the public, not just it’s members. […]
It was so recently that we saw Van Horn’s doors close for good at 231 Court Street in Cobble Hill, that we were surprised to see another business pop up so soon in it’s place. We saw this very modest exterior of a new wine bar called June last week and took this quick […]
A new luxury building at 207 West 115 just opened up it’s application process last week and we wanted to share this now because the deadline is coming soon, on April 28th. Please share this information as the window is so small to sign up for this lottery. There are only 10 affordable rentals in […]
On April 15th, from 6pm-8pm, Realty Collective’s lovely and talented Shyda Hoque will lead a discussion on today’s rental market in Brooklyn. If you are in the process of searching for that perfect rental, will be soon, or just like to keep up with the market trends then you should head over to Shoestring Press […]
Council Member Carlos Menchaca, of District 38, will hold his State of the Union Address at Sunset Park High School this Sunday, April 12th. The High School is located at 153 35th Street in Brooklyn and it will begin at 2pm. All are welcome to come out but please RSVP by clicking here. Please pass […]
Kentler International Drawing Space, at 353 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, is having two different receptions this week. One is tonight at 7pm for an exhibit called The Kentler Flatfiles, featuring Red Hook Artists-The 90s at Peninsula Art Space (352 Van Brunt). Another reception will be tomorrow night at 6pm for the 100 Works […]
