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Carlos Menchaca’s State of the District Address.

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 Gallery receptions this week.

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 […]

Spotlight on the published book of a Red Hook resident.

We just wanted to share this with you all.  A friend and Red Hook resident, Nahisha McCoy, has published a book called “Playing House”.  It’s book 1 of a trilogy and the author’s second published novel.  The synopsis is below.  You can go to Amazon and purchase the book for only $1.99 if you’re interested! […]

Red Hook Library Community Engagement Lab.

Isn’t it great to know that you have a say in what goes on in your community?  Here’s an opportunity to share your input or just get information of your own about the Red Hook Library.  During the Community Engagement Lab you can explore innovative library spaces and programming and interact with other community members […]

ICYMI You can now register for Bike the Branches.

We thought this was such a great idea when it started a couple of year ago.  This will be Brooklyn Public Library’s third annual “Bike the Branches”.  They have a few new aspects to throw into the already amazing mix.  You can see them below.  This event, which is on May 9th this year, is […]

Buying into Brooklyn workshop coming soon.

These are always a lot of fun for us, and very informative for anyone looking to purchase a home or apartment in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Based presents this workshop is on April 22nd from 7:30-9:30pm at The Brooklyn Brewery, as usual.  Our lovely Tina and Victoria will both be there along with real estate attorney Michael Moshan […]

ICYMI MikNic is now 40 knots.

The space that used to be MikNic Lounge on Columbia Street has had a makeover, name and all.  They are now called 40 knots and have a new look to boot.  You may have already heard about this change. It was in the works for a while and they had a relaunch party a week […]

Where Brooklyn meets the Middle East tour this weekend.

Here is something interesting to put on your calendar for the weekend.  The Municipal Art Society is giving a walking tour of Brooklyn’s earliest Arab neighborhood which “began in the 19th century as an offshoot of lower Manhattan’s “Little Syria”. Discover the area’s cuisine, shops and restaurants as we examine how and why the area around […]

Spotlight on Open Venue, Mary A. Whalen

Yesterday we wrote a blog about the event Open Venues BK, which is a week-long event where possible wedding, birthday, etc venues open there doors to the public for tours and info.  Today we’d like to shine a spotlight on one of those venues, which will open for touring tomorrow, the historic oil tanker Mary […]

Open Venues BK is this week.

What an awesome idea this is!  This week Brooklyn Based, along with Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Explore BK is presenting Open Venues BK.  This event allows you to tour possible wedding or birthday party or any other celebratory affairs venues around Brooklyn.  This week-long event started on Sunday and will run though until March […]