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Red Hook Knitting group meets this Sunday.

We learned about this event, which started last Sunday February 8th and will continue every Sunday until June 7th, through a great Red Hook resource, Red Hook Hub. They list all the events, meetings and other happenings in the neighborhood.  This knitting group, which meets at Baked, is one of these unique events we found […]

Nominations for Community Board 6 awards are being accepted.

Community Board 6, which represents the Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Park Slope, Gowanus and Columbia Waterfront District, is asking for your nominations for two awards they will be giving out.  This first is for ages 10-19, the Youth Acknowledgement Award and the second is the Robert Acito Award for Youth Involvement.  If you […]

New Benefit Cosmetics coming to Court Street.

We passed by these hard-to-miss windows over the weekend. Bright and flashy, it says that the space at 168 Court Street is transforming into a Benefit Cosmetics store and will be opening soon.  The spot used to house a jewelry shop called Elleven, which moved to 98 Smith Street.  This shop should do very well […]

Young BK Professionals networking Meetup.

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has organized a new Meetup group for young professionals.  Here’s what they have to say about it. Join the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce for our Young BK Professionals networking series. Energetic and passionate young professionals (35 and under) are invited for both social and professional networking. Make meaningful new connections […]

Maybelle’s Cafe is closed, equipment for sale and storefront for lease.

So so sad to see this place go.  As it’s right around the corner from our Columbia Street office, Maybelle’s cafe on the corner of Sackett and Henry, was a place we would frequent.  Great coffee, loved the people that worked there and the baked goods and sandwiches were good too.  It’s now on the […]

Performance at The Invisible Dog today through Sunday.

The Village of Vale looks (from the photo above) and sounds (from the excerpt from their website below) really awesome.  The performances will begin tonight at 8pm and continue until Sunday February 8th at 3pm, with the Friday and Saturday performances at 8pm also.  The installation is visible Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 1pm to 7pm […]

Community-Police Relations town hall meeting in Brooklyn Sunday.

With this issue being at the forefront of many peoples minds, we expect that this town hall meeting on relations between community members and the police department to be packed.  Come out and speak your mind and hear what others have to say.  This is a heated topic and having a discussion about it where […]

SpareChair pop-up event at SHARED in Red Hook.

We received this info yesterday about a pop-up event on February 11th at SHARED sponsored by SpareChair, which connects freelancers and folks working from home and find them more social places to work.  For more info on the event read below. Interested in getting your work done from Brooklyn’s newest coworking space? Enjoy  a view […]

Our Brooklyn Curb Appeal pics.

We’ve recently added some pictures to our Brooklyn Curb Appeal Pinterest board.  There are now almost 30 pics of homes and business around Brooklyn that really stand out from the rest.  Some have been decorated for the season, some are simple yet lovely year round, and some are quite unique (you either love them or […]

Brooklyn Bridge Park CAC meeting rescheduled for February 3rd.

The original meeting for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Advisory Council was supposed to take place during the blizzard so it’s been rescheduled for next week, Feb 3rd at 6:30pm.  It will be held at Congregation Mount Sinai at 250 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NY 11201.  For a little about what to expect at the […]