Over the last brutally cold month many of us have been thinking about summer. Dreaming of visiting the beach and laying out in the sun. Brooklyn families may be thinking about it for a different reason, however. Very soon it will be time to sign kids up for summer camp. They fill up fast! Tomorrow […]
We love trying new restaurants and, though it took us a little while to make it over to Camperdown Elm on 7th Avenue and 15th Street, we finally tried them out for dinner on Friday night and enjoyed every bite (and sip!). They have been open since late June and have already become a neighborhood […]
In the wake of election day, where in some Brooklyn areas turnout exceeded expectations, many of you may be feeling energized and ready to get involved in local politics. Attending your community board meetings is definitely a good place to start and we encourage all who can to do that. Here is another way to […]
Park Slope is a sprawling neighborhood and years ago people began calling the south end of the area, which could also have been considered Greenwood Heights, South Slope. It a bit quieter than the north end and a bit more affordable. It is just as gorgeous, though, with brownstones and tree-lined streets. Here is our […]
As the long weekend approaches and the summer comes to an end a lot of us are having the same thought. “I need a drink!”. Well, there aren’t many weekends left to take advantage of sitting on a bar’s patio or garden area and having a few drinks while the sun goes down. Here are […]
Today is the last day of school for public schools in our five boroughs. We blogged last week about fun summer kids activities and camps for anyone looking for ideas on how to spend the season. Keeping up with the academic strides your child has made is also very important and today we’d like to promote […]
Just a short trip southwest from the skyrocketing rents of Park Slope, past the cemetery and Greenwood Heights, lies one of the most authentic and welcoming neighborhoods that Brooklyn has to offer. I’m talking about Sunset Park, of course. This beautiful neighborhood still features affordable rents and has been recently rejuvenated by new accessibility and […]
When I stopped in to Cousin John’s bakery for a banana cream pie the other day, a black and white picture on the wall caught my attention. The photo showed a street scene that was easily identifiable as the stretch of 7th Avenue just outside the door. Scattered across the street were what appeared to […]
Can you imagine living across the street from the breathtaking and vast green meadows and ramble of Prospect Park? How about finding such a perfectly located one bedroom for well under $550,000? Tonight Realty Collective’s Victoria Hagman is showing this charming one bedroom on Prospect Park West, which is priced at $535,000 with a low maintenance of $490.59 a month. You […]
There is a lot of expansion taking place for SLT (Strengthen Lengthen Tone), which will have a total of 14 studios in the coming months. With locations in the New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia areas, they are making their way to Brooklyn as well by merging with Brooklyn Bodyburn studios within the next few months and opening a […]
