One of my weekly rituals is my Tuesday night basketball game in Manhattan. I live in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, so to get to the game in the Lower East Side, I switch at Atlantic Avenue to either the B or the Q. The B takes me to Grand Street, where I walk to the game; or the Q takes me to Canal, where I switch to the M to Essex. But that's ( Read more... )

This year I finally joined the Park Slope Food Co-op and I've decided I actually like working there. For years I had avoided joining, while enjoying the fruits (literally) of Sari's membership, but I was forced to sign up about six months ago.

I grew up in the lefty/hippie enclave of 1970s Southern California, and my mom even shopped at a co-op ( Read more... )

Due to overwhelming demand ... ;-> ... the A.D. show at the Brooklyn Public Library has been extended until the end of the month. David Rees's "Clip-Art Comics" show is also still up, so if you didn't get to see the exhibits during their original Nov. 4-Jan. 10. run, now's your chance. Whoopee!

A.D. : New Orleans After the Deluge & Clip-Art Comics

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Ironically, today, on Barack Obama's ascension to the presidency, they're shooting exteriors for the TV show Kings across the street from my apartment. It's an upcoming NBC show (debuting in March) starring Deadwood's excellent Ian McShane: "Based on the King David story. The series is set in the modern day metropolis of Shiloh, a city under siege ( Read more... )

There was a piece recently in the New York Times about Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza - and it never mentioned the bizarre and wonderful Bailey Fountain! The fountain is so wacky: nothing's more fun than observing people's slack-jawed reactions as they walk by it. For most of the time I've lived in the area, the fountain was a decrepit ruin, but in ( Read more... )

2008 (June 21)

Brooklyn - The 8th Annual sale featured old-timers such as our hosts wjcohen & Alison (and daughters Lila & Ruby); about-ready-to-pop Kristen, her beau Kevin, and Kristen's daughter Bella; and yours truly & Sari. And it was Phoebe's first sale (though she seemed a bit subdued by the heat & humidity). We also were joined by Tim & Susan and ( Read more... )

I dreamed this word up last night.

brook•ie
Pronunciation: \ˈbru-kē\

Function: noun

1. A person visiting the borough of Brooklyn for the first time
   


2. A person who has just moved to the borough of Brooklyn

Example: "He thought taking the G train would actually be a quicker way to get to Williamsburg. What a brookie!"

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Yes, folks, you've read about previous years, and now it's that time again: the 6th Annual Multi-Family Multi-Generational Stoop Sale! You've seen the rest, now it's time for the best:

Saturday, June 17th, 10am - 3pm165 Baltic Street (corner of Baltic & Henry ( Read more... )