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Cobble Hill’s PS 29 Asbestos Debacle
Before I move forward on this post, I want to offer a quick disclaimer: I am a PS 29 parent. That puts me a little close to this news. But news it is, so I wanted to report on it best I can. You may...
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Another Rally for School Safety: All NYC, Not Just PS 29
Earlier this week, we gave you a heads up on all the asbestos brouhaha coming out of Cobble Hill’s PS 29. Parents are up in arms over the asbestos abatement which will be taking place while school is...
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File This Under Shut the F-Up Brooklyn Heights
Ok folks, I get it. We want our quiet little piece of Brooklyn to stay that way. But guess what, when somebody sticks a multi-million dollar park at the foot of your neighborhood, it’s time to accept...
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Another Smash-Up On Hicks St., Cobble Hill
Earlier this month, a young boy was struck dead by a cab on Hicks St., in Cobble Hill. And though the cab driver wasn’t charged with anything because the child ran into the street, anyone who lives...
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From the Archives of That Really Sucks: SAT Scores Invalidated From Packer
Oy. Seriusly, this blows. Imagine studying for months, taking your four hour SAT test, then being told your score is being nullified because whomever was watching you didn’t make sure the desks were at...
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Mark Your Calendars for Atlantic Ave Par-tay
Come 16 June, the new Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District will be throwing a street party to end all street parties (you know until the Atlantic Antic rolls around in the fall). The Atlantic...
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Updates
Before the weekend begins, and this heat wave threatens to break (we hear this evening will bring KINDA cooler temps), wanted to update you on a few things going on in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Firstly,...
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Pier 2 Pool Open in Brooklyn Bridge Park
True to their word last December, the bureaucrats at Brooklyn Bridge Park did indeed open the very blue, very clean looking Pop-Up Pool at the uplands of Pier 2 on Friday. Measuring 50′ x 30′ x...
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Gives Away Trees
We don’t have any dirt or grass in our garden, but if we did, we’d be first in line this Saturday, 13 October, for the free tree giveaway at Brooklyn Bridge Park. In partnership with the New York...
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Homeless Shelter May Open in Carroll Gardens
image via Pardon Me for AskingAccording to Capital New York, a homeless shelter may be opening in southern Carroll Gardens. Though the proposal for the 170-bed shelter at 165 West 9th St., which could...
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Dine In Brooklyn Starts Next Week
It’s BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaack. Dine In Brooklyn, our borough’s version of Restaurant Week, begins 11 March. Yesterday, flanked by Brooklyn restauranteurs, bureaucrats, and freeloading journos (guilty...
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Summer Brooklyn Beach Recovery Guide
Wondering how NYC beaches are coming along after the devastation of Sandy? The City of NY Parks & Recreation department has put out a Beach Recovery Guide to keep us in the loop before summer...
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Put Your Tax $ to Work for Hicks St. Pedestrian Safety
Have you heard of Participatory Budgeting in New York City? We hadn’t either, until a pal clued us in last night. PBNYC actually allows residents of eight Council Districts to decide how to directly...
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