A cooking club at the JCH in Bensonhurst puts senior citizens to work with young children. The resulting activity is a sight to see.
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December 7, 2009February 4, 2010Arts & Culture
Brooklyn ‘Ukers’ Pay Tribute to The Beatles
Brooklyn music appreciators packed into the Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg on Sunday, as they watched one man, backed by nearly 100 other musicians, play the entire Beatles canon on ukulele.
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December 2, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
Fire Rallies Community Around Oh Family
When a fire destroyed Cobble Hill residents Kyung Dong and Kyung Ja Oh's home, the community jumped up to help their longtime neighbors.
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December 2, 2009February 4, 2010Arts & Culture
Rick Moody Comments on Twitter Story’s Success & Backlash
On Day 3 of a Brooklyn literary outlet's experiment in Twitter micro-publishing, the Ink speaks with author Rick Moody and publisher Andy Hunter of Electric Literature.
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December 2, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
A Brother’s Choice
Diego Sucuzhanay's life changed for good when his brother Jose was killed in a hate crime in Bushwick. Saturday December 12th, at 11 a.m., a gathering for Jose’s death anniversary will be held at the office of Make the Road, at 301 Grove St.
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December 2, 2009December 7, 2009Brooklyn Life
The Wreath
A scary moment as two workers in Borough Park attempted to hang a wreath high above the street.
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December 2, 2009December 2, 2009Brooklyn Life
Photo for 12/2/09: Bedford Ave
Because the city is doing away with a major bike path in Williamsburg (check out our Daily Roundup for more), local cyclists might have to hop aboard the subway today instead.
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November 30, 2009December 2, 2009Arts & Culture
Brooklyn-based Lit Mag’s Twitter Experiment
A literary anthology based out of Gold Street in Fort Greene, Electric Literature, began publishing a new short story by Rick Moody, renowned author of The Ice Storm, via Twitter today. Using its Twitter handle @ElectricLit the literary outlet announced the coming of “Rick Moody’s Microserialized Twitter Fiction Project,” which is titled ‘Some Contemporary Characters,’...
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November 20, 2009February 4, 2010Sports
Concerns Deepen over Football Head Injuries
People are talking about brain damage in football—not only in the NFL, but in high school ball as well. Daniel Roberts reports the sentiment from a number of BK football coaches and parents.
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November 19, 2009February 4, 2010Brooklyn Life
Sy Syms, the Mogul from Midwood
Miranda Lin delivers a remembrance of the Midwood discount clothing mogul Sy Syms.