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September 17, 2025
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Author Archives: Lisa M. Collins

Bourgeois Pig: Lovely Cocktail Lounge

Recent visit to the fondue and raw bar was quite agreeable.

Dad Says “No” to Hooters

Paint shop owner near Barclays NBA arena.

Carroll Park Flea Market

Sunday, June 3 (postponed from Saturday, June 2)

Crossing Brooklyn Ferry

Great lineup of Brooklyn Bands at BAM this weekend.

Get involved in local decisions

Attend CB6 meeting Wednesday.

Boerum Hill’s Pulitzer Poet

Tracy K. Smith reads at Housing Works bookstore in Manhattan.

Times Looks at Inaccuracy/Foolishness of NYC School Report Cards

New York Times writer Michael Winerip looks at two Bronx schools — one with an A report card, the other with an F — that

Buy Some Olives

@ Caputo's on Court and 4th Place. Photo of the Day by Joshua Kristal

PS58 Flea Market

May 19 at President and Smith street.

$3.9Million Asking for State St. Boerum Hill Townhouse. Yow.

Curbed highlights this $4 million asking asking price for a 5,000 square foot townhouse on State Street from Hoyt and Smith. Here’s the listing: http://www.bhsusa.com/brooklyn/state-street/townhouse/1750701# 

Bubble Lounge Fundraiser

PS29 artists, poets, performers give night of fun at TriBeCa's Bubble Lounge.

Check out this cool Brooklyn Urban DIY Home Blog

This blog is really cool, with tips on saving leftover snacks and drinks that the kids only half eat, and some really great terrarium inspiration:

Asbestos Protest @ PS29

Dozens of parents keep their kids home from school Monday.

Spring Ride Down One Way Streets

Brownstone Brooklyn: A series of one-way streets. Photo of the Day by Joshua Kristal.

Mini Crime Wave

Burglars hit restaurants, homes. Police meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Boerum Deli Worker Wins Lottery

Fath Zookari wins a $million.

Fire in Dumbo Sunday

You may have seen the smoke from Smith St.

Brooklyn Youth Committee

Meeting Wednesday, May 2.

Beats to Peep: Talabot. Miike Snow.

Kossouth tips you to more great albums.

Spring Plant Sale

Tree Fund event in Cobble Hill Park on Clinton.