Author Archives: Lisa M. Collins
The Sights at Union Hall
Great Detroit band kicks off U.S. tour.
Support Brooklyn Greenway at Pok Pok
Do something really cool and eat amazing Thai food on Sunday. Bike paths and parks on our waterfront...yes.
La Vara on Clinton: Spanish-Jewish Delicacies
Fascinating look at the Jewish food revival here, and the Medieval Sephardic cooking at La Vara.
Boerum Hill Poet Wins Pulitzer
Read all about it in L Magazine: http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/04/18/brooklyn-poet-wins-pulitzer-prize
Carroll Park condo sells for $2.2M to Rug Designer Formerly of Clinton Hill
The Observer reports on a rug designer and her husband who’ve bought a $2.2 million condo at 240 Court Street, overlooking Carroll Park.
Bloomberg opening 54 schools, closing 23, this year
Two Cobble Hill schools were spared closure.
WSJournal: Controversy Simmers Over Brooklyn Bridge Park Design
Two design schools are at odds over the unfolding design for Brooklyn Bridge Park. A major critic says that Pier 6 playground, for instance, is
Brooklyn Greenway Gallery
Ceramic artist will show on Sat. April 14
Deaf 5-Year Struck by Cab on Hicks
The boy is clinging to life.
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights Rank as Brooklyn’s “Most Walkable” Neighbs
In a new “Walk Score,” published by Slate magazine, New York City wins for most walkable city in the U.S., while Brooklyn Heights and Cobble
Spike Lee’s New Film About Black Kids in Red Hook Gets Panned
The critics are really hating on Spike Lee’s new self-financed film, Red Hook Summer, after it screened recently at Sundance Film Festival. But residents of
Shuffle Culture: BAM
"Questlove" plays BAM with host of musicians.
Gifted & Talented Guide
DNA Info, a Manhattan online news site, has a great guide to the city’s gifted and talented program. Check it out. South Brooklyn Post did a
Car Crashes Into Brooklyn Height’s Fatoosh. Driver injured.
This could have been much worse, thank goodness nobody was on the street or in the restaurant. http://www.dnainfo.com/20120411/cobble-hill-carroll-gardens/car-crashes-into-fatoosh-deli-brooklyn-heights
Beer Drinker Shoots at Police
Saturday in Red Hook.
PS 32 Has Kinder Wait List
Little Carroll Gardens school joins the wait list crowd.
Court Street Wins Sign Scare
New yogurt shop listened to the community and took down its garish sign.. and fast!