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December 28, 2025
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Author Archives: Lisa M. Collins

New PS133 Delayed One Year

Parents worry the delay will impact new French program.

Travel Magazine Picks Brooklyn

Brooklyn called one of 15 "Best Places to See in the World."

Shen Beauty on Court Street in Carroll Gardens

Organic and exclusive beauty creams.

Angel on Her Shoulder

Tired, but not alone. Scenes from the F Train.

Bruni Profiles Local Home Bar

A Carroll Gardens dad, his beard and his drinks

Carroll Gardens Writer’s Kids’ Book Getting Buzz

New York Daily News profiles Carroll Gardens writer Lela Nargi’s new book, The Honeybee Man, a children’s book about a beekeeper in Ft. Greene.  

Ex-PS 29 Treasurer Indicted

Mom faces up to 15 years in prison.

Pueblo Photo Exhibit

Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian

PS 261 Bike Swap Rodeo

Saturday: Boerum Hill, get a bike, give a bike...

Brooklyn Bridge Park Debate

Public meeting Thursday to address city plan for condos in waterfront park.

Hullaballoo over Pledge of Allegiance at PS 29

Schools citywide are reinstating the Pledge of Allegiance after a story in The New York Daily News revealed a debate over the matter at PS

Our Photog in New York Times

Joshua Kristal's lottery ticket mojo featured Sunday.

Support Neighborhood Library

Carroll Gardens committee needs volunteers.

Jimmy Ohio Plays Gutter Bar

Detroit rockin' blues singer-songwriter: April 2

PS 58 Targeted in Teacher Cuts

Largest percent for cuts in District 15. Union says it's "scare tactics."

Quinn Stumps Here

Council speaker talks parking, business.

Kindergartners Wait-Listed

PS 58 in Carroll Gardens has more zoned children than seats. PS 107 in Park Slope has 49 children on a wait list.

Markowitz Slams Census

Says Brooklyn's 1.6% growth is inconceivable.

Brooklyn Homeschooling: A dad’s tale

Brooklyn writer Andrew O’Herir is a Senior Writer for Salon.com. He wrote a very interesting series of stories a while back about his decision with

Crazy Wed Sees Hail/Sleet/Thunder

Drenching rain turned to pounding hail on Wednesday, followed by a boom of thunder.