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August 22, 2025
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South Brooklyn Running Club blog

Looking for a group to motivate you or keep you company on early morning jogs? Check out the South Brooklyn Running Club.

Demise of Arab-Language School Profiled

The city announced this week that it would disband the Khalil Gibran International Academy, an Arabic language and culture middle school, apparently due to lack

Census: Brooklyn Waterfront Gayest in NYC, Gayer than Chelsea

Brooklyn Paper has this story Thursday, March 31 that the U.S. Census for New York City, recently released, tracked “same sex” couples for the first

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.  

Mommy Poppins Guide to Summer Camps

Check out the Mommy Poppins Guide to Summer Camps 2011 for your kids: http://mommypoppins.com/new-york-summer-camp-guide

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

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

A Mag Like Us, in Paris

Visit Paris without going at this online magazine. It is a lot of fun.

Local blog: Brooklyn Weed Plantations around Gowanus from 1950s

Local blog reveals Brooklyn Weed Plantations around Gowanus

Slate’s Jack Shafer Analyses Times’ Digital Pay Wall

Shafer gives a sometimes funny analysis of the New York Times’ announcement (long in the waiting) that it would charge for online access to it’s

Interview with Papel, custom paperie, on Court

http://bklynbrideonline.com/14311/studio-tour/studio-tour-papel-new-york/

Bloomberg’s Longterm Plan for Waterfront

Times looks at Bloomberg’s longterm plan for the Brooklyn waterfront.

Youngest SatNightLive Writer Moves to Cobble Hill

The New York Observer has pics of Simon Rich’s new pad on Warren Place. Rich is the son of Frank Rich, and is moving to

Invisible Dog slide show

If you missed the big opening this past weekend, here’s a slide show. Read our story on Cobble Hill’s global/French massive gallery, with a penchant

Great Carroll Gardens Design Blog

Check out Allyn Howard’s really cool blog.  

Interview with local writer and BookCourt employee

Flavorwire, the cultural/arts listings web zine, has a great interview with a talented gal with a growing following on Twitter, a book under her belt,

Girls: For your eyes only, bring a smile to your face

I was poking around Pistols and Popcorn, a great and award-winning Carroll Gardens blog, written by a mom at PS 58, when I came across

Suited Men Least Likely 2 Give Subway Seats to Pregnant Women

South Brooklyn Post Food Writer Erin Behan writes about city parenting issues. Check out her casual survey of particular groups of people who are more

Red-tailed Hawks in Carroll Gardens

Pardon Me for Asking runs photos.

Sale on violin classes for 2.5-4 year olds

Apparently there’s a 63 percent sale here: To kick off group violin classes for little ones in Brooklyn, check out www.DoodleDeals.com! Crackerjack Kidz is a fun