‘Too often, as we all know too well, Albany is a world unto itself, closed to outsiders, cut off from the public eye, prone to ugly backroom dealing and corrupted outcomes. ‘
Two Councilmembers invited neighborhood stakeholders to draft a rezoning plan. But it could encounter the same misgivings that top-down plans have faced.
The Colored Girls Hustle Marketplace is a curated pop-up shopping experience featuring women of color artists and makers. The marketplace is slated to run monthly throughout the summer and the second installment of the summer series will be Sunday July 15th 2018. A dozen women of color vendors will be selling handmade cards, crystals, candles, jewelry, clothing, accessories, head wraps, skin care products, hair care products, herb infused beverages, and more. This event is free and open to the public. Featured vendors selected to participate in the July 15th CGH Marketplace include:
Cards by De, ZingaZow, Forever Wild Organics, Obeah Woman Brewing Company, Just KEEBS , The Homegirl Box, Hoodoo Hussy, Between Earth and Sky,, IceStorm_Beauties, Colored Girls Hustle, and more.
The discussion was about her very progressive menu of policy ideas, from rent stabilization for all to single-payer healthcare to non-citizen voting.
GimletFest is the best of Gimlet Media brought to life in a two-day festival. Podcast fans will have the opportunity to connect with one another while checking out live tapings and special events from the teams behind some of Gimlet’s most popular shows. Programming includes: Crimetown (with a special sneak peek at season 2), The Habitat, Heavyweight, The Nod (with special guest Wyatt Cenac), The Pitch, Science Vs, Story Pirates, and the show that started it all, StartUp. In addition, Gimlet’s Alex Blumberg will sit down with special guest Julie Snyder (Serial, S-Town) for an in-depth conversation about storytelling. Gimlet’s Scripted Fiction team (the minds behind Sandra and Homecoming) will also present a live table read of a never-before-heard episode that’s being workshopped to potentially become Gimlet’s next big hit series.
‘The Gowanus expressway, which disrupts the street level experience of so many of our city’s most charming, most quickly-growing residential neighborhoods, is an aging remnant of a bygone era.’
HOUSE OF BRICKS is a rip-roaring comedy show hosted by your three best friends Hannah Boone, Brandon Ream and Gideon Hambright. The second Friday of every month they bring out their absolute favorite comedians to tell jokes, party and have an all around good time. It’s the most fun you’ll ever have in Brooklyn, put together by the nicest people you’ll ever meet. This month we’re excited to feature: Ben Wasserman (MTV), Saurin Choksi (FUSE TV), Cara Weinberger (REDUCTRESS), and Andrea Allan (KEITH AND THE GIRL). Come out and enjoy some free comedy with $4 select drafts during the show!
Join Watson Adventures on a unique scavenger hunt for adults in Brooklyn! For the best views of Manhattan and the harbor, you have to go to Brooklyn Heights. As your team explores its streets, you’ll discover movie locations, famous writers’ homes, baseball landmarks, Underground Railroad stops, and a Revolutionary battleground—all in the city’s most beautiful neighborhood. The game climaxes on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, with a breathtaking 180 degree view of the Manhattan skyline, the Brooklyn Bridge and the harbor with the Statue of Liberty. Come discover a neighborhood that is one of the city’s best-kept secrets.
Scientists used to think ‘food deserts’ were linked to severe health risks, like obesity. But it turned out the existence of food swamps more accurately predicts obesity rates.
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Painting, sculpture and drawing by Nicholas Battis, Katherine Davis, Claude Gould and George Gould
May 19 – June 10, 2018
Reception, May 19, 5 – 8 PM
Gallery Four Eighty
480 Sixth Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(Between 11th and 12th St. Park Slope)
Gallery hours:
Friday, 4 – 7 PM
Saturday and Sunday, 2 – 7 PM
Galleries nearby:
440gallery.com
sitebrooklyn.com
groundfloorbk.com
brooklynartspace.org
open-source-gallery.org
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