From the Sunset Park Autonomous Zone blog comes word of the “2nd Sunset Park Neighborhood Summit” this weekend. It takes place on Sunday (1/20) from 1PM-4PM at the Trinity Lutheran Church, which is located at 46th Street & 4th Ave. The meeting is sponsored by Sunset Park Alliance of Neighbors (SPAN), Friends of Sunset Park, […]

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Tracy Collins, the photographer who has been documenting the changes in the Atlantic Yards “footprint” and creating an invaluable visual record, will be showing some of his photos. The opening is on January 24 at 7PM and all the info is in the image above. If you haven’t seen them, click over to Mr. Collins’ […]

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Anyone that wants to learn more about the American Institute of Architects proposal to tear down the Gowanus Expressway and replace it with a suspension structure closer to the water might be interested in checking out a presentation at Community Board 10 this week. The AIA will be sharing its idea with the CB10 Traffic […]

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This isn’t so much “upcoming” as happening because the “Lost in Transition: South Brooklyn, Williamsburg & Coney Island” opened on Thursday at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The cool exhibition of photos taken by high school students as part of the Urban Memory Project documents change in Brooklyn neighborhoods. We caught the Coney Island photos in […]

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There is a session coming up tomorrow evening (1/14) about the UN Global Climate Change Talks. It will take place in Park Slope at the Park Slope Methodist Church at 7 PM. Here some info about it: Join the Park Slope Greens for a discussion on the recent U.N. Global Climate Change Talks (“Kyoto 2”) […]

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Mulching Day is one of very mixed emotions for GL. On the one hand, our Christmas tree is mulched and we know it is being recycled in a good way. On the other, it’s sad to take down the decorations, strip off the lights, drag one’s tree out, take it to the mulch site and […]

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There’s going to be a Transportation Forum at the Grand Prospect Hall on Prospect Avenue next week that will cover transportation and traffic issues including the effect of congestion pricing on Windsor Terrace. The meeting will take place on January 10 from 6:30PM-8:30PM. Here’s the email we got about it: Community Board #7 and the […]

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If the holidays are over, that can only mean one thing: It’s almost time for Mulchfest. This year’s festivities take place on Saturday (1/5) and Sunday (1/6) from 10AM-2PM. We’ve gone to the copy & paste courtesy of the Parks Department website to bring you all the Brooklyn chipping and drop off locations. The Sanitation […]

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GL reader Eric Provost was kind enough to send us some great pics he shot of the New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Prospect Park. Enjoy the slideshow below.

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Here are some vids of the way 2008 began in a lot of different places around the world.

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The New Year’s Firework are GL’s favorite Brooklyn New Year’s thing.

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For a nice guide to New Year’s possibilities in Brooklyn, have a look at this thoughtful compilation. You might just get an idea or two.–About Brooklyn

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We’ve posted about this a while ago, but now that New Year’s is upon us: the 2007-2008 New Years Fun Run will be happening tomorrow night (12/31) at 11:15PM Prospect Park. The start and finish line of the 3.3 mile race is the park’s Grand Army Plaza entrance. It’s sponsored by the Brooklyn Road Runners […]

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Have some old or (newly made old by holiday gifts) electronics devices? Well, here’s another opportunity to get rid of them in an environmentally friendly way: Sustainable Flatbush’s Post-Holiday E-Waste Recycling Event. It will take place on Saturday, January 5 and on Sunday, January 6 fromm 1PM to 5PM. The location wil be 462 Marlborough […]

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“The Brooklyn Flea is starting to take shape, with excellent local merchants like Prague Kolektiv, Olde Good Things, Demolition Depot, Build it Green!, RePop, Housing Works Used Book Café, and Journey Home joining homespun folks like Georgia’s Homemade Toffees, Gavin & Lily Jewelry (made by Catskill, NY, Brooklyn transplant Sarah Stoudt), and WFMU DJ Small […]

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It takes place tonight at 7PM at Artezn, which is at 444 Atlantic, between Bonds and Nevins. While one is there, there are many last minutes holiday gift items, like Brooklyn Landmark Pint Glasses and Brooklyn Skull T-Shirts. Entertainment and shopping!

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Here’s a very extensive list of holiday events (mostly in Brooklyn, but also elsewhere in the city) for adults and children. For instance, did you know that Santa is coming to the Hamilton Dog House on Fort Hamilton Parkway tomorrow? There’s a lot more too.–A Child Grows in Brooklyn

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Looking for things to do? Then, check out the “Spirited List.” It’s a long list of Brooklyn events taking place through the end of the year and there’s a good chance one will find something of significant interest, like the event on Christmas Eve combining hip hop and Bhangra.–Brooklyn Based

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Vox Pop, the cool establishment on Cortelyou Road in Flatbush is having an interesting sounding event tonight. Here’s the description, from their calendar: with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Vox Pop will publish “What I Love about Ditmas Park/Flatbush” right here on the spot, this will be a Do It Yourself Media Holiday Party Event […]

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While we’re sort of in the mood for a virtual visit to a place in the tropics where it’s warm and sleet isn’t falling a couple of times a week, there’s a fun author presentation coming up at the WORD bookstore in Greenpoint from the author of The History of the Snowman. It takes place […]

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We’ve watched glass blowing many, many times and actually had a chance to take a lesson at Pier Glass in Red Hook last year. If you’d like to watch the process in action, Scanlan Glass, which is at 103 14th Street (near Third Avenue), is having an open house tomorrow (12/15) and Sunday (12/16) from […]

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Joel Cohen, aka The Sticker Dude, is showing some of his work at ART 101 in Williamsburg. The show runs from December 14 through 23. The email we got said, in part: Joel S. Cohen, collects artwork, puns, aphorisms, -the visual and verbal symbols, aesthetic moods and graphic social commentaries that surround us. After stripping […]

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Tonight (12/12), Coney Island historian Charles Denson will be doing a presentation about the “Genesis of the Coney Island History Project” at the American Folk Art Museum. (You can learn more about the Coney Island History Project by clicking here.) Mr. Denson, who is the author of Coney Island Lost and Found, “will discuss the […]

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The Brooklyn Reading Works series continues on Thursday (12/13) at 8PM with “jazz writing, writing jazz. Roy Nathanson will read his jazz/spoken word poetry and author and Jason Weiss reading from his fiction and non fiction. The series takes place at the Old Stone House at JJ Byrne Park, which is at Fifth Avenue and […]

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Here’s a chance to get some unique holiday gifts and to do a very good deed. Cordula Volkening, a talented Park Slope artist, who also has Stage Four Brain Cancer, will be selling her work at a fundraiser at the Brooklyn Artists Gym today. The reception is from 4:00PM-8:00PM and the show also runs from […]

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