Lulu’s Consignment Shop open! Stock up on fall clothes
by Karen on 9/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We reported back in June about Lulu’s in Brooklyn opening a new consignment shop in Park Slope called Lulu’s Then & Now. Well, the good news it finally opened on Tuesday of this week. Owner Brigitte wrote me this morning to say the opening “was a huge hit.” Might be a great chance to stock [...]
Looking to volunteer?
by Karen on 8/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Do you know about the Junior League? I remember my mom being in one way back when. She would set out for the day going to volunteer for this or that. And when she got ready for the meetings at night- she would pull out her fanciest jello mold. I know the Junior League in [...]
New childrens boutique replaces Corduroy Kid: gently used clothes
by Karen on 8/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It seems like if you blink these days, a store closes and another one opens in its place. A new shop called “livie and boo” has replaced Corduroy Kid at its Prospect Heights location. The ribbon cutting ceremony for its inauguration was this Tuesday- and store namesakes “livie and boo” were there. (see top photo)
The [...]
New daycare in Park Slope- Daddys
by Karen on 8/11/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I was walking through Park Slope the other day and this sign caught my eye, “Grand Opening of Daddy’s Day Care.” I don’t know when it actually opened, but I had to stop, snap a photo and post the info in case it was as new to you as it was to me. I [...]
Top of the Shop: Madison Rose Maternity
by Karen on 8/09/10 | 6 Comment(s)
This is the fourth installment of our new feature called “Top of the Shop”. It’s a weekly look at a shop in Brooklyn and its 2 top selling items and then our favorite 2 top items. I hope that you see some new shops to visit or old shops that you might have forgotten about. [...]
New family practitioner takes over Dr. Carpenter’s office
by Karen on 8/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
People always talked about the family doctor Dr. Maggie Carpenter in hushed tones: she was amazing, she hadn’t taken new patients in years, she was so good people were willing to pay 0ut-of-pocket for her for both themselves and their children. Then, last week, one of my friends (J) told me that Dr. Carpenter had [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park: new concessions are opening!
by Karen on 8/03/10 | 0 Comment(s)
As Brooklyn Bridge Park has expanded, so has the concessions. The long awaited opening of Blue Marble has finally happened! I like the other ice cream concessions that are at Brooklyn Bridge Park too: Uncle Louie G’s ice cream and Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory’s, but I have to admit, I’m partial to Blue Marble [...]
The Giving Tree: Give back this Saturday by cleaning up
by Karen on 7/30/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is a great event not only for the parks, but one where you can help teach your child/ren about being a good citizen. The 3 parks that are participating in the “Playground Clean Up” are McCarren Park (Williamsburg), McGorlick Park (Greenpoint) or Cooper Park (Greenpoint). However you don’t need to be from any of [...]
Bklyn Food News: new fruit CSA, Bay Ridge co-op, get local food specials
by Karen on 7/29/10 | 1 Comment(s)
It seems we get more and more CSAs and food co-ops every year- and I’m thrilled (See our earlier post about CSAs in Brooklyn). What isn’t there to love? Great fresh food, community support, good prices and eating local. It’s especially welcome news that one of my favorite green market stands, Red Jacket Orchards, [...]
Free Kids Show at Der Schwarze Kölner in Fort Greene!
by Betsy on 7/26/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Der Schwarze Kölner has just announced that on Saturday, July 31 2010 at 4pm they are having their first family/kids concert featuring Tres Leches – and it’s free! Tres Leches is a Brooklyn based music trio creates world-infused folk music for children and people of all ages. If you’ve taken Music Together in [...]
2 Park Slope restaurants: 1 kid-friendly and the other…not so much
by Tonya on 7/26/10 | 2 Comment(s)
A new restaurant named Thistle Hill Tavern has opened at 441 7th Avenue (at 15th Street) where Olive Vine used to be. It’s a pub-style place with gourmet fare: duck leg confit, grilled octopus, pan seared cuttlefish; sides that include: charred kale, fried fennel, zucchini pancakes; and even an assortment of cheeses from Italy, France, [...]
Dentists Dr. Jackson and Dr. Beinstock change location
by Karen on 7/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is kindof a funny coincidence. I got an email from the dental office of Dr. Jackson and Dr. Bienstock last week saying that they had moved offices and then a phone call with the same info that we had to switch our kids’ appointments for that very reason. So, the short of it is: [...]
Heights Peds lose 1 doc and get another
by Karen on 7/19/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Heights Pediatrics, which has good steady reviews as pediatricians, has some personnel changes this month. The practice used to include Dr. Katerina Silverblatt, Dr. Finkelman and Dr. Alexis Boneparth. Dr. Boneparth is leaving and is being replaced by Dr. Nora Marchiando.
They are listed with a review like all pediatricians on our Pediatricians page and in [...]
Got a complaint for the city? Snap a photo!
by Karen on 7/07/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The City of New York has launched a program that allows you to submit still images and/or audio/video files things that irk you, make you crazy, need to be fixed. (Now, if only they had a way to send in audio recordings for that annoying barking dog next door!)
How can you do it? Call 311 [...]
The fire domes at Pier 1 are gone, gone, gone
by Karen on 6/30/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Thank God somebody finally came to their senses and had the mettallic domes removed from the Pier 1 playground. This April, park-goers took the temperature of the orbs and discovered the temperature of them was an astounding 127.9 degrees…and they were burning children.
Here we are, a full 4 months later, and they are JUST being [...]
Wow! Another resale shop opening! AND they pick up your stuff
by Karen on 6/30/10 | 0 Comment(s)
On the heels of Lulu’s Cuts and Toys announcement this week that they are opening a new children’s resale (and some new) shop, another one announces it too is opening! That’s great news for families. There can never be enough resale shops- especially since Brooklyn is rumored to have had the most babies born in [...]
Free Summer Arts (& Science) at Pierrepont Playground
by Karen on 6/29/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Happily, The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee was able to put together another free Summer Arts Program for the kids this year. The whole program is donation-based to keep it free. The fact that parents continue to support it means that it is probably a great program. (You can donate too here).
This year’s program will run [...]
Haircuts for parents & kids that’s easy on the budget & schedule
by Paula on 6/29/10 | 1 Comment(s)
We were getting ready to fly to Wisconsin for a family wedding with my daughter as a flower girl so she needed to look extra cute. I had made an appointment for myself at the Lisa Lobue salon on Fifth Avenue and 13th street where I’ve been going for cuts and color since my daughter [...]
The Double D Pool saved- will now open on Tuesday!
by Karen on 6/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This is some of the best news of the summer! The Double-D pool has been saved: and so have the hundreds of hot residents around the Gowanus, BoCoCa area that used it every summer.
The Brooklyn Paper reported, “The budget deal inked last night by the mayor and the City Council spared the hottest of the [...]
Clermont Pool Opens June 29! Check It Out!
by Betsy on 6/25/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Summer is in full swing, and although the sprinklers provide some much needed relief, everyone keeps asking when Clermont Pool (At Parham Playground / PS 20 located Between Clermont Ave. & Adelphi St.) will open. According to NYCGovParks.org the magic date is June 29! The hours of Clermont pool are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., [...]
Rally to save B71 Bus on Wednesday
by Karen on 6/22/10 | 0 Comment(s)
As you may know, we are facing major MTA bus route changes and cuts. The B71 is slated to be completely eliminated- which is essential for residents of Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Cobble Hill for access to the “cultural heart of Brooklyn.”
Here’s the info on where and when to join the rally at 5 [...]
Free kids music in Fort Greene on Wednesdays- all summer
by Karen on 6/22/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The Fort Greene Park Conservancy has initiated some major new programming for this summer: bat tours, evening concerts AND free concerts for kids on Wednesdays at 10 am until August 11th. We will definitely be there this Wednesday for the kickoff!
The first one starts this Wednesday, June 23rd with AudraRox. Word is they already have [...]
Looking for the B69, B71 or B75? How do we get to Prospect Park?
by Karen on 6/21/10 | 0 Comment(s)
A lot of Brooklynites are worried and angry about the MTA bus route changes and cuts. The B69 which ran along Prospect Park West will now run along 7th Ave. So much for easy access to the Brooklyn Museum, main library and the park itself.
The alternatives are to take the subway, walk or take 2 [...]
Dan Zanes cleans out his closet- sidewalk sale!
by Karen on 6/21/10 | 0 Comment(s)
If you’re a Dan Zanes fan- this is your moment to buy his stuff, hear him sing and get his autograph! Dan Zanes and Friends have been cleaning the office and they are putting the odds and ends on the sidewalk: they’ve been unearthing t-shirts (5$), cds (10$), posters, and all kinds of knick-knacks. Dan [...]
Yes, we’re the last ones to visit Pier 6
by Karen on 6/17/10 | 12 Comment(s)
I feel like EVERYONE has seen Pier 6 except for me and our kids. I’ve stayed away because I was afraid of the crowds on opening weekend and the first week. So, I finally made it there 2 days ago- sheesh, just a week and a half after the opening, but I feel like I’m [...]
