Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 1/13/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Cats Jumping On My Head (Brooklynian) Interactive Map of Brooklyn’s Worst Landlords (Carroll Gardens Patch) When Papa and Mama Are Just Like the Rolling Stones (Brooklyn Based) Co-Op Preschool Info Meeting (Ditmas Park Blog) Parents Clash Over Community Roots Expansion (The Local)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 12/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Parent Involvement is Formula For Success in Brooklyn Schools (Gotham Gazette) Shake Shack Comes to The Fulton Mall Today (Brooklyn Paper) The Council Addresses PCBs in Schools (Gotham Gazette) Brooklyn Heights: PS 8 May Expand to Middle School (Brooklyn Eagle) Another Food Co-op Opens in Fort Greene (F’d in Park Slope)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 12/15/11 | 0 Comment(s)
PEP Approves Co-Location of Brooklyn Success Academy (Patch Carroll Gardens) At Yesterday’s Hearing for Whole Foods Variance (Pardon Me For Asking) Get Toasted and Toasty: Best Fireplace Bars (Brokelyn) 5 In Custody In Brooklyn Robbery That Led To Killing Of Officer (City Room- NY Times) Holiday Tipping Everyone (Ditmas Park Blog) Pier 1 Proposals Put [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 11/10/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Occupy Brooklyn Organizes Weekend of Action (Prospect Heights Patch) Millman: Parking Permits “Not Coming Anytime Soon” (Prospect Heights Patch) The Grand Opening for Building 92 at the Navy Yard (Brownstoner) Flatbush School Attacked by Bedbugs 31 Times In A Year (Gothamist) Ribbon Cutting For School Playground in Prospect Heights (Brownstoner) Turkey Time (Brokelyn) Residents Call [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 10/06/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Do Restaurant Ratings In Brooklyn Make the Grade? (The Brooklyn Ink) Need MTA Info? Call 511 (The Carroll Gardens Patch) Gowanus Sponge Park Set to (finally) arrive this spring (The Carroll Gardens Patch) McCarren now has free wifi! But how well does it work? (Brokelyn) Nighttime Sexual Assault Is Latest In Park Slope (NY Times [...]
Parenting Blog Talk
by Karen on 9/24/11 | 1 Comment(s)
SpongeBob May Cause Attention, Learning Problems (USA Today) Why is Making Friends With Other Moms So Hard? (Huffington Post) The Singing! The Dancing! The Racism (Mom 101) I don’t know how she is doing it either (Mommy Shorts) Moms are meant to have childcare help…from Dads (The Juggle)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 9/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Inside the New Insideschools: A Conversation with Pamela Wheaton (Brooklyn Based) Gang Menacing Brower Park (Brownstoner) New Park Slope bike patrol offering free escorts home (Brokelyn) Five Reasons to love BK Sewing Collective (Brokelyn) Karl’s Love Letter to Jane’s Carousel (Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Parenting Blog Talk
by Karen on 8/24/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Triclosan, an Antibacterial Chemical Raises Safety Issues (The New York Times) Homemade Bubbles: So Easy to DIY (A Soft Place To Land) How to Talk To A Child About Death (Mommy Shorts) The Do’s And Don’ts Of Preschool Interviews (NYC Private Schools Blog) Ask The Juggle: Negotiating Maternity Leave (The Juggle- Wall Street Journal)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 8/16/11 | 0 Comment(s)
A Twee Grows In Brooklyn: The Portlandification of the increasingly bourgeois borough (New York Observer) St. Joes New Athletic Center, Revealed (Brownstoner) Williamsburgh Savings Bank Will Also Be A Museum (Brownstoner) Get An Extra Half Hour Of Babysitting At Ikea (Brokelyn) Little Things Mean A Lot: Brooklyn’s Newest Sweet Spot (Brooklyn Exposed) Does Brooklyn Want [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 8/09/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Atlantic Yards Concerns Block The Approval of Arts Space Liquor License (Carroll Gardens Patch) Hudson Valley Draws Brooklynites (The New York Times) Islanders in Brooklyn? (All About 5th) Watchtower to Fund Brooklyn Bridge Park (BococaLand) Check out BK Library Card Discounts On Your Smartphone (Brokelyn)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 8/02/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Un-bee-lievable! Swarm of wasps invade Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 (The Brooklyn Paper) Ladies Rock Camp Tuition, shredded! (Brokelyn) Floyd Bennett Field Concerts Not Working (The Brooklyn Paper) Brooklyn Bridge Park Announces Partnership for Pier 6 Sand Volleyball Courts (Brooklyn Bridge Park) The Day: Testimony from Driver in Vespa Crash (The Local) Video Finish: Rocking [...]
Parenting Blog Talk
by Serena on 7/29/11 | 1 Comment(s)
No Kids Allowed? β Restaurant Ban (Jenn Savedge) 6 Reasons Why Your Kids Wonβt Keep Their Clothes On (Mommy Shorts) Monitor Kids on Facebook Without Being Their Friend (The Wall Street Journal) 12 Best Activities for the Summer (Tip Junkie) How to Keep Your Kids From Watching Too Much TV (Natural Papa) How to Manage [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 7/26/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Atlantic Terminal Traffic Changes Go Into Effect Sunday (Prospect Heights Patch) The no-sewage guide to Brooklyn pools (Brokelyn) Atrium Bringing Downtown Manhattan Style to Brooklyn (Brooklyn Exposed) Learn Volleyball for Free at Pier 6 (Brooklyn Heights Blog) New Music Class for Kids at Library (Ditmas Park Blog) Kids No Longer Thwarted By Library Fines (gothamist) [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 7/21/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Great Escape: Brooklyn Cyclones at MCU Park (Fort Greene Patch) Brooklyn Smells Gnarly Today Thanks to Collapsed Manhole (gothamist) Bubby’s in DUMBO DOH’d (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund (Ditmas Park Blog) After the Unthinkable: Tips to Help Your Children Stay Safe (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Rats on the run at Atlantic Yards? (The Brooklyn [...]
Parenting Blog Talk
by Karen on 7/11/11 | 0 Comment(s)
10 Ways To Handle A Clingy Kid (Mommy Shorts) Summer Fun: 12 Ways Parents Can Build A Mathematics Brain in Children (Rick Ackerly) Paying Kids For Chores (The Juggle) Mom’s Spanking Fuels Toddler’s Aggression (parentdish) Hair Care 101 for Curly-Haired Tots (AlphaMom)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 7/07/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Destination Donuts: Dough in Clinton Hill (Shiny Brite) Free Summer events, now in calendar form! (Brokelyn) As It Campaigns To Build in the City, Wal-Mart Donates $4 Million (City Room, NY Times) Barclay’s Tries to Class Up the Joint With Announced BAM Integration (F’d In Park Slope) Fireworks Free-For-All Over Brooklyn As Hood Decides to [...]
Home Blog Talk
by Karen on 7/04/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Who’s in Control of Your Kitchen? (One Hungry Mama) Natural First Aid Remedies You Want To Take Along (Whole Living) Guide to Online E-Magazines (Whip Up) 20 Children’s Books Featuring Fathers (Ohdeedoh) Homeless Friends, Pet Rats & The Best NYC Childrens’ Books (Mommy Shorts)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 6/29/11 | 1 Comment(s)
100 Reasons Why Brooklyn Lives Up To The Hype (Gothamist) “Staycation” Cheats: Best Kid-Friendly Day Trips (Park Slope Parents) Now That School is Done: Summer Fun (BococaLand) Family Dental Practice Coming to Henry Street (BococaLand) It’s Official: City Schools Vote To Move Khalil Gibran (FortGreene-ClintonHillPatch) 10 Best Spots for Outdoor Eating- or Drinking- in Prospect [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 6/21/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Best of: Mermaid Parade, Part 2 (For the Love of Brooklyn) Atlantic Yards-Area Parking Permits Still a Big “Maybe” (Prospect Heights Patch) Candy Store Opening Tomorrow on Franklin (Brownstoner) More Preschoolers Test as Gifted, Even as Diversity Imbalance Persists (City Room) The Gap is Coming to Fulton Mall (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Rent a Bike and [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 6/16/11 | 1 Comment(s)
New Comfort Inn in Red Hook Opening Soon (Brownstoner) Brooklyn Bridge Park future in limbo after upscale condo tax bill slash (Daily News) Your Summer of Learning (Brooklyn Based) BAM’s Indie Film Fest (Brooklyn Based) Hey Brooklyn, Pop Up Pianos are Coming Back! (Brooklyn Exposed) Free concerts for kids in Madison Square Park (NewYorkology)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 6/10/11 | 0 Comment(s)
“Gossip Girl”, “The Departed”, “I am Legend”: Brooklyn Film Locations are star attractions on Tour (Daily News) Be Careful where you eat your donuts (Bed-Stuy Blog) Free wifi coming to Bk Parks (Brokelyn) Brooklyn Film Festival at Brooklyn Heights Cinema this weekend (Brooklyn Heights Blog) Five people shot on boardwalk in Brighton Beach (NY Times) [...]
Craft Blog Talk for Father’s Day
by Karen on 6/09/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Funky Luggage Tags (Family Fun) Thumb Bunny Card (Family Fun) Family Marble Magnets (Kaboose) Dad Rocks Paperweight (Kaboose) Sun Print Card (Martha Stewart)
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 6/03/11 | 0 Comment(s)
CB8 Committee OKs Whole Foods Build (Brownstoner) NYC Playground Rant (BococaLand) So Successful, A New Ice Cream Shop Closes After 4 Days (City Room, NY Times) Eat Play Shop: Red Hook (Brooklyn Based) Ice Cream Social (Brooklyn Based) Dumbo Brooklyn First to Offer Free Wireless Access (DumboNYC)
Parenting Blog Talk
by Karen on 5/31/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Best Beach and Sport Sunscreens (Environmental Working Group) Instructions for taking care of our four children (the Mama Bird Diaries) Am I the only wife who hates telling my husband what to do? (Married my sugar daddy) Parents Talk: How old is old enough for social media (NPR) 10 ways to introduce the new baby [...]
Brooklyn Blog Talk
by Karen on 5/20/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Arrest made in playground blaze (Carroll Gardens Patch) Immerse Yourself in Atlantic Ave This Weekend (or- FREE BEER) BococaLand Celebrate Brooklyn! 2011 Lineup (Brooklyn Exposed) Summer Programs for Kids In Dumbo (DumboNYC) Summer Art for Kids (South Brooklyn Post) Smokers to Bloomy: Butt Out of our puffing (Brooklyn Paper)