That music, laughing and applause you heard in Cadman Plaza Park Saturday afternoon? It was the nonprofit organization iMentor holding its end-of-year 2009 picnic for mentors.
Music and food, T-shirt making (above), games in the sunshine and superhero cutouts (below) were some of the day's activities.
iMentor connects 1,000 high school kids with volunteer adult mentors every year.
Photos by MK Metz
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
iMentor Picnic in Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn
'Mint' Car Sharing at Two Brooklyn Locations
You can probably tell by now that we've been going through our never-ending mail bag this weekend. Here's another one:
We received a reminder from Zipcar's new competitor, Mint, that they now supply cars from two locations in Brooklyn -- at 110 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn, and at 353 4th Avenue in Park Slope. Mint says:
All reservations include gas, insurance and reserved home parking. Members are also eligible for discounted parking at parking lots throughout Manhattan. There is a $25.00 non-refundable fee that covers the application, DMV check and access card, but it is waived for existing Zipcar & Hertz Connect members.
New York Magazine compares the three major car sharing companies (Zipcar, Mint and Hertz Connect) here.
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Clowns Number 9 - 13
Seen at one of the carni trucks at the Lebanese Food Festival in Brooklyn Heights this past weekend.
Photo by MK Metz
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'Sustaining Brooklyn' Conference Next Friday
"Sustaining Brooklyn - Energy for the Future: A Skills Building Conference" will take place at Brooklyn College Conference Center, East 27th Street & Campus Road on Friday, June 5, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The conference’s community-focused agenda will explore energy and fiscal conservation as well as community sustainability and preparedness.
RSVP to Dori Zofan at 212-983-4800 x140, waabrsvp@gmail.com, or visit We Are All Brooklyn at www.waab.org
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'Into the Evening' with Alan Lupiani at Galapagos in Dumbo
Alan Lupiani, a multi-media artist who has been involved with LIVE!! internet talk shows since 2006, will be making a jump to the stage at Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo with his new show “Into the Evening" with Alan Lupiani.
The event will take place starting @ 8 p.m. on June 2nd. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are $10.
The link to buy tickets in advance: www.galapagosartspace.com
OR CALL to buy tickets: 718-222-8500.
Lupiani has lined up an entertaining group of performers and talk show guests which include:
- Helen Hong – NYC comedian www.helenhong.com
- Collette McLafferty – Lead singer www.myspace.com/ediblered
- Max Miller – Alternative rock musician www.maxmillermakesmusic.com
- Peter Coffin – Rising youtube superstar and satirist/comic www.petercoffin.com
- Christina Ewald and Fritz Donnelly are hiChristina. – performing artists. www.hichristina.com
- Ilir Topalli, PhD. – Scientist who will discuss the “nature of cells.”
There will also be a DJ, audience participation, and a "short, short" film fest before and after the show. Sounds like a good time.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Lebanese Food Festival, Brooklyn Heights This Weekend
Great food, carnival games and bouncy rides at the Lebanese Food Festival this Saturday and Sunday on Remsen Street between Henry and Clinton in Brooklyn Heights.
Check out these guys dancing in the video below. More guys joined them later -- seemed to be a dance everyone knew. Very cool.
Photo and video by MK Metz
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Friday, May 29, 2009
First Zero-Gravity Wedding, and More Brooklyn Briefs
- A Brooklyn couple will be the first to be married in zero-gravity. Their rings are made from a meteorite, and her dress was crafted by Japanese designer Eri Matsui specifically for zero-g's. Brooklyn Eagle
- Small business owners, mostly from the Clinton Hill-side of Fulton Street, delivered a letter of protest against the newly formed Fulton Street Business Improvement District. Brooklyn Paper
- Swine flu -- Beth Israel Medical Center says: “It is anticipated that the flu will be back in the fall with a vengeance. It will be an even stronger strain than the one we just saw that was initiated in Mexico." Uh oh. YourNabe
- 10,000 runners: The Brooklyn Half-Marathon is this Saturday, May 30th starting at 8 am in Prospect Park and ending in Coney Island. OTBKB
- Get ready for the BAMcinemaFest, the first annual film festival specially curated for the Brooklyn Academy of Music. indiewire
- A squash seed from Thomas Jefferson makes its way to Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle
Photo by Tanya Ryno, Creative Commons License
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Building Brooklyn Bridge Park, at One Brooklyn Bridge Park
There's a reason it's called One Brooklyn Bridge Park -- and that little earth mover on top of the hill of dirt behind the yellow container is constructing the park as we speak.
This section is south of the luxury condos, at Atlantic Avenue and Furman Street.
Photo by MK Metz
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Condos, 17 Bergen Street, Boerum Hill
Three condo units at 17 Bergen Street in Boerum Hill (the former home of the Paramount Print Company) are for sale, and the prices have come down a bit since they went on the market in April, 2008.
A three-bedroom loft was listed on Trulia on April 23 for $1,995,000. The interior is spiffy, with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Viking oven, etc.
A two-bedroom is for sale for $1,395,000 on Sothebys. (This one was listed on Street Easy last year by Prudential Elliman at $1,825,200.) The other three-bedroom is being listed for $2,250,000 (was $2,312,300), according to Street Easy. They're also available for rent.
The Unique Marble & Granite Organization filed a notice of a pending mechanics lien against the building, according to Property Shark.
A commenter on Brownstoner noted that the rooftop to the left is the Montessouri rooftop playground.
Photo by MK Metz
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Zipcar Comes to One Brooklyn Bridge Park
Zipcar just announced that they now have a couple of vehicles parked in the garage at One Brooklyn Bridge Park, on the waterfront at Joralemon and Furman Street (the tan colored marker above).
One -- a BMW 328 -- is named Bess. The other -- a Honda Civic Hybrid -- is called Carrizal.
Other Zipcars in the Heights live at 180 Montague Street and at 75 Henry Street.
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