FAD Market at Brooklyn Historical Society Mother's Day Weekend

By designer Marcia Patmos

FAD Market returns to the Brooklyn Historical Society this weekend with a lineup of over 40 independent makers and artists.

They’re celebrating NYCxDESIGN and Mother’s Day with handcrafted art, jewelry, apparel, bath and body care, tableware and home furnishings.

Head to the museum’s patio for a lineup of locally crafted artisanal food and drink. Round the day off with a walk through the ongoing exhibitions in the museum.

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May 13 + 14
11am – 6pm
Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Free admission




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Celebrity Brooklyn Rapist Nabbed in Paris; Jeffries Turns on Hillary; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The @Brooklynettes are HERE for @Barbados Culture Night in Brooklyn! #Nets pic.twitter.com/QHF7uOdH7Z

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 30, 2016

- A Moroccan pop star who fled rape charges in Brooklyn was arrested in Paris on similar charges. [DNAinfo]

- Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries turned blame for the Democrats’ rash of recent defeats on Hillary Clinton—the woman he supported for president—and her lack of a “clear and decisive economic message.” [Observer]

- From iPads to laptops to Lego Robotics and Little Bits kits, every library in Brooklyn will soon be receiving an shipment of technology equipment. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Ex-Brooklyn assistant principal gets six months in jail for having sex with 17-year-old student in his office. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn mother claims special needs daughter was left at bus stop multiple times. [Pix11]

- Here's how you and your kids can donate gifts to Brooklyn children in need. [Patch]

- Judge halts eviction of mentally disabled man as Brooklyn landlord seeks to boot tenants with disabilities. [Daily News]

- Oh, oh ...  Study shows disrupting sleep routine triggers cancer in mice. [Brooklyn Eagle]


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Trump Fallout, Greenpoint Christmas Lights, Sharks, and More Brooklyn Briefs

Hate and violence will NEVER be welcome here. If you see harassment call 911. We won’t stand for it. #NotInOurCity https://t.co/8lhVjqWyNH

— Chirlane McCray (@NYCFirstLady) November 14, 2016

Male Trump supporter reportedly punched a woman in the face at Bar Tabac in Cobble Hill after he overheard her supporting Clinton. [NY Mag]

- Brooklyn guys kick anti-Semetic Trump supporter off subway in Downtown Brooklyn. [Patch]

- Brooklyn's green cab drivers share their insight about the presidential election. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Councilman Lander is holding a town hall in Park Slope focused on "how we can prepare for the Trump presidency, and get organized to defend the progress we’ve made and the values we hold."[Patch]

 - Major retailers set their sight’s on Brooklyn’s Court Street. [NY Post]

- Greenpoint real estate broker donates money to keep the neighborhood's Christmas lights bright. Kind of heart warming, actually. [CBS]

- Shark research vessel docks in Brooklyn Bridge Park. [NY1]

- Cuomo signs bill seeking to move NY to a variation of the popular vote. [Brooklyn Eagle]


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Bastille Day in Brooklyn; A Huge Shark Off Sheepshead Bay; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Bastille Day on Smith Street. Photo: MK Metz

 - Bastille Day 2016: Brooklyn’s Smith Street preps for its annual French invasion. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Check out the huge shark caught this weekend off Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]

- A crew of NYPD nincompoops who pulled a locker-room prank on an ambitious rookie in Brooklyn may be facing departmental charges. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn artists’ installation to melt away during conventions. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- 1970s Brooklyn, when horses roamed Gowanus and kids played stickball (photos). [Brownstoner]

- At least six children have been crushed to death by toppling Ikea chests, prompting the voluntary recall of about 29 million chests and dressers. [ABC]


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Perv Brooklyn HS Teacher Gets 5 Years; Ammo Bill Rubs Gun Owners Wrong Way; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Assault Rifle Recovered In Brooklyn - https://t.co/Bll7hzjIzC pic.twitter.com/KkGVktKOmY

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 23, 2015

- Perv’ Brooklyn high school teacher who preyed on teen students can never teach again under plea deal. [NY Daily News]

- Brooklyn lawmakers' bill to strictly limit the sale of ammo across NYS has garnered negative comments from gun enthusiasts. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Residents have launched a campaign to save the Fifth Ave. Key Food grocery store, slated for development as usual. [DNAinfo]

- Emergency responders closed down a section of Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay Tuesday morning after equipment collapsed at the construction site of a 28-story tower. [Sheepshead Bites]

- A large number of registered sex offenders -- including 44 in Brooklyn -- are living in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Shackled Brooklyn man climbs inside hospital bathroom ceiling in NYPD escape attempt -- only to fall on floor. [NY Daily News]

- From a flamingo formal to fireworks: 44 banging Brooklyn New Year’s Eve parties. [Brokelyn]

- The best food neighborhoods in Brooklyn, ranked. (Guess which area is LAST.) [Brooklyn Magazine]


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John Boyega Visits Brooklyn Theaters During Star Wars Weekend; Brooklyn Heights' Bernie Supporters; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The force was strong in Brooklyn tonight as @JohnBoyega surprised fans at a screening of Star Wars #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/1jf7Ziulkb

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 19, 2015

John Boyega visited Brooklyn movie theaters during Star Wars showings this past weekend. (See below for one fan's shocked reaction!)

- A Brooklyn man was convicted of a hate crime for smashing a 29-year-old transgendered woman in the head with a piece of plexiglass, causing severe and probably permanent  injuries. [Brooklyn DA]

- A Daily Beast reporter spends a night out in Brooklyn Heights with Bernie Sanders supporters. (OMG...) [Daily Beast]

- BP Eric Adams announced more than $1.8 million in funding for projects along the Brooklyn Greenway, including a new Columbia Waterfront Park. [DNA info]

- A Brooklyn school is told that banning Santa Clause, Thanksgiving a bad idea. [PJ Media]

- The young Brooklyn Heights art curator killed by an SUV while Christmas shopping in Fort Greene will be honored on Tuesday with an outdoor art installation at Fulton Street and South Portland Avenue. [Patch]

- Are Brooklyn's famed Mast Brothers the the Milli Vanilli of chocolate? [Dallas Food]

- The hottest new restaurants in Brooklyn right now. [Eater]

- Why you may feel sick after getting the flu shot. [Sacramento Bee]

Two unsuspecting SW fans watching the trailer before the movie. Had to interrupt. pic.twitter.com/9k7GFAyBMq

— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) December 20, 2015

And one fan's reaction . . .


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The Boa Constrictor on the B12 Bus, and Other Brooklyn Briefs

Mural by artist Alex Cook in Greenpoint. Photo: MK Metz

  - Giant boa constrictor found inside the B12 bus in Brooklyn. [NY Post] 

- Tucker Reed thinks the Jehovah's Witnesses should leave Brooklyn a $50 million going away gift. [Crain's] 

- Adorable tree lighting ceremony on Montague Street takes place for 65th year, with 6th-generation Brooklyn girl flipping the switch. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- New residents want to get rid of garbage transfer station which has been in East Williamsburg for 25 years. [NBC]

- A woman walking on Sands St. near Gold St. in Vinegar Hill was punched in the neck and held up at gunpoint. [Daily News]

- Here's a picture of the brute who punched a woman in a Brooklyn Heights subway station. [abc7]

- A teen who took part in a hate crime attack on a transgender woman was given a slap-on-the-wrist punishment. [Daily News]

- Bunk Sandwiches brings its savory pork belly Cubano sandwich to Brooklyn. [Voice]

- Here's where you can meet Santa in Brooklyn [Brownstoner] and [Mommy Poppins]


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NYC Schools to Close on Muslim Holidays; Farina Gives a Shout Out to Debbie Almontaser

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina (2nd from left). Photo by Demetrius Freeman, Mayoral Photo Office

NYC's Muslim kids so longer have to feel left out during major holidays:

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced on Wednesday that city schools will close for Eid al-Adha next September. (Summer school will also close for Eid-al-Fitr in 2016.)

According to the Brooklyn Eagle, Fariña told reporters that the city has had “unbelievable support from the Muslim community and I want to particularly single out Debbie Almontaser and her family.”

It's nice to see Ms. Almontaser finally get some respect from New York City, after the shameful way she was treated in 2007 by then-Mayor Bloomberg, who caved into extremist right-wing demands and removed her from the school she founded.

Eid al-Adha meaning "Festival of the sacrifice." According to Wikipedia, Eid al-Adha honors the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his promised son, Ishmael (Ismail)a, as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened.

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Previous mentions of Almontaser

- Almontaser Gets Her Story
- Brooklyn's Arabic School to Hit the Road Again?
- Judge Rules Against Ex-Principal of Brooklyn Arabic School 
- Arabic School, Taxi Strike, and Other Brooklyn News in Brief
- Brooklyn in Brief -- Weekend Edition
- Rally in Support of Brooklyn's Arabic School Principal
- Brilliant or Crazy? Jewish Principal Appointed for Brooklyn's Arabic School
- Brooklyn's Arabic School Principal Resigns in 'I-Word' Flap
- Arabic-Themed School Finds a Home
- Brooklyn in Brief, Monday P.M.
- DOE to 'Cram' Arab-Themed School into Slope Elementary School


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Happy Holidays, from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

Brooklyn BP Eric Adams sends us a video holiday message on Christmas Eve.

In it, he looks at the challenges the borough has faced this year and invites residents to the free exhibit of ancient manuscripts of St. Francis of Assisi at Borough Hall.

“The message of peace they convey are so timely during this holiday season,” he said.

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You Can Order Stuff from Brooklyn Stores on eBay and Get 'Local Valet Delivery'

 Pressed for time? There's a new thing on eBay - for $5 you can order stuff from 80 Brooklyn stores and have it "hand-delivered by a local valet" at a time you choose.

Or you can save on shipping and just pick it up.

This includes stores from Prune Danish to Best Buy, according to eBay. You could order a simple pack of paper towels or an entire computer set up.

We haven't used this service yet -- this is not an endorsement! -- but as Christmas approaches it occurs to us it might be handy.

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