Did you know that Brooklyn has not one but two young Republican clubs?
And they are at war with each other.
One is the Brooklyn Young Republican Club, founded (according to the Brooklyn Eagle) in 1880 during the James Garfield presidential election campaign.
The other is the Brooklyn Young Republicans Club (notice there's an "s" at the end of "Republicans"), founded a month ago.
Here's the kicker:
“This weekend, in an unprecedented sneak move, a handful of insider Republican operatives in charge of the Association of NYS Young Republican Clubs deceitfully revoked the Brooklyn Young Republican Club’s membership in order to admit Brooklyn Republican Chairman Craig Eaton’s Young Republicans into the state organization within 10 days from its first meeting,”said Republican Club leader Jonathan Judge.
And poof! The 131-year-old Brooklyn Young Republican Club looses its membership.
Read the full story here.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Brooklyn's Two Young Republican Clubs Locked in War
Tobacco Warehouse Back in Court; Brownstone Brooklyn Getting Richer; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- Tobacco Warehouse issue back in court, with more groups getting sued. Brooklyn Eagle
- Park Slopers terrified of Hip Hop? Gawker says this; and Brooklynian says that. But the petition signers say WTF.
- Employees of cash-strapped states such as New Jersey, California and New York are retiring in droves -- trying to get out while they still have pensions. DailyFinance
- Brownstone Brooklyn is growing and getting richer. Brooklyn Eagle
- Google Street View shows New York City tourists, abandoned baby. Gothamist
- Long Island cops said a man who crashed a truck into a utility pole appeared to be on his way to carry out a mass killing. NY Post
- California woman survives 35-mile terrifying ride on the hood of a minivan. NY Magazine
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Brooklyn Mutt Show Returns with 'Snook-a-Like' Contest
The second annual Brooklyn Mutt Show is coming to the Brooklyn Lyceum March 26th and 27th.
The Brooklyn Mutt show is a "Snootiness-Free celebration" of all mixed breed dogs, with categories such as "Best Kisser" "Best ears" and, a Dog Show first:
the "Snook-a-Like" contest -- for the dog that most resembles Jersey Shore's Snooki. Owners are encouraged to come dressed as other members of the cast... Kardashians are also acceptable.
Entrance is $25 which will benefit the Toby Project (http://www.tobyproject.org/)
Foster Pup Parents are encouraged to bring their pups to compete in categories, free of charge, in the hopes of finding them forever homes. Their adoption info will be announced when they walk.In addition to the gift bag of dog swag all contestants get, and a medal and/or honorable mention ribbon, there will be copious hugs and snorgles and on-site training tips from http://doggieacademy.com
Spectator admission is free as is the downstairs doggie play area. Spectators are encouraged to bring their dogs. Contestant swag bags can be purchased by non-contestants for a nominal fee that will support the Toby Project.
To register or for more information, email Regan.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
World Famous *Bob* to Host Floating Kabarette at Galapagos
In the words of Galapagos:
*Bob*, known for her over the top blonde bombshell image and incredible ability to mix martinis in her cleavage, has captivated audiences all over the world with her unique burlesque stylings, humorous performance art, and MC skills. Saturday, March 5 will mark the first time that *BOB* will perform in Brooklyn and kicks off her regular hosting role at Galapagos Art Space’s Floating Kabarette.
In addition to *BOB’s* debut, this week’s Floating Kabarette will feature "some of the most polished and entertaining performances from the worlds of burlesque, music, skill and feats, aerial/trapeze, and performance art."
Performance begins at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in person or online at Ticketweb.com
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Cheeburger Cheeburger; TARDIS in Brooklyn Bar; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- Brooklyn Heights Blog live-blogged the Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting last night. Short and sweet. BHB
- A TARDIS materializes in Brooklyn Steampunk bar. Geeks of Doom
- Thas right: Cheeburger Cheeburger is open in Park Slope. Here's Park Slope
- Here's a self-guided literary tour of Brooklyn. offManhattan
- 50 percent of accounting teachers in city schools face the axe. Brooklyn Eagle
- Brooklyn Industries to open an outpost in DUMBO. Brownstoner
- New York City officials opened a new centralized data center in Downtown Brooklyn. WSJ
- Starbucks: one stop shopping for hackers. Fast Company
- A jury hears about body parts, a discarded Halloween mask and an extravagant shopping spree. Brooklyn Eagle
- Science interlude: Spoon dissolves in water, which can become a spoon again. Curbed
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DOE Spares Canarsie's P.S. 114; Was a Deal Cut?
Parents complained that they had tried to get DOE to remove an incompetent principal for four years, but DOE let her run the school into the ground -- and accumulate $180,000 in debt -- before finally getting rid of her in 2008. After one bad school report card, DOE decided to close the century-old school and replace it with a charter school and a new public school.
Councilman Lew Fidler told the Brooklyn Eagle that P.S. 114 “had been a terrific school in the past, until it was shot in both feet by a DOE principal. This school should succeed. I know this city’s agenda is charter schools — but they sent one principal in to wreck it, one to chronicle it and one to close it.”
The charter school will still be moving in, which could create space and resource problems in the long run. But for now, parents celebrate their school's survival.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio broke the news to teachers and parents last night at a protest rally.
According to NY1, which brought the P.S. 114 issue to the fore with a three-part special report, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black says education officials will come up with a plan to give P.S. 114 an opportunity for success.
The Wall Street Journal says that Senator John Sampson, a Democrat "who could be a big player in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's push to change the teacher layoff law in the state," was influential in the Mayor's decision.
A Sampson spokesperson told the Journal that the senator "hasn't taken a public position on seniority-based teacher layoffs, but will after he's had an opportunity to review the legislation before the senate."
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Downtown Brooklyn's Fast Growth; Brooklyn Student Dies at Cornell; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- Downtown Brooklyn has become the borough's fastest-growing residential neighborhood, but not everybody's happy about that. CrainsNY
- Park Slope sexual assault has residents on edge. Gothamist
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus won't be in Coney Island this summer. NY Daily News
- A Brooklyn biology major died Friday morning at Cornell University after being found unresponsive in his fraternity house. NY Post
- Twitter reunites homeless Brooklyn man with long-lost daughter, grand-kids. NY Daily News
- Legendary Brooklyn record store to close after 67 years. NYT City Room
- Gowanus Canal: heavily polluted with PAHs, PCBs, heavy metals, and sewage. Brooklyn Eagle
- 11 injured in bus accident Sunday at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. Carroll Gardens Patch
- Brooklyn "rabbi" denies of molesting girl since she was 12. CBS
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Government Shutdown Could Halt Gowanus, Newtown Creek Cleanups
According to the Washington Post, the first Clinton-era government shutdown in '95 led to the furlough of about 800,000 federal employees, and the second in '96 furloughed about 284,000.
While national security and some other functions continued, national parks closed; phones went unanswered; bureaus stopped processing applications including visas and passports; many federal contracts were frozen; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped disease surveillance; and toxic waste cleanup projects at 609 sites were halted, causing the furlough of 2,400 Superfund workers.
If the same agencies close their doors during the possible March 4 shutdown, cleanup will grind to a halt at Brooklyn's toxic waste sites at the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek.
The Gowanus Canal "is heavily polluted with PAHs, PCBs, heavy metals, and sewage," according to the latest EPA report. On March 8 at 6:30 p.m., the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group, is set to hold its next meeting at the Old American Can Factory at 232 Third Ave.
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Verge Art Brooklyn Opens in DUMBO March 3
Verge Art Brooklyn opens in DUMBO this Thursday, March 3.
The show includes over seventy gallery exhibitors at nine locations -- nearly forty participants for "Material Issue: Artist's Projects Spaces" and fifty artists for "Tomorrow Stars: The Art Brooklyn Open Call Exhibition."
According to Verge, "Tomorrow Stars" represents "the brightest and best Brooklyn has to offer," as selected by Courtney Wendroff of the Brooklyn Arts Council, artist and former president of the NYC chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers Stephen Mallon, blogger and art critic Steve Kaplan, and Danny Simmons, chairman of the NYC chapter of the National Conference of Artists.
More details here.
PUBLIC HOURS
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Noon to 10 pm
Sunday, Noon to 6 pm
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Thursday, March 3, 10:00 pm to 4 am at Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street
Art: "Again and Again," CEPT, Courtesy Arch402 Gallery
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Brooklyn Weather Alert: Wind Gusts Up to 60 mph Today
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning and special weather statement for the New York City area until 11 p.m. tonight. Expect rain and possibly a thunderstorm with high winds this afternoon and early this evening. Gusts as high as 60 mph are expected to blow down trees and power lines.
Bring loose items indoors (construction materials, garbage cans, deck furniture) and avoid driving if you can, especially on bridges and overpasses.
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