May 2008
68 posts
“I smell like beer”
– the boy (after an unfortunate event at an outdoor cafe)
'Shake Shack' heading to Brooklyn (as a truck) →
Manhattan’s famous Shake Shack is going mobile and heading for Brooklyn.
Looking at: “MySpace.com - Red Hook Food Vendors - 34 - Male - New York - http://www.myspace.com/redhookfoodvendors
New York Will Be Science City at the World Science... →
This weekend: The World Science Festival, a five-day cosmic fair intended to make New York safe for science, slipped into town Wednesday.
Brooklyn Industries + Prospect Park Alliance =... →
- show your support!
This weekend on the http://snurl.com/bdad-cal World Science Festival, Governors Island Family Festival, Etsy-sponsored DIY Tee party + more!
“Puppies don’t play tennis.”
– the boy
Reading: “‘Derelict’ 100 Clark Street has to go” (http://tinyurl.com/6otw3q)
Weekend activities on the http://snurl.com/bdad-cal include Brooklyn Bridge Birthday Celebration, a Family Festival at the Cloisters + more
The Real World Eyes Carroll Gardens →
Noooooooo! via BklynMom
Looking at: “Brooklyn Bridge 125th Birthday Fireworks” (http://tinyurl.com/69fq4s)
Amazing Telectroscope Connects Brooklyn to London! →
- our new transatlantic viewing tunnel is open.
Happy 125th Birthday, Brooklyn Bridge! →
- the boy and I could hear these fireworks while reading our bedtime story tonight.
Reading: “Brooklyn Bridge Gets New Signs for Pedestrian Entrances” (http://tinyurl.com/6lvxp5)
“Sometimes people like to drink milk when they are sleeping.”
– the boy
Joy spreads in Park Slope as hated alternate-side... →
Parking euphoria erupted in Park Slope on Thursday as news spread that alternate-side rules in the Brooklyn neighborhood will be suspended indefinitely starting Monday.
Happy Birthday to the boy!
“Those don’t look like doggie hands.”
– the boy (while watching Wegman dogs on Sesame Street)
Brooklyn's highlights, from flea markets to... →
- Brooklyn: a new place to spend your euros: “If you’ve seen the sights of Manhattan, why not follow the lead of many New Yorkers and head to Brooklyn for an alternative view of the city, says Paul Berger of…
Happy Mother’s Day to BklynMom. We love you!
"Mom, I'm Not Gonna Tell You What It Is... →
- but it’s made out of legos, has petals and a stem. That’s all I’m going to tell you.” Last minute Mother’s Day ideas.
Iglooplay Tea Pod Collection →
- seen at BklynDesigns, we want one.
Reading: “Thinking of a Catskills escape to Kate’s Lazy Meadow” (http://tinyurl.com/6qnjxu)
“¡Activaté! ¡Activaté!”
– the boy (he sat bolt upright while sleeping, yelled, and thrusted his fist in the air)
How to eat locally in NYC →
“One of the best things you can do for the environment is to eat food that was grown close by, thus reducing the amount of energy it takes to get to you and supporting local farmers. Plus, when you…
Baby Names: Does Popularity Affect Choice? →
“People now know what the most popular name is and they are trying to avoid it, and, as a result, they’re altering the distribution of names,” says Tucker. “The characteristics of naming have changed dramatically.”
Saturday, May 31st is the First Day for Food Vendors at Red Hook Ball Fields http://tinyurl.com/6q6dvm I can’t wait!
Mother’s Day activities on the http://snurl.com/bdad-cal @ Wave Hill, SI Children’s Museum, Prospect Park, and more
Jay-Z and Beyoncé @ Lucali's →
The visit was unexpected, says owner Mark Iacono on the New Yorker’s website…
New: S. Bklyn Pizza
“Pizzaiolos can be fussy, and Jim McGowan, a real estate developer and self-taught pizzamaker, is no different. Having the means to open a restaurant with a brick oven, he will make individual thin-crust pizzas and serve them on wooden planks, starting Thursday. He will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Cash only: 451 Court Street (Fourth Place), Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn,...
“Dad, those are drums.”
– the boy (when woken up by the loud live music party outside his window)
Brooklyn Home Sale Prices Inch up 3 Percent in the... →
- The average Brooklyn home price inched up 3 percent to $627,324 in the first quarter of 2008, despite a 15 percent decline in sales volume.
Answers About Brooklyn Architecture →
- rounding out the trifecta of bklyn real estate posts… A Q&A on architecture in the borough of kings.
Carroll Gardens Development May Be Curbed by... →
- reducing the likelihood of “out of scale” development.
loud loud loud live middle eastern music coming from party in adjoining backyard… needless to say, keeping the boy awake.
Unmale man →
- nice story about overcoming “someone else’s dad” shyness.