June 2009
23 posts
Smith Street FunDay Sunday Fair 2009 [pardon me for asking] Permalink | Leave a comment »
CDC: Possibly Half A Million NYC Swine Flu Cases [gothamist]
While the city’s Health Department has emphasized that cases of swine flu are declining, the Daily News reports that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data suggests “half a million New Yorkers have been infected by swine flu.” The CDC thinks there are actually 50 times more cases of swine flu than...
Borough Hall Greenmarket 25th Anniversary Today [Brooklyn heights blog]
Nabe blogger Dave’s Kitchen reminds us that today marks the 25th anniversary of the Borough Hall Greenmarket… and there’s lots of fun planned (poster here):
Dave’s Kitchen: A reminder that the Borough Hall Greenmarket in Cadman Plaza is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with a day long party this Saturday, 6/27....
Mammatus Clouds Forever: More Photos Of The Bumpy Clouds [gothamist]
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Kids Mood Cubes [meta dad]
Planning on going camping? Or maybe you just need night light where there is not plug to be found, these LED Mood Cubes may be the answer.
2.75″ x 2.75″, battery powered lights
$6.50 each [+ shipping] at Glow Source
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Support the arts at PS 29 [cobble hill blog]
The 5days4arts website is an interactive fundraising campaign from the PS 29 PTA. Check it out and donate to support arts programs at the Henry Street school.
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Brooklyn Calexico Rocks [a Brooklyn life]
Oh Carroll Gardens food friends, the day has come. The day I thought I’d never see. The day when I can *walk* to a sit-down restaurant with great tacos, make that mind-blowing tacos. On the West Coast, they would be merely great tacos, but New York City being bizarrely inadequate in the burrito and taco (nay entire Mexican food) category, Calexico...
Red Hook Pool to open this weekend! [the word in Columbia street]The Red Hook Park Pool, located on Bay Street between Clinton and Henry Streets will open for the season on Saturday June 27th and be open every day through Labor Day, September 7th. The pool will be open each day from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m, and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Summer is here in spite of the awful weather.
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Kid-Friendly Itinerary for Arthur Avenue Day Trip [mommy poppins]
Often thought of as the real “Little Italy” of NYC, Arthur Avenue is a wildly popular destination for foodies from all over. There are countless restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and bars along Arthur Avenue, as well as its lesser known counterpart, 187th Street. Arthur Avenue is quite a popular day trip for families with small...
M.T.A. Sells Naming Rights to Brooklyn Subway Station [NYTimes.com]The M.T.A. sold the naming rights to one of Brooklyn’s busiest subway stops, and it is willing to make more deals. Permalink | Leave a comment »
knoll kids—Modern Classics from Knoll [daily icon]
KnollStudio has Launched knoll kids, a children’s modern furniture collection, set to shake-up the children’s furniture industry.
knoll kids consists of modern mid-century classics that have been scaled for a younger generation. The initial offering includes new chairs and tables as well as select items already available in the KnollStudio...
Photos from the scene (of the collapse) [Clinton Hill Blog]
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Brooklyn building collapse causes minor injuries, leaves residents homeless [Urbanite]
A Fort Greene building with a history of shaking and a cracked wall collapsed yesterday, but nobody was inside at the time.
Four people on the sidewalk sustained minor injuries in the collapse, which lead to the evacuation of much of the block.
The tenement-style building at 493 Myrtle Ave. went down about...
Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade Sparkles Through The Rain [gothamist]
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10 Geeky (Re)Discoveries as a GeekDad [geekdad]
Before I became a father, friends and family warned me that I’d have no time for geeky pursuits. I was afraid they’d be proven right but, after six years of fatherhood, I can safely say that Ben and Naomi have helped me become a better geek. To celebrate Father’s Day, here are ten things that I’ve discovered (or rediscovered) thanks to the kids.
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WatchMGMT: No Children Were Harmed In The Making Of This Video. Well, OK, Maybe One. [Daddy Types]
…while it’s entirely possible that the little kid in the video is crying inconsolably because director Ryan Tintori only shot, Terrence Malick-style, in that toddler version of “magic hour,” the few minutes right before naptime, I highly doubt it… the kid’s real problem...
Ikea Slide, Now In Convenient Take-Home Size via Daddy Types by greg on 6/5/09
One of our Ikeas somewhere had a slide at the entrance to the kids section, which was mildly awesome. But either I forgot which Ikea it was, or they tore it out, because it’s gone now, which mildly sucks. Maybe took it out so they could introduce this new, littler, product-size slide. Now instead of a few...
anthropodino via minor details by minor details on 6/5/09
I think the best way to describe Ernesto Neto’s interest was found in the program for his latest installation at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City - “architecture as a kind of second skin with which we surround ourselves.”
My daughter had a school holiday yesterday so we met up with lovely Lynn...