Where to donate blood in Brooklyn
While many of us in Brooklyn emerged from Sandy safe and sound, countless others are injured in the midst of…
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This weekend’s hurricane relief events and more donation opportunities!
With the weekend coming up, we have our first opportunities to raise some money through some socially conscious social events…
Fairway will be out of commission for ‘way more than a month’
After being such a good neighbor by giving food away, it's no fun to report that Red Hook's Fairway will…
Gas prices going up, up, up in Sheepshead Bay
Our own Eric Silver went to pick up a family member from Sheepshead Bay. He reported quiet streets but a…
Free legal advice for artists affected by Sandy
The life's work of many Brooklyn and NYC artists have been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. As a writer, even though…
Friday lunchtime linkage
People riding bikes? In Manhattan?? The Times is on it! [NYT] You know what, ACE Hardware? F*ck you [Capital New…
Brad Lander pays tribute to Ditmas Park couple killed by tree
Since the tragic deaths of Ditmas Park's Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman on Monday night, we've read many moving tributes…
A dispatch from Sheepshead Bay, which needs help and needs it now
We've heard about the devastation in Red Hook and the horrible tragedy of Breezy Point, but we've just gotten word…
Where to volunteer and donate this weekend- UPDATED!
It's been four days since Hurricane Sandy blew through, and Brooklyn is starting to mobilize again. Restaurants are re-opening, the…