Another Summer Season Of Fun With Kathleen Henderson Ends In Carroll Park

This is a sure indication that summer fun is coming to an end and that school is about to resume.Kathleen Henderson, the wonderful New York City Parks Department recreations coordinator in Carroll Park, just finishing another successful summer season on Monday. She will be back in spring, but until her return, neighborhood kids will have to wait for the organized games, arts and craft projects and riding toys which Kathleen provides in the park...

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Picture Of The Day: Gowanus Sunflowers

Sunflowers against red brick wall.Gowanus, BrooklynShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: document.location.href});shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis"));shared_object.attachChicklet("email", document.getElementById("ck_email"));shared_object.attachChicklet("facebook", document.getElementById("ck_facebook"));shared_object.attachChicklet("twitter", document.getElementById("ck_t...

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Find A Penny, Pick It Up...And Make Art: Paintings By Mike Worthington On Display On Smith Street

There are those who would ignore and walk past a penny found on the sidewalk. Then there are others who bend down and put it in their pocket. And then, there is artist Mike Worthington who incorporates his found coins in mini paintings that reflect the location and time were they were found. You can see his Lucky Penny series on display in the window at Smith Hanten at 165 Smith Street.My favorite is the Nathan's/ Coney Island Lucky Penny.ShareThis...

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Best Comment Of The Day: For The Case

Davidg has left the following comment on the post "Wouldn't Be Brooklyn Without Him: Ronny "The Seltzer Man" Beberman And His Truck" I get deliveries from him and for a case of 14 bottles, its $30. I believe he also carries other sodas as well as seltzer.ShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: document.location.href});shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis"));shared_object.attachChicklet("email",...

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Looking To Hire A Few Barbers On Smith Street

Sal's Barber Shop back in April 2010Back in April of this year, Giorgio Zocco, a.k.a. Sal the Barber passed away, leaving his wonderful old-fashioned store behind on Smith Street. He had been cutting hair there for decades.By June, the red and white sign and the awning were gone and someone was working on the space. Most, including me, were certain that someone would open a new restaurant it that location, the fate of most business locales on...

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Picture Of The Day: River Fish

Down by the Gowanus.River Fish?More Like Canal Fish.ShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: document.location.href});shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis"));shared_object.attachChicklet("email", document.getElementById("ck_email"));shared_object.attachChicklet("facebook", document.getElementById("ck_facebook"));shared_object.attachChicklet("twitter", document.getElementById("ck_t...

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Comment Of The Day: Great Memories!

Mrs. G has left the following comment on the post "A Moment In Time: Hula Hooping In Carroll Park":Oh, my! Great memories! I remember hula hooping in Carroll and Prospect Park(s) as a kid. I was actually quite good. Sure I'd hurt something now if I tried this today. :-) ShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: document.title, url: document.location.href});shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis"));shared_object.attachChicklet("email",...

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Wouldn't Be Brooklyn Without Him: Ronny "The Seltzer Man" Beberman And His Delivery Truck

I had not seen Ronny Beberman's seltzer delivery truck in the neighborhood for a while, so I was happy to come across it this morning in Cobble Hill, piled high with those old thick blue bottles in their weather-beaten wooden crates.Ronny Beberman, a.k.a. the Seltzer Man, has been bringing the bubbly stuff to neighborhood stoops for four decades and, in the process, has become quite an iconic figure. Last September, Ronny's customers had to do without...

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