Admit it, when you first saw the thumbnail, you thought it was a real dog. In actuality it’s a cake.  And according to Miriam Milord, the Crown Heights owner of BCakeNY, a custom cake decorating business … anything can … be cake. You just have to check out some of the amazing cake...

“Home, a diptych," 2010. Photo credit: Kate Enman This November, Crown Heights’ own LaunchPad (721 Franklin) partners with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to present a series of unusual, often raw, always thought-provoking FREE events. They’re part of the new “NYFA Boot...

Seems like there will be a lot of fun and cuteness on Franklin Avenue this Halloween eve.  The Crow Hill Community Association is organizing a Halloween parade for the kids, on All Hallow’s Eve at 3:30.  Details here. Afterwards, Urban River Arts will have a Pumpkin Painting Party and  Sale: Our...

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Credit - ILoveFranklinAve.blogspot.com It’s an issue that has not garnered as much attention and protest as the pawn shop protest, but it speaks to some of the same issues. The proposed co-naming of Franklin Ave with “Panama Way” was first covered by the I Love Franklin Avenue a...

Some may have noticed that an article that we published about a visit to Basil, the neighborhood’s kosher pizza and wine bar, was cited in a recent article in the NYTimes about the restaurant.  The Times piece describes how Basil’s owner is striving to attract a diverse clientèle, and...

The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center and Save Our Streets Crown Heights invites you to take part in our exciting new anti-gun violence multimedia contest. We are seeking talented youth and adult artists to submit artwork conveying the strong message that shooting and killing are not acceptable...

Sunshine, from Starlite Lounge, is celebrating her 40th birthday tonight at Q’s Lounge at 761 Nostrand Ave. – near the corner Lincoln Pl.- 2 blocks North of Eastern Parkway, starting at 7:00 PM tonight! Karen, Starlite’s former bartender, will be Mistress of Drinks tending the bar...

Just as the excitement from the West Indian Day Parade winds down, the neighborhood will be treated with yet another cultural parade. The Panamanian day parade.  That plus much more to do in the Crown (and beyond) this weekend. Saturday Panamanian Day Parade – Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights...

FRANKLIN PARK READING SERIES — “Identity Crises” Monday, October 11, 8-10pm Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden 618 St. Johns Place, between Franklin and Classon Avenues Crown Heights, Brooklyn franklinparkbrooklyn.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franklin-Park-Reading-Series/136238993071415 ONGOING...