Nostrand Park

MAKING SPACE Closing Reception at SUPERFRONT

Though we've been talking about the local gallery SUPERFRONT for a while now, we still meet people who say that they didn't realize that this gem exists in the neighborhood.  Well folks,  if you didn't know about them before, now's your chance to check them out: Making Space - Closing Reception at SUPERFRONT Brooklyn Reception: March 28, 2010, 5 - 8 p.m. SUPERFRONT invites you to celebrate the success of the 1st annual Architects-in-Residence exhibit and publication of the MAKING ...

Franklin Park Reading Series

UPDATE: TONIGHT'S FRANKLIN PARK READING SERIES has been moved to SODA BAR, at 629 VANDERBILT AVENUE, between PROSPECT PLACE and ST. MARKS AVENUE in PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN. *** Monday March 8th's edition of the Franklin Park Reading Series will feature acclaimed novelist Victor Lavalle, who will also be participating in Medgar Evers Black National Writers Conference later this month. According to the FPRS curator, the reading series will be hosting several of the participating authors in ...

Restaurant Openings This Week- Dutch Boy Burger and Basil Pizza & Wine Bar

Just a heads up for our local foodies- I Love Franklin Avenue reports (via an article in Time Out New York) that new Dutch Boy Burger will be opening this week.  Additionally, the Crown Heights News blog reports that the new pizza and wine bar, Basil, will open today. We called the restaurant to confirm, but just got a voice message.  Given the Jewish Sabbath, we are curious what the days and hours of operation will be.  In any event, the menu for Basil is now available on CHN's website, so chec...

Assemblyman Camara Opens New Office

A few weeks back we posted an entry about a forthcoming occupant in the Jewel in the Crown Spa. This occupant is no longer a surprise and as many area residents now know, Assemblyman Karim Camara is the new resident at 1216 Union Street. Sitting next door to Super Wings practically guarantees that Assemblyman Camara will be able continue growing in his relationship with his constituents, who themselves will likely continue growing around the waste as they delight in the Brooklyn's Best Wings. ...

Toni Morrison and the National Black Writer’s Conference Coming to Medgar Evers

ALL ARE WELCOMED TO ATTEND! Tenth National Black Writers Conference THEME:  "And Then We Heard the Thunder: Black Writers Reconstructing Memories and Lighting the Way" Thursday, March 25 – Sunday, March 28, 2010 Toni Morrison Nobel Prize winning author Honorary Chair Honorees- Amiri Baraka, Author & Poet Kamau Braithwaite, Educator & Historian – Professor, New York University Dr. Edison O. Jackson, former President, Medgar Evers College, CUNY Confirmed Participants...

Landlord & Tenants’ Rights: A Primer for the Public

LANDLORD & TENANTS’ RIGHTS: A Primer for the Public MARCH 1, 2010 – 6-8 p.m. The Brooklyn Bar Association's Meeting Hall On Monday March 1st, 2010 the Brooklyn Bar Association in conjunction with The Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation, Inc.,The Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyer's Project, Inc., and the Brooklyn Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service will present a panel discussing Landlord and Tenants' Rights in New York.  This workshop is intended as a primer for those i...

Crown Heights’ Super Wings Crowned Best Wings in Brooklyn

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // We've been telling folks, and now it's official.  Crown Heights' Super Wings has been crowned the best wings in Brooklyn, beating out 16 other challengers from across Brooklyn. From Super Wings FB page: "Superwings has won the battle for the best wings in Brooklyn!!! We won against 16of the best wing spots in Brooklyn.  We entered our Ginger Buff / Lava Sauce.   Thanks to the entire SWNY family & especially to our SWNY sup...

Women’s Month Art Show

Baruti Tucker's series of 31 colorful dynamic works depicting the female energy of planets, moons, stars, and galaxies will be on view at 1158Dean Gallery from February 28 - March 28th. Poetically painting with his fingers, the artist renders the universe in marriage with the female form reminding us of our connection to all things created in divine light. 1158Dean 1158 Dean Street (Nostrand & Rogers) February 28-March 28, 2010

Battle for the Best Wings in Brooklyn!

UPDATE: REMINDER - TODAY - SATURDAY - FEB. 13th Yes, folks, it's the ultimate of cock fights - the battle for the best chicken wings in Brooklyn.  Next Saturday, February 13th, 16 wing shacks from around Brooklyn - including our very own Super Wings - will face off at Greenpoint's Red Star Bar in a battle for the title of "The Best Wings in Brooklyn. " Here's the full list of contenders: Atomic Wings, Carroll Gardens Bean Post Pub, Bay Ridge Buffalo Cantina, Williamsburg Cant...

Protest at Starlite Lounge

Yesterday, the Damon S. Allen Foundation Against Violence, in collaboration with community groups and residents of Crown Heights, hosted a press conference protesting the eviction of the historic Starlite Lounge, the oldest Black-owned, non-discriminating pub in Brooklyn. From the press release "For the last five decades the Starlite Lounge has been a safe haven to members of our community and a space of significant historical relevance for New York City residents. This incredible run in ...