Get your cameras ready tonight, because Brooklyn Borough Hall will be illuminated in glowing red lights to observe the 23rd Annual World AIDS Day! Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will be joined by Malaak Compton-Rock, supermodel Christy Turlington Burns, and actresses Gabrielle Union and Gabourey Sidibe for the lighting ceremony, which will run from 5-6:30pm [...]

As I posted earlier this week, last Friday night I visited the the very-talented Karyn Kloumann’s “Urban Sketchbook” gallery opening. A Brooklyn Heights resident, Karyn is the creative force behind A New York Eye, and creates whimsical sketches and beautiful watercolors of those she encounters on the subways and streets of New York City. When [...]

On Friday night, I went to the “Urban Sketchbook” pop-up gallery opening in downtown Brooklyn at 40 Hoyt Street, courtesy of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, which runs a program called Your Art Here to match artists with untenanted commercial storefronts, boost downtown foot traffic, and showcase available spaces to retailers. The newest YAH event, “Urban [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday mornings, I pass the greenmarket which occupies a lovely stretch of the plaza in front of Borough Hall and the courthouse. Open three days a week, this farmer’s market is, in my humble opinion, one of the best in the city. Plus — this year the market celebrated its 26th birthday! [...]