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Brooklyn Book Festival

Published by arZan September 13th, 2006 in Art, Education and Neighborhood. Closed

The Brooklyn Book Festival, held on September 16, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., will celebrate Brooklyn’s thriving and diverse literary community and its rich history as a home and inspiration for authors. From Williamsburg to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Park Slope and Brighton Beach, Brooklyn is home to authors, literary magazines and publishers. Brooklyn Book Festival: […]



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New residents

Published by arZan August 25th, 2006 in Education and Neighborhood. Closed

This past week has seen a huge influx of new residents in the neighborhood. They come from all over the world and all part of the country. In case you are wondering who they are….well they are the students at Pratt Institute. My alma mater had its orientation week today at the start of the […]



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Pratt Higgins Hall Wins Architectural Awards

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Architecture, Buildings and Education. Closed

My alma mater, Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture has won an architectural award. Higgins Hall, for long the home of the School of Architecture, had a recent addition in the centre court area. This was done by the famous NY architect Steven Holl. As reported in a communique on Pratt’s



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  • Celebrate Earth Day With Walking Tours and More at Prospect Park April 18, 2019
    Spend the day outdoors embracing the environment with the annual Earth Day celebration in Prospect Park. The day of earth-friendly fun will take place on Sunday, April 28 with activities throughout the park. Head to the Audubon Center for a range of activities for all ages. You can get some fishing… Read More > The […]
  • Unit With Built-ins, Coffered Ceiling in Brooklyn Heights Mansion at Promenade Asks $2,800 April 18, 2019
    This one-bedroom is on the fourth floor of one of Brooklyn Heights' great mansions. It sits not only off the Brooklyn Heights Promenade but is the last building on the block, overlooking the Clark Street entrance and New York harbor. Apartment 4F in 150 Columbia Heights has tall ceilings, bay… Read More > The post […]
  • New Boerum Hill Condo Building Features Smart Kitchens, Rooftop Dining and Japanese Design April 18, 2019
    Just one block from the bustling intersection of Atlantic, Flatbush and 4th Avenues, and close to the Barclays Center, Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center, a 12-story building with cascading terraces has risen at 561 Pacific in Boerum Hill. Developer Adam America Real Estate commissioned Ryoko Okada, a principal architect at ODA… Read More > The […]
  • An Old Bit of New Lots: The 1873 Town Hall April 18, 2019
    Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. In 1860, a group of men gathered in the town of New Lots to form a volunteer fire department. By 1866, they were pretty much established and were able to build a tall, octagonal… Read More > The […]
  • The Insider: Double-Deck Addition, Fresh Color Bring New Life to This Crown Heights Fixer-Upper April 18, 2019
    This three-story brownstone fixer-upper had a few good things going for it when a couple purchased it at the end of a long house hunt. Its pluses included an unusually deep (110 feet) lot, an intact original staircase, some vintage leaded glass and salvageable parquet flooring. But the minuses probably outweighed… Read More > The […]



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