New law will notify parents of bedbugs at school [Daily News]
What makes NYC water great? Tiny little shrimps. [via Grub Street]
How to spot a crate of tainted eggs [OTBKB]
What Downtown BK’s new park will look like [Brownstoner]
Brooklyn’s worst landlords [Daily Eagle]
A [...]
Wednesday linkage
September Sunday school for the stomach
Kids everywhere are tasting the return of education next week and not liking it one bit. But maybe a little Sunday school will sweeten the deal? This Sunday, Sept. 5, is the first of three September Read & Eat Sundays at Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint. To kick off the free series (with tastings) [...]
Where are the bed bugs in your neighborhood?
Photo from mcbrooklyn
With bed bug rumors creeping all over the place lately, it’s nice to see some of Brooklyn’s infested doing their honest part to stave off the spread. Mcbrooklyn checks in with the Bed Bug Registry today and lists the 228 Brooklyn residential addresses on record as being infested. That’s [...]
Monday linkage
Sharing the wealth at a dumpster divers’ feast [NY Times]
Worst slumlords to be exposed on site of shame [Daily News]
Borrowing-sites good for your wallet and neighborliness [NY Times]
A cocktail-laden ice cream shop to Ditmas Park? [Ditmas Park Blog]
What are treggings? [Racked]
New Brooklyn cookbook [...]
Bored? Name a baby baboon
We heard mom's been hitting the parenting blogs… hard.
There’s no prize to win here or any free drinks to be drunk—only a cute way to spend a few minutes of your time. The Prospect Park Zoo just announced the birth of two baby baboons (actually born in late July) who are in need [...]
Craigslist freebie of the day: graduated bob cuts
If you misread this and you’re looking for some well-educated bob cats, stop right here. Otherwise, this is yet another opportunity to get a free professional styling. A Brooklyn Heights hair school or salon is offering graduated bob haircuts by licensed stylists. The ad says these are ideal for “straight or slightly wavy [...]
Wednesday linkage
BK Bridge could get dedicated rainforest [NY Times]
Sit-down cafés making floor space for coffee bars [NY Times]
New Yorkers have little time for cell phones [NY Post]
Vox Pop seized for the last time [Ditmas Park Blog]
How to make sure your clothing donations go to the needy [...]
Vote a Sheepshead short into the PBS spotlight
A few TV time slots each week are pretty much guaranteed to steer well-clear of the usual programming gutter. Take Channel 13 on Saturday nights, between 9 p.m. and about 1 a.m. You’ll start with a classic, end with an indie, and smack in-between you’ll catch a few minutes of a short film—something [...]
Monday linkage
How to donate food for Pakistan [Ditmas Park Blog]
Hallucinogenic plants sprouting on BK streets [City Room]
Colorful Habana Outpost more green than anything else [NY Times]
A first look at Brooklyn’s fall restaurant openings [Metromix]
Price comparison: every single iced coffee in Park Slope [via FiPS]
Virgin America airfare sale: here today…
If you’re saving your travel for just after the hotter months, here’s a quickly-fleeting sale that could be useful. Virgin America’s holding a 24-hour sale until 10 a.m. EST tomorrow (Aug. 4), with a few good NY deals to western cities (SF, LA, Las Vegas: $109 each way; San Diego & Seattle: $129). [...]
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