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Tagged with cafe, dessert, dining, dogs, greenpoint, park-slope

NYCdog.org president Robert Marino says there are an estimated 1.4 million canines living within the five boroughs of New York City. With the welfare of New York pooches in mind, ... Read more..

Tagged with africa, black history month, cultural, cultural getaway, festival, film

What: BAMcinématek’s African Diaspora Film Festival Where: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) When: February 19-24th, 2010 Why: For the past seven years, BAMcinématek has partnered with the African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF) to ... Read more..

Tagged with books, botanic-gardens, budget-friendly, dessert, DIY, film-screening, music, romantic, valentines-day

Whether you’re unintentionally solo, stag and lovin’ it, or happily hitched, the outer boroughs have got you covered this weekend. From historic cemetery strolls and an anti-Valentine's Day book party, ... Read more..

Tagged with brooklyn, concerts, cultural getaway, music, performance

Merrill Garbus—the one woman powerhouse behind tUnEyArDs–spent the last month preparing for her sold out Sounds Like Brooklyn show this weekend, a European tour this month, and an upcoming spring ... Read more..

Tagged with BAM, concerts, music, subway

What: Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival Where: BAM, BAMcafé, and 13 other Brooklyn venues When: Jan 29, 30; Feb 4-6 Cost: Varies, Free for some locations. Why: Over the next two weekends, the musically ... Read more..

Tagged with bell house, dining, party, subway

What: The Brooklyn Taco Experiment Where: The Bell House, Gowanus, Brooklyn When: Sunday, January 31, 1- 5 p.m., free after party Why: The Atlantic recently tweeted a timeline on food history that dated ... Read more..

Tagged with art, cultural-activities, family, subway

Queens is king tonight at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center as 43 arts organizations and 17 indie artists are honored with nearly a quarter of a million dollars by the ... Read more..

Tagged with brooklyn-heights, drink, film-screening, food, subway

What: “Hollywood In the Heights” Film Premiere/Centennial Celebration on behalf of Brooklyn Heights Association Where: St Francis College, Founder’s Hall, Brooklyn When: Wednesday, January 20th, 7p.m. Why: Before Brooklyn Heights became known as ... Read more..

Tagged with art, brooklyn, cultural-activities, Events, music, train

Oil and Obama do mix, says Brooklyn artist David Macaluso who has been recycling the greasy substance for metaphorical portraits since 2005; attend the opening reception tomorrow to view his ... Read more..