Celebrating Community
George was surfing the Internet again. Uh oh. “Enright, I’m sick of your memories, I need some Brooklyn history…Wait, here’s something! It says in this 1946 Times obit that John Jacob Snyder was buried in Green-Wood as the ‘Mayor of Flatbush’ but I never heard of him. See what you can dig up!” “George, if you want some grave-digging, that’ll […]
I was introduced to Douglas Miles by the Brooklyn born Hip-Hop photographer, Ernie Paniccioli. Ernie’s revolutionary photography humanized and celebrated Hip-Hop performers. As the Bronx born rapper KRS1 said, “while others chose to photograph only those rappers, they thought it could make them a fast buck, Paniccioli photographed the rise of the greatest in city movement of the last 27 […]
A group of local New Yorkers are one step closer to possibly winning Season 16 of the acclaimed reality television series, America’s Got Talent (AGT). On August 18, New York’s own Northwell Health Nurse Choir learned they would be advancing to the semi-finals after capturing the nation’s vote to continue on in the competition. The choir’s 18 frontline nurses from […]
Red Hook Open Studios is returning on October 9th and 10th from 1-6 p.m. after a year off last year due to COVID. Open Studios is an opportunity for artists and makers to show their work, meet the public and make some sales. Red Hook Open Studios was founded by artist Deborah Ugoretz, jeweler Katie Lincoln, sculptor Megan Suttles and […]