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‘All together, looking beautiful’: Scenes from Eid al-Fitr in Bed-Stuy
Wearing their finest outfits, the women came with hennaed hands, draped in gold jewelry, long colorful skirts fluttering with the breeze. The men wore white turbans and other colorful traditional garb. Muslims from across the borough and beyond arrived to the loudspeakers booming the revered words “Allah al Akbar,” God is great, and converged at the Masjid at Taqwa in…
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Park Slope will get a new record store courtesy of Depeche Mode founder Vince Clarke
Park Slope diggers can thank their own personal Jesus: The neighborhood is getting a new record store at Fifth Avenue and Sterling Place. The aptly-named Sterling Records, which aims to open by May 19, is the brainchild of Gary Giddens and Ray Gish, two longtime Brooklyn business owners, Brooklyn Paper reports. Giddens owns the Gowanus Gardens bar and restaurant, and…
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Where to watch the 2024 solar eclipse in Brooklyn
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Inside the viral Trader Joe’s mini-tote craze
A stroll through the average upwardly mobile Brooklyn neighborhood will bring you face-to-face with a cute little bag that has somehow become the accessory of the season: The Trader Joe’s canvas mini tote. Don’t have one yet? The good news is that it’s retailing for $2.99 at all locations of the popular grocery chain, making it theoretically easily attainable. The…
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Martin Short at BAM and Jerrod Carmichael at the Bell House: 23 things to do this weekend
While we still don’t exactly have spring weather in the forecast, there’s plenty of spring-y and Easter events to check out this weekend. Comedians Martin Short and Jerrod Carmichael both make rare live appearances in the borough this weekend — though not at the same place (someday, maybe). Friday brings a Beyoncé-themed party in celebration of her new album, “Cowboy…
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‘Burning Man for Orthodox Jews’: Scenes from the raucous Purim party at House of Yes
“Who wants to be circumcised?” shouts performance artist Zoe Nightingale, dressed in a neon fishnet jumpsuit and a shtreimel — a traditional fur hat worn by some Ashkenazi Jewish men. The partygoers hesitate, squeamish, until eventually, a bold volunteer, dressed as the Greek god Poseidon, clambers onto the stage. He’s ushered onto a low table by a team of performers,…
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A first look at the Brooklyn Paramount — the borough’s next big venue
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Mark Morris and Isaac Mizrahi bring their Burt Bacharach homage to Brooklyn
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Queer birding takes flight in the city
It’s 11.30 a.m. on an overcast Sunday morning and about 30 people, wrapped up in rainbow anoraks and sherbet-striped hats, are clustered by the entrance of McCarren Park. Standing in a circle, the group introduces themselves to newcomers — their names, their pronouns, and most importantly: their favorite bird. “We’ve been into woodcocks recently,” smiles one birder, gesturing towards their…
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19 things to do this St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
We’d make some kind of joke about the Gowanus Canal turning green this weekend, but isn’t it usually some kind of toxic emerald hue anyway? We’ll get to the St. Patrick’s Day stuff in a bit. But speaking of Gowanus (and for your best bang-per-buck this weekend), head to Littlefield on Saturday to see Wyatt Cenac and Donwill screen a…
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