BY Mike Mclaughlin DAILY NEWS WRITER Wednesday, Mar 16th 2011, 4:00 AM With a first name like Solar, he was most innate to make a vital from throwing a sun’s rays. Solar Bawabeh was teased since of his name as a child, though now it’s profitable off w... »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Natalie O’NeillThe Brooklyn PaperBy Natalie O’Neill A prolific Park Slope painter is giving new meaning to the expression “high art” by hanging his whimsical creations on street light poles above Fifth Avenue. Jon... »
Over the past year, lots of businesses have come and gone from the Park Slope landscape. Here's a list of every single business that closed up shop in the neighborhood in 2011 (cue Taps). January La Taqueria Taqueria Reis Platinum Couture Extraordinary... »
- Flow CEO and founder Eric Alterman says that his DUMBO tech company plans to hire hundreds of skilled workers over the next few years. “Nine workers to 900 is not a pipe dream; it’s a five-year plan,” he told the NY Daily News. - Rolex wants Brooklyn... »
After Brooklyn parents loudly protested (here and here) about the "co-location" of a charter school owned by ex-Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz into a Cobble Hill building already housing three public schools, DOE changed the location of the December 14 PE... »
Thanks to a Brooklyn business, props from movie sets, commercial shoots, TV scenes and theatre productions in New York City are now being collected and given new homes. Film Biz Recycling hates to watch props and costumes go to waste, and so gathers al... »
Before Carroll Gardens Patch launched in November of 2010, a team of freelancers and editors visited each business in the area and collected information in order to make up the Patch Places section of the site. Each business listing includes a descrip... »
