The alter of Lakshmi at The Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Inc. at 12804 Liberty Ave.
This post was written in October 2005 In 2005 my daughter took it upon herself to decorate our building, an 8-unit limestone, with handmade Halloween decorations. The first week of October, she made numerous drawings — wonderful ghouls, howling dogs, witches, and devils — and taped them on the walls of the public hallway. Earlier [...]
This post was written in October 2005 In 2005 my daughter took it upon herself to decorate our building, an 8-unit limestone, with handmade Halloween decorations. The first week of October, she made numerous drawings — wonderful ghouls, howling dogs, witches, and devils — and taped them on the walls of the public hallway. Earlier [...]
The Charter Revision Commission, appointed by Bloomberg, is presenting two ballot questions to the voters this election day. Here’s one of them: Question 1. Term Limits: The proposal would amend the City Charter to: Reduce from three to two the maximum number of consecutive full terms that can b e served by elected city officials; [...]
At a rally organized by LIving Wage NYC at City Hall yesterday, City Council Member Brad Lander (who represents Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Boro Park) along with other Brooklyn and NY city council members, verbally blasted the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for spending (they say wasting) $1 million on a living [...]If you, like me, missed last Monday evening’s presentation by the Department of Environmental Protection to the Public Safety/Environmental Protection/Permits & Licenses Committee on the ongoing Gowanus Facilities Upgrade Project, you’re in luck because Craig Hammerman, Distrcit Manager of Community Board 6 just sent me a link to a copy of the agency’s presentation which is available [...]Looking for teachable moments? Lessons in democracy? Something to do on Election Day when the kids are home from school? How about this: On Election Day, kids can practice voting at Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park. Here’s how it works: The kids are off from school, right? So take them over to Lefferts House [...]
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A new poll from the Wall Street Journal has come up with results that may surprise New Yorkers.
It couldn’t be a more perfect day for a Spook Walk in Prospect Park with your kids or a trip to the Brooklyn Flea to shop for a Halloween costume. In the mood for a gypsy re-telling of Macbeth at the Old Stone House? All that and more of the best and brightest activities for [...]
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LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com) — The hot MTV series Jersey Shore Season 2 has ended. But the spark is still on as the sizzling cast came together tonight to share the experiences of their journey in Miami.
Jersey Shore Season 2 witnessed a lot of intimate moments among the members of the house, a lot of .... Read the original article here.At a meeting today, Council Members unrolled plans to make statistics on hate crimes and domestic violence in the city more available to the public; a zoning plan for a huge swath of Queens that would be the largest ever made in the borough; and a resolution calling on the State Legislature to override Gov.
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Last night, the New York Design Center hosted its annual Masquerade Ball to benefit HIV org The Alpha Workshops. The theme? “Le Vrai et Le Faux Chic." The lovely gaggle at Veranda translated that concept into decadent Real Housewives (above)...
And the Elle Decor team donned gleeky Glee outfits.
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If you're a single NBA superstar who pulls in millions and millions a year, where do you sleep? Let's rephrase that: Where's your actual home? If you're New York Knick Amar'e Stoudemire, it's a duplex penthouse on a swank block of NYC's West Village, which runs $37.5K a month in rent. Our sister site Curbed NY has the floor plan porn and all the juicy deets. [Curbed NY]
With former Domino editor Deborah Needleman now at the helm and a frequency that will more than double next year, WSJ. Magazine has seen its fair share of changes of late. Here's another one: Andrew Cenname has just been named publisher. Cenname was previously at Travel + Leisure. [Observer]
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The other burning question on Lee’s mind was the whereabouts of Jeb Stuart. It had been the assumption, when Lee approved the plan for the cavalry raid, that Stuart would be across the Potomac and in contact with Ewell’s corps within three or at most four days— that is by June 28 or 28. Lee had [...]
About 1 p.m. , at a given signal, a heavy cannonade was opened, and continued for about two hours with marked effect upon the enemy. His batteries replied vigorously at first, but toward the close their fire slackened perceptibly, and General Longstreet ordered forward the column of attack, consisting of Pickett’s and Heth’s divisions, [...]