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Farming Local Food: Moving Past The Solution Du Jour

By Sam Horwich-Scholefield

Perhaps no recent trend in the local food movement has received more positive attention than urban farming. In particular, rooftop and even wall gardening have been lauded as ways to utilize precious space while providing residents with fresh local produce and Brooklyn is home to several locally famous urban farms. In this segment of the Eco-Apartheid series, we’ll examine how city residents can gain better access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables with innovative solutions.

July 21, 2010 City Politics and News, Food

tags: Eco-Apartheid, Fresh Produce, Urban Farming

Painting Like Pollock on the Coney Island Boardwalk

By Jessica Dailey

A lot has gone down on the boardwalk in Coney Island, that’s for sure, but how about a woman painting circles with her wheelchair or a guy diving onto a slip-n-slide full of paint? This past weekend those were just two of the unique ways Brooklynites helped create ten large scale abstract paintings as part of an interactive performance art event featuring local artist Paul Campbell and his counterpart from Singapore, artist Shih Yun Yeo.

July 21, 2010 Art n' About, Photo

tags: Artists, Coney Island, Emerging Artists

Rep. Ed Towns Calls Hearing On Census Fraud, Is Willing To Count Brooklynites Himself

By Jessica Dailey

Two Census Bureau managers from a Brooklyn field office may face criminal charges for faking more than 4000 surveys. In a hearing Monday morning, the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce stated that he believes the managers violated a federal law that makes it a felony to falsify census records.

July 20, 2010 City Politics and News, State Politics and News

tags: 2010 Census, Barack Obama, Bedford Stuyvesant, Borough Hall, City Hall, Edolphus Towns, Yvette Clark

Love Your Bartender: Alfredo Di Scipio, Apartment 138

By Douglas Calhoun

Meet Apartment 138′s muddle-master Alfredo Di Scipio. This ‘tender spends his nights in Carroll Gardens whipping up tasty bevvies, which is where we caught up with him for the scoop on summer cocktails and where he learned to shake and stir them.

July 20, 2010 Recipes

tags: local bars, Love Your Bartender

The Greenpoint Food Market Says Goodbye For Now

By Jessica Dailey

The Greenpoint Food Market offered a low-cost, low-key environment for home cooks and amateur chefs to share their homemade products, but not anymore. Founder Joann Kim announced Wednesday that the market has shut down, hopefully only until the fall.

July 16, 2010 City Politics and News, Food

tags: Foodies, Fresh Produce, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Food Market, Joann Kim

Brunching Outdoors: Robin des Bois

By Katy Miller

Robin des Bois in Carroll Gardens is not for the dainty SATC crowd, which is what makes this rustic French brasserie the prime brunch spot. The eatery’s backyard takes you away from Brooklyn’s busy streets to a cozy wooded garden, perfect for enjoying a croque-monsieur.

July 16, 2010 Restaurants

tags: Brunch, Carroll Gardens, Robin des Bois, Summer Saturdays

Summer Saturdays: Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

By Jessica Dailey

The neighborhood of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill is many, many things, but it doesn’t matter how you describe it; the area is a blooming hybrid of everything we love about Brooklyn. The only thing that matters is how fast you can get there.

July 16, 2010 Things to Do

tags: Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Summer Saturdays