Category Archives: Seen in the Brew

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Fly on Out, A Gorgeous Little Film From Brooklyn

Fly on Out A House of Nod Production Produced by Bennett Elliott Written & Directed by Robert Kolodny Many of the actors in the film are non-professionals, including the local…

New York Lights, a painting by Brooklyn's Gabriel Vincent Ventura.

Painting: New York Lights by Gabriel Vincent Ventura

Gabriel Vincent Ventura is a Brooklyn-based visual medium artist. Influenced strongly by graffiti and other urban and modern artists, Ventura experiments in both paint and screenprinting formats to produce lush,…

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Your Weeked Smile: Kids at PS 31 in Brooklyn Get Organized to Help Sandy Victims

The students of P.S. 31 Samuel F. Dupont School in Greenpoint, Brooklyn got the privilege of learning about community support this week as they and their PTA Board members presented…

Martin Luther King at the United Nations. (Photo: United Nations/CC/Flickr)

Celebrating Black History Month in Queens and Brooklyn

There’s tons of ways to celebrate Black History Month in New York City. Check out just some of the great events going on in the East Boroughs. All Month The…

Brooklyn and Queens bring the world together and we’re proud to bring you the critical analysis to help you discover the East Boroughs. (Photo: Wally Gobetz/Flickr/CC)
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“The Mold” in the Forgotten Rockaways

Nearly three months after Sandy, many Far Rockaway residents are still fighting to rebuild after the massive damage caused by the superstorm. Among the biggest threats in its immediate wake…

(Photo: Shelley Bernstein/CC/Flickr)
Beach 92nd Street, Two Days After Sandy
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The St. Jacobi Occupy Sandy Distribution Center

(Photo: Occupy617/CC/Flickr) (11/18/2012) For more information on Occupy Sandy or to Volunteer time or resources, check their page here.  

Lefrak City at Night in Queens New York