Work has resumed on The Wooden House Project at 69-71 Dean Street in Boerum Hill, after a hiatus of about a year and a half. A blog focusing on the history and restoration of the two renowned frame house facades is run by South Slope resident and preservation consultant Elizabeth Finkelstein.

More on Brownstoner.

The Department of Transportation begins work this week on a project aimed at easing congestion in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. Improvements will be made on Hicks Street, near Atlantic Avenue and the BQE, “where speeding and heavy traffic have been a longtime concern for community members,” according to news reports.

More on Brooklyn Heights Blog.

A reader spotted this sign in Red Hook on April 28. Anyone have any idea why it’s there?

Benjamin Percy, whose latest novel “Red Moon” will be released May 7, will appear at Cobble Hill’s BookCourt on May 7 for a reading and book launch party: 7 p.m. at 163 Court Street.

Percy has won a Whiting Writers Award, a Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is the author of novel “The Wilding” (2010) and two short story collections, “Refresh, Refresh” (2007) and “The Language of Elk” (2006). His work has appeared in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men’s Journal, Outside, The Wall Street Journal, The Paris Review, Tin House and Best American Short Stories.

According to publisher Grand Central, “Red Moon” is “an explosive and deeply layered literary thriller set in the American West. The book has been praised by John Irving, who says, “‘Red Moon’ is a serious, politically symbolic novel—a literary novel about lycanthropes. If George Orwell had imagined a future where the werewolf population had grown to the degree that they were colonized and drugged, this terrifying novel might be it.”

The plot: Every teenage girl thinks she’s different. When government agents kick down Claire Forrester’s front door and murder her parents, Claire realizes just how different she is. Patrick Gamble was nothing special until the day he got on a plane and hours later stepped off the only passenger left alive, a hero. Chase Williams has sworn to protect the people of the United States from the menace in their midst, but is becoming the very thing he has promised to destroy. So far, the threat has been controlled by laws and violence and drugs. But the night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge, and the battle for humanity will begin.

This Sunday, May 5, Cobble Hill’s PS29 will host Rummage & Recycling Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the schoolyard. Bring textiles, clothes, electronics and documents to shred—and take home “great clothing finds.”

For more information, contact PS29Recyclables@gmail.com.

The Cobble Hill Association’s General Spring Meeting will take place this Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Long Island College Hospital’s Main Entrance, 339 Hicks Street, in Conference Room A. The primary topic for discussion—not surprisingly—is the future of LICH.

“SUNY has withdrawn its closure plan: What’s next?” leads the agenda, with a panel discussion that includes State Assemblywoman Joan Millman; NYC Councilman Brad Lander; Matthew Bethel, Policy Director for State Sen. Daniel Squadron; “Concerned Physicians of LICH”; and Michelle Greene with the New York State Nurses. Assn.

All are welcome.

Back in January, CHB reported that local organic burger chain Bareburger was coming to Cobble Hill. Eater confirms that the 45-seat restaurant—its 11th location—is now open for business at 145 Court Street.

The burgeoning burger chain has several locations scattered throughout Manhattan and Queens and one in Park Slope. Bareburger offers make-your-own burger options featuring organic, grass-fed and free-range meat.

According to school officials, the United Federation of Teachers union sent spies to “prowl” Success Academy Cobble Hill’s charter school, taking photos of students without permission. The New York Daily News reports that Success founder & former city Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz made the charges in a letter to education officials and United Federation president Michael Mulgrew.

“It is unconscionable that the UFT would deliberately violate our school’s security,” she wrote. Union officials insist staffers were present during an authorized visit. The issue at hand, according to the Daily News: “The Success Academy charter school is in the midst of a nasty spat with the two district schools it shares a building with over renovations. Teachers at the district school say the charter is getting preferential treatment from the city on repairs to the building.”

City education officials deny the charges, but admit that contractors working for the school did unauthorized work on the building last July. Agency spokeswoman Margie Feinberg told the newspaper, “We have spoken with the Success Charter Network about its contractor completing work that was not approved and will increase monitoring of their projects.”

The City council has passed a resolution, and the management of SUNY downstate has made what seems to be a positive move. Read about it in BHB.

Get your powder blue tux pressed, baby! On Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m., South Brooklyn Community High School at 173 Conover Street will host The Red Hook Prom. The annual gala benefits Cora Dance, with all proceeds supporting the facility’s pay-what-you-can dance classes for ages 4 to 94+, as well as development of Red Hook’s first studio theater.

The event, voluntarily produced by Red Hook’s restaurant and catering company home/made, features food, punch, music by DJ Body Rock (80′s jams and requests), dance lessons from Cora Dance pros, a photo booth, and… the knighting of Prom King and Queen!

Tix are available online, ranging from $20 to $100, plus service fees.

Halstead Property has acquired the assets of boutique Brooklyn brokerage and development firm Aguayo Real Estate Group, bringing the company’s presence in the borough to five offices.

Peggy Aguayo, a founder of the eponymous firm, will join Halstead as an associate broker and EVP, and her son, Brendan Aguayo, will join the firm’s new development arm, Halstead Property Development Marketing, as a senior VP, Halstead says.

Halstead will take over Aguayo Real Estate’s office at 244 Fifth Avenue, at Carroll Street, in Park Slope.

Peggy Aguayo told The Real Deal, “Instead of retiring, I decided to give up the stuff I am actually tired of—like paying bills and managing people—and do what I like: selling real estate.” She will hand over the day-to-day management duties to Halstead director of sales Trish Martin, who will run the Park Slope office.

Brendan will bring about 20 development projects in the pipeline to Halstead, including multi-family dwellings in Carroll Gardens.

The Townhouses of Cobble Hill, a collective of nine townhouses—four historic and five that have yet to be built—will get the ball rolling with a marketing campaign next month. The development site comprises two properties spanning a single block, from 110 to 126 Congress Street.

The project is a joint venture between JMH Development and Madison Estates, which will be marketing three of the homes homes from an office located at 53 Douglass Street in Cobble Hill. Morris Adjmi is the architect of record, reports The Real Deal. The project has yet to break ground, however, design is finalized, with construction set to begin in May and completion in 14 months.

The property was formerly owned by the Brooklyn Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. One of the buildings was used as a church rectory, and will be renovated into four separate townhouses. The other structure will give way to five townhouses with features similar to their older neighbors.

The four renovated homes will stand three stories, each with a partial fourth floor featuring terrace space. Each will have 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, roughly 3,400 square feet, and an additional 700 square feet for a storage or recreation floor.

The new townhouses will be four stories. Two will have 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and garages, while the remaining three will have 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and 3,000 square feet. All have backyard space.

Madison Estates president and owner Gerard Longo told The Real Deal last summer he estimated they would sell for between $2.5 million to $3 million each.

Families of Linden Tree Preschool students are demanding answers and tuition refunds as the school seeks a new home after it , has lost its home at Christ Church last year. The church was damaged by a lightning strike in July and a “gala benefit” will be held for its restoration Saturday at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights.

CHB has obtained a statement from the families detailing their concerns:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Linden Tree Preschool Concerned Parents Committee
Email: ltpcpcommittee@gmail.com
Linden Tree Preschool Parents Demand Answers,

Return of 25% of 2012/2013 Tuition Payments

and Donation of Classroom Supplies and School Equipment

from Christ Church Cobble Hill, To No Avail

Brooklyn, NY – April 17, 2013: Christ Church School’s (CCS) “Linden Tree Preschool” (LTP) has been unresponsive to the inquiries of LTP parents, led by the Linden Tree Preschool Concerned Parents Committee (LTPCPC), with regards to the “delinquent and negligent behavior of CCS relating to the relocation and lack of services provided for the 2012/2013 school year,” as mentioned in the LTPCPC’s letter dated/emailed Feb. 19, 2013 and sent via certified mail on Feb. 21, 2013, to Christ Church’s vestry. The CCS’s suspicious activities have included moving to a subpar (and supposedly) temporary location because of a lightning strike on LTP at 180 Kane Street in July 2012, to informing parents only in January/early February 2013 that the Kane St. location will be closed indefinitely and that LTP as an entity would close entirety at the completion of the current school year. While ample time was given for a response from Christ Church none of the vestry members have responded, nor have any of the certified mail slips been returned to LTPCPC, leading the committee to believe that their letter has gone unread. Therefore, it is time to take further action.

Comprised of five LTP parents representing the LTP parent community, the LTPCPC wrote the letter demanding “the return of 25% of the gross tuition payments currently made for 2012-2013, approximately $187,500,” as well as the donation of “all classroom supplies and associated school equipment to Building Bridges, LLC, currently under development as a result of the untimely closure of LTP” since “the current LTP teachers are working diligently to relocate the school under their own auspices so that our children may have a place to attend school this fall.” The following two paragraphs copied from the letter provide further background on this unfortunate situation:

“As a result of the actions of the owners of Linden Tree Preschool (LTP) and the above stated persons associated with Christ Church, parents and children enrolled at LTP for 2012-2013 have incurred sub-standard educational conditions. Currently the teachers and preschool students of LTP have been forced to conduct activities in a ‘temporary’ facility far inferior to the facilities parents paid for at 180 Kane St. Students were without hot water until January 2013, toilet plumbing problems exist, there is no outdoor play space, walled and soundproof classrooms, gym space, working kitchen, cooking classes or water fountain, and there will be no outdoor spring activities such as local walks and gardening. Also, school days have been canceled due to issues with the heat in the facility, resulting in additional childcare expenses and other difficulties for families who have had to arrange alternate care for their children on these days.

Christ Church has been less than forthcoming in communicating with families regarding the state of the Kane Street location and the changes to the curriculum and daily activities due to the temporary location. We are not only disappointed but are now forced to take action against LTP ownership due to their consistent lack of communication, assistance and involvement and the substandard educational conditions our children have been subject to since the lightning strike at Christ Church in July 2012. It was not until late January or in some cases early February, 2013, that parents were informed via USPS that the Kane Street location will be closing indefinitely and that LTP itself will close as of June 2013. This has left the entire Linden Tree Preschool community scrambling to find alternative arrangements for the fall.”

The LTPCPC concurrently created a petition on change.org, which has collected more than 100 signatures, including LTP grandparents, extended family and friends from as far as California and Canada. Here is the link to the petition

The eight-member LTP staff, including Principal Susan Kuhlmann, has also been supportive of LTPCPC’s cause, and has written a letter of thanks to the parents and LTPCPC thanking them for their support and continued efforts.

It has been more than a month since the deadline for a response from Christ Church Schools has passed, and LTPCPC has been more than patient after enduring what has already been a trying school year for LTP parents. A simple acknowledgement of the receipt of the letter from the church would have been appreciated, but Christ Church has not even taken the time to acknowledge the LTPCPC letter or parents petition.

LTPCPC and the parents and families of LTP students are legitimately concerned about how their tuition money has been spent this academic year. It has come to a point where legal proceedings must begin for the sake and futures of these children, the students of the soon-to-be defunct LTP.

Parent Quotes from the Change.Org Petition – Reasons for Signing

Nobody can protect himself against an act of God. Not even the Christ Church School (CCS). However the CCS should have taken proper action to resolve the housing issue in a more pro-active way. – Jessica Ludvik

We agree with prior commenters. The positive experiences our daughter has had are due entirety to the tireless efforts of Susan Kuhlmann and her staff, with seemingly little or no help from Christ Church. Furthermore, we have found the level and quality of communication from Christ Church to us — and more so, to the staff and teachers — to be appalling. There seems to be little or no reason why the Church could not have been more proactive in finding a new space for the school, or at least helping the teachers to do so. Donating the supplies and equipment seems like the least it could do. – Mark Solomon

We were so excited for my son to start school at Linden Tree this year, and for him to have a wonderful experience in the facility. While it was not Christ Church’s fault that my son was not able to have all the experiences that we thought he would get, they have apparently done little or nothing to remedy the situation beyond finding a temporary space. The communication from the Church was virtually non-existent. We look forward to joining Susan and the staff on their new venture next year and hope that Christ Church will do the right thing and donate all existing supplies and equipment to the new venture. –Christine Murphy

I hope that my daughter is able to continue her education next year with the teachers and classmates that have been an important part of her life. Christ Church leadership, who technically own Linden Tree, have failed in communicating honestly and openly about the status of the school’s future. As a result of the ongoing temporary facilities, my daughter has missed out on experiences (outdoor play area, cooking projects, soundproof walls, etc) that we’ve pre-paid for with our tuition dollars. I fully support the faculty’s move to establish a new entity outside of Christ Church and the migration of existing funds and supplies to the new school. – David Bratton

I feel like the owners of the school have not communicated with us at all, I have no idea who the Head of the school is? I feel like there was a ton missing from my daughters experience this year, compared to last year. – Scott Graves

As a parent with a child in the school I want to ensure that my child receives the best education possible. I feel the LTP ownership has been remiss in attending to the needs of the students and is simply collecting profits for themselves without regard for the best interests of the children. – James Thompson

For more information, please contact the LTPCPC at ltpcpcommittee@gmail.com.

Susan Kuhlmann, the Principal of Linden Tree Preschool in Cobble Hill, informs CHB that the facility it has used for the past nine years, Christ Church at 180 Kane Street, is being closed permanently after the building was struck by lightning and severely damaged last July.

At that time, Kuhlmann says, for safety reasons, the school had to immediately vacate, “being told by Christ Church we’d be back within weeks.” Since, it has been operating out of St. Stephen’s Church in Carroll Gardens. But now, “weeks and months have gone by and in January (2013), we were informed by Christ Church that they are closing Linden Tree Preschool as of June 30, sending families clamoring for alternate preschools and leaving nine dedicated staff members unemployed.”

Linden Tree Preschool is now searching for a new permanent home. Kuhlmann notes:

In order to continue to serve our families, staff and greater community by providing a beautiful preschool experience, myself and a colleague, Jennifer DeLuna, have formed our own LLC, Building Bridges. We require a minimum of 3,000 square feet but are willing to exceed that for the right opportunity. We are also willing to sign a long-term lease.

As you know rental space in our community is costly and difficult to come by. We have been searching for months and continue to. If anyone can help us please reach out, we need a home and can provide a nice income stream for a rental space. We appreciate any assistance.

Susan Kuhlmann: susan@lindentreepreschool.com
Jennifer DeLuna: jennifer@lindentreepreschool.com
lindentreepreschool.com
718-687-8141

The lightning strike last August on historic Christ Church Cobble Hill, which caused the death of a pedestrian walking by the Church, also did significant damage to the historic building. As a result, the Church has been closed for necessary extensive rebuilding. This has not only displaced the congregation and clergy, but also other community organizations and activities that have used the Church’s facilities.

This coming Saturday, April 27, starting at 7:00 p.m., the Friends of Christ Church Cobble Hill, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization formed to raise funds for the Church’s restoration, will present “Spring Up: Bizet to Broadway,” a gala evening of cabaret, featuring excerpts from Bizet’s beloved opera Carmen, along with hors d’ouvres, wine, and dessert after the performances, at Plymouth Church, 75 Hicks Street (between Orange and Cranberry; accessible entrance through garden entrance on Orange between Hicks and Henry). Tickets are $75 per person and may be purchased here.

Duman Home, an upscale home goods store, has opened its doors in Cobble Hill at 213 Court Street, offering “unique home fashions, kitchen essentials, bedding, bath accessories and more.”

According to DNAInfo, the store peddles a variety of sheets, towels, pillows, candles, kitchen supplies and storage products for the home, with prices ranging from $5 to $400. “It’s everything about the home,” says Owner John Duman. (Photo: Duman’s Facebook page)

I don’t know about you, but there’s just something sinister about grown men gobbing their faces with clown make-up in the name of amusing unsuspecting kiddies. All the same, Cirque d’été, a children’s circus summer camp, will take place at Carroll Gardens P.S. 58 in July and August.

Over a two-week summer session, the camp for pre-K to fifth-graders, will offer professional performers and acrobats teaching circus-themed classes like acrobatics, clowning and comedy, circus skills, music and costume sets. DNAInfo.com quotes Ronny Schindler, owner & director of the Park Slope Day Camp, which organized the program: “It’s a performing arts camp with a kind of circus twist.” The circus activities help kids develop their motor and social skills, as well as stage presence, he adds.

Three two-week sessions, each accepting about 90 children, will be held over the summer starting July 8, July 22 and August 5. During the first week, kids ranging from 3 to 10, work in different age groups, but work together for a final performance, staged at the end of camp.
Classes are taught from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., after which children can stay on until 4 for arts and crafts, music, drama and water activities at Carroll Park, Schindler says.

Sessions are $840 for the morning classes and $1,150 if the evening activities are included.

Long-lived Boerum Hill watering hole The Brooklyn Inn has placed a sign on the window that says, “We are temporarily closed for restoration. We look forward to seeing you very soon.”

Brownstoner reports that a patron heard from a bar employee that they were renovating the ceiling, but “after poking his head in a few days later he noticed that much more work seemed to be under way, and that it looked like the mirror behind the bar had been taken down.” Word is a new tile floor is also being installed.

Brownstoner adds that the Inn is scheduled to reopen by the end of April.

In the same week that CBS series “Elementary” was shooting scenes in Cobble Hill, the crew from HBO’s “Girls”—which is primarily based in Greenpoint—was spotted shooting at the neighborhood’s Sugar Shop at 245 Baltic Street. According to Village Voice, the sweets emporium was also the setting for a Paul Rudd flick in 2012.

The CBS crime drama “Elementary,” starring Jonny Lee Miller & Lucy Liu, will be filming in Cobble Hill Wednesday April 17 and Thursday the 18th.

Filming will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with production vehicles stationed at Pacific Street between Clinton & Court Streets, Clinton Street between Congress Street & Atlantic Avenue, and Court Street between Atlantic Avenue a&d Warren Street.

EyeProductions Inc., will relocate parked cars beginning April 16 at 10 p.m. To find a vehicle that has been moved, call the production company’s location department at 718-687-0097.

Brownstoner reports that the organization Down to Earth, which now runs greenmarkets in Park Slope and Greenpoint, as well as upstate, will make a presentation to Community Board 2′s Parks Committee tomorrow (Monday) to operate a greenmarket on the uplands of Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park. The only location we can imagine being available on the Pier 6 uplands for such a market is the space shown in the photo, just south of One Brooklyn Bridge Plaza. This space, under present plans, is destined someday to be the site of an apartment building.

Families for Cobble Hill and surrounding neighborhoods, local electeds and several mayoral candidates rallied Saturday (4/13) morning to Save Long Island College Hospital. The facility is in danger of being shut down by SUNY.

Stroller Rally To #SaveLICH 4/13/13

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The sleek new French FREMM type multipurpose frigate Aquitaine is docked at Pier 7, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, this weekend. Perhaps this affords an opportunity to brush up on your conversational Francais at local watering holes. There’s an animated walk-through of Aquitaine here.

Welp, it’s about to happen folks. Tourists are on their way to Cobble Hill. That’s if you believe 10best.com’s latest list (via USA Today) and if you believe that curious travelers haven’t already been exploring the area. But hey, if it means the Invisible Dog, Brooklyn Tattoo and other area businesses getting more customers – so be it!

Other nabes mentioned include Chicago’s Wicker Park and East Nashville.

USA Today: As you walk through the cozy, tree-shaded streets of Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill, it’s hard to imagine Sex in the City dissing the borough. Today, savvy French expats largely occupy the “Co” of Brooklyn’s neighborhood trifecta BoCoCa (Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens).

The cozy corner restaurant Bar Tabac replicates a Parisian tobacco shop from the street; its loyal patrons satisfy cravings for French food and wines. Some foodies make the pilgrimage to Cobble Hill’s 96-year-old Staubitz Market, one of New York’s oldest and most respected butcher shops.

The district’s tree- and brownstone-lined streets hold a treasure trove of unique browsing opportunities, from state-of-the-art gear and boards for snow and street (Homage) to vintage clothing, jewelry and knick-knacks (Little Luna; Brownstone Treasures). Boutiques tempt shoppers to pause their strolling long enough to contemplate beautiful shoes, handbags or cutting-edge fashion.

Events as cool as any in Manhattan keep the calendar full at The Invisible Dog Art Center on Bergen Street; it’s a great place to meet the colorful locals who’ve helped the neighborhood arrive. For something more traditional, head to Cobble Hill Cinema, or hang out in the half-acre Cobble Hill Park. To visit by subway, take the F or G train to the Bergen Street stop.

Here’s a new twist. Brownstone Brooklyn moms whose kids were born at Long Island College Hospital are planning a stroller a march Saturday, April 13, to protest its planned closing. Cobble Hill mama Liz Holden tells the New York Daily News, “We are bringing out the baby brigade to save our hospital. We want folks to call the governor’s office. Cuomo can stop this.”

The starting point for the protest is LICH’s Henry St. toddler playground, which moms also fear will disappear if LICH closes and its real estate is sold off.

The newspaper reports that between 1,400 and 1,600 babies have been born each year since 2009 at LICH, according to hospital sources. The labor and delivery floor has remained busy this year despite the closure threat, with 438 babies born in the first quarter.

But SUNY Downstate spokesman Robert Bellafiore counters, “LICH is losing $1 million per week and if it isn’t closed, the survival of financially ailing Downstate’s East Flatbush hospital and school is threatened. We feel for the point the moms are making, but there is a borough-wide healthcare problem. If LICH were to stay open, it’s not impossible that Brooklyn’s only medical school would close—and it would be way harder to find a doctor in all of Brooklyn.” (Photo: NY Daily News)

A 13-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle near his Brooklyn middle school Monday in Boerum Hill, suffering leg injuries. The student at Math & Science Exploratory School at 345 Dean Street, apparently darted out between a bus and a car when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle, according to the FDNY and a spokeswoman for the Department of Education.

DNAInfo.com reports that he was taken to Brooklyn Hospital Center, according to the DOE spokeswoman. His condition was not immediately known. The school did not respond to requests for comment. (Photo: DNAInfo)

A proposed community garden in a vacant lot at 313 Columbia Street in Carroll Gardens won approval from Community Board 6 Wednesday night—despite some neighbors gripes that the green space will attract vermin. The project was proposed by residents who plan to grow flowers, vegetables & herbs for community and local food banks.

Those opposing the waterfront community garden contend that a potential infestation could damage local businesses. Roger Rigolli, who owns tea and herb packaging factory Blue Ridge Tea & Herb Co. on Woodhull Street, told DNAInfo.com, “Rodents love fruits and vegetables. Enough with these gardens.”

Nonsense, said the Board. Member Lou Sones noted, “Rats eat more protein-oriented things,” as opposed to fruits and vegetables, adding that people in the garden would scare off critters.

The garden has attracted support from GreenThumb, a Parks Department program that supports 500+ community gardens. About two-thirds of the lot is paved, but organizers intend to place raised garden beds atop a cemented area, allowing community members to grow plants on a first-come, first-served basis.

The lot, owned by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, can be maintained as a garden until 2015, when the city is expected to announce alternative plans for the space. (Photos: DNAInfo)

The reopening of the Smith and 9th Street subway station serving Carroll Gardens is slated for April 22, according to the MTA. The station shuttered in 2011 while a $320 million restoration of the Culver Viaduct ensued, which carries the F and G trains above-ground. Brownstoner reports that the $32.3 million restoration of the Smith/9th Street station will offer new lighting, an enclosed escalator and a 14-foot-tall mosaic. (Photo: Brownstoner)

Blog F’d In Park Slope offers a good hipster read on “How To Dress Like A Park Slope Mom.” Oh, yeah… The story opens, “While Manhattan would win the boroughs’ best dressed award, Brooklyn is a close second with its overabundance of designers, boutiques, trendsetters and those annoying bloggers. Park Slope is no exception.”

Writer LJ offers:
1. Buy really obscure, expensive accessories that don’t look particularly high-priced.
2. Get you some No. 6 clogs.
3. Grow your hair out. Don’t wash it. Pay a couple benjamins to have some stylist make your hair resemble grown-out highlights. Like, two years grown out. Try really hard to make it look like you didn’t try at all.
4. Wear tiny geometric jewelry. From A. Cheng or Verameat or Etsy. Shell out the big bucks for accessories so small, they are hardly noticeable to the human eye.
5. Walk with an air of competition. Competition and arrogance might sound like the nature of a Manhattan woman, but the things a Park Slope mom cares about are very different. PS moms brag about their child’s ability to adapt to re-directive parenting, their emotional maturity, their personal choice to be a vegetarian at age 9.

Tee hee…

Long Island College Hospital staffers and their families, elected officials, concerned citizens and others marched from Red Hook’s Coffey Park to the LICH campus on Sunday afternoon to protest against its potential closure.

Here’s the Tale of the Tweets from that event:

March To #SaveLich April 7, 2013

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