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BKR’S Weekend Event Picks: 10/14 – 10/16

BKR’S Weekend Event Picks: 10/14 – 10/16

Gowanus Open Studios, Steve Lacey at Brooklyn Steel, Yoga at Brooklyn Museum and more Brooklyn events!
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Major Stormwater Resiliency Initiative to Take Place at The Green-Wood Cemetery

Major Stormwater Resiliency Initiative to Take Place at The Green-Wood Cemetery

DEP said that the cemetery offers great opportunities to help reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that flows into the city's combined sewage system.
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The Salvation Army of Greater New York Offers High Quality, Free or Affordable Childcare to Local Families in Bushwick and Brownsville – Currently

The Salvation Army of Greater New York Offers High Quality, Free or Affordable Childcare to Local Families in Bushwick and Brownsville – Currently

By The Salvation Army Brooklyn is all about family -- and children always come first. For our young students – and their working parents -- nothing matters more than high-quality, affordable childcare.
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Brooklyn Science Teacher Receives $20,000 Math Award For Her Educational Leadership

Brooklyn Science Teacher Receives $20,000 Math Award For Her Educational Leadership

Sarah Slack, a Brooklyn middle school science teacher, has been awarded the 2022 MƒA Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education
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As Medicare Enrollment Begins, City Encourages Older Brooklynites to Use Free Counseling Program

As Medicare Enrollment Begins, City Encourages Older Brooklynites to Use Free Counseling Program

HIICAP is a completely free, statewide Medicare counseling program that NYSOFA says can help beneficiaries to navigate their options during open enrollment
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This Beloved Brooklyn Photographer is Losing His Sight ... But Gaining Greater Vision

This Beloved Brooklyn Photographer is Losing His Sight ... But Gaining Greater Vision

Brooklyn photographer Russell Frederick continues to put his work and his community on the map 25 years later
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New Dance Installation in Bushwick Explores Cultural Heritage, Social Justice and Food Sustainability

New Dance Installation in Bushwick Explores Cultural Heritage, Social Justice and Food Sustainability

"Edible Tales" is a free event, and will be taking place on Oct. 23, at Good Life Garden in Bushwick.
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BAM's Newest Experimental Musical 'Everything Rises' Explores Race, Belonging and Solidarity

BAM's Newest Experimental Musical 'Everything Rises' Explores Race, Belonging and Solidarity

An explosive multimedia theater production is coming to BAM for its New York debut.
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Fears Remain Over Pesticides' Toxicity to Humans, as City Continues Spraying for Mosquitos

Fears Remain Over Pesticides' Toxicity to Humans, as City Continues Spraying for Mosquitos

A coalition formed in 2000 to counter the City spraying pesticides to kill mosquitos with West Nile Virus is still fighting the practice. But the City says the pesticide risks are low compared to the risks of the virus.
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Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility Expands in Brooklyn

Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility Expands in Brooklyn

NYC will be opening up 30,000 new MPV vaccination appointments on Oct. 6, at 4:00pm., under the new eligibility guidelines
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