February 22, 2012 thispopculture

Theo Katzman - Brooklyn

February 10, 2012 eightysixkidd

eightysixkidd:

Somewhere in Brooklyn…Storyboard P perform Close Your Eyes by The Bullitts Feat. Jay electronica & Lucy Liu.

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judaizers: Casey Stengel fields for Brooklyn in shades. 1915.
February 8, 2012 Flickr / library_of_congress

judaizers:

Casey Stengel fields for Brooklyn in shades. 1915.

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Tonight at The Greene Space in lower Manhattan, thirteen Brooklyn bands will compete in the annual Battle of the Boroughs competition!  Just like the borough itself, the lineup of bands is incredibly diverse in background, sound, and style.  Tickets are sold out but you can watch the event live on the Greene Space website, here.  Show starts at 7:30PM!
February 3, 2012

Tonight at The Greene Space in lower Manhattan, thirteen Brooklyn bands will compete in the annual Battle of the Boroughs competition!  Just like the borough itself, the lineup of bands is incredibly diverse in background, sound, and style.  Tickets are sold out but you can watch the event live on the Greene Space website, here.  Show starts at 7:30PM!

New York City Population by Borough

January 20, 2012 nycedc

nycedc:

Take a look at our demographic data, available at http://www.nycedc.com/economic-data/demographics

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Nice cut! #Brooklyn (Taken with instagram)
January 19, 2012 rahdaman

Nice cut!

#Brooklyn (Taken with instagram)

Photograph (1989) Jay-Z // Hawaiian Sophie Era Hawaiian Sophie fame. Photo Source: Ice-DotCom.com
December 19, 2011 jbeckford

Photograph (1989)

Jay-Z // Hawaiian Sophie Era

Hawaiian Sophie fame.

Photo Source: Ice-DotCom.com

Alan Fishman grew up playing basketball in Brownsville, Brooklyn and attended Erasmus Hall high school.  He now serves as the chairman of the board of trustees at the Brooklyn Community Foundation and says he learned valuable life lessons playing sports with his peers in Brooklyn.
November 21, 2011

Alan Fishman grew up playing basketball in Brownsville, Brooklyn and attended Erasmus Hall high school.  He now serves as the chairman of the board of trustees at the Brooklyn Community Foundation and says he learned valuable life lessons playing sports with his peers in Brooklyn.

In December, “A Christmas Light Tour of Brooklyn” offers a chance to visit the Italian-American section of Dyker Heights, made famous in the 2001 PBS documentary “Dyker Lights.”  Dyker Heights residents compete each year to have the biggest and best Christmas light displays; their decorations include mechanical reindeer, 30-foot toy soldiers, and dazzling lights.  The tour also stops at one of Brookyln’s best pastry shops, Mona Lisa Pastry Shop & Cafe, for a complimentary cappucinno and cannoli.(Image Credit)
November 17, 2011

In December, “A Christmas Light Tour of Brooklyn” offers a chance to visit the Italian-American section of Dyker Heights, made famous in the 2001 PBS documentary “Dyker Lights.”  Dyker Heights residents compete each year to have the biggest and best Christmas light displays; their decorations include mechanical reindeer, 30-foot toy soldiers, and dazzling lights.  The tour also stops at one of Brookyln’s best pastry shops, Mona Lisa Pastry Shop & Cafe, for a complimentary cappucinno and cannoli.(Image Credit)

NOV 3 - THIS DAY IN HIP HOP Born Nov 3, 1973 in Brooklyn, NY, Kirk Jones is best known as rapper Sticky Fingaz. Sticky began his career as a duo with his cousin Fredro Starr before joining Onyx. In 1993, they released Bacdafucup, which sold more than a million copies in its first year. Sticky, with Onyx, released several more albums before going solo and pursuing a successful acting career.
November 3, 2011 verb1

NOV 3 - THIS DAY IN HIP HOP


Born Nov 3, 1973 in Brooklyn, NY, Kirk Jones is best known as rapper Sticky Fingaz. Sticky began his career as a duo with his cousin Fredro Starr before joining Onyx. In 1993, they released Bacdafucup, which sold more than a million copies in its first year. Sticky, with Onyx, released several more albums before going solo and pursuing a successful acting career.