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Young athletes at Brooklyn Fencing Center.

Kid magnets: Brooklyn Fencing Center and its neighbor, Homage Skateboard Academy

En garde! Brooklyn Fencing Center, which teaches children and teens how to wield foils with finesse, moved to Gowanus late last month, to 600 Degraw St., just off Third Avenue. … Full Article
 
A staffer referred to as a “route setter” changes the climbing routes on the walls at Brooklyn Boulders in Gowanus.

Kid magnet: Brooklyn Boulders

Yosemite National Park's got El Capitan. We've got fake rock walls aplenty at the city's oldest dedicated climbing gym, aptly named Brooklyn Boulders. … Full Article
 
When will it be Saturday so the kids can go to their ceramics class?

Kid magnet: Third Avenue Clay

The doyenne of Brooklyn ceramists teaches Saturday pottery classes for kids at her Gowanus art studio — and thank goodness she co-owns the place. She couldn't afford to rent a whole building in this day and age. … Full Article
 
Check out the kid-sized tennis courts at children's club Court 16 in Gowanus.

Kid magnet: Court 16

This club has something you've probably never seen before, even if you're a tennis player: Small-scale courts for the small fry. … Full Article
 
Wheels Up: Gowanus' Third Avenue industrial and commercial corridor is full of wheel-y child-friendly businesses, like Homage Skateboard Academy.

This kid-friendly commercial corridor is WHERE? In Gowanus

It's quite the kid magnet. Third Avenue. In Gowanus. Really. … Full Article
 
Mohammad Razvi, president of the Council of Peoples Organization, embraces Leonard Petlakh (left, center).

Clergy, elected leaders join forces to prevent further hate crimes

Brooklyn’s clergy joined NYC and state-elected officials at Borough Hall on Tuesday to support a faith leader who was physically attacked on Oct. 7 while attending a basketball game at Barclays Center. … Full Article
 
Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Jerry Greenfield will speak at St. Francis College Oct. 27.

Brooklyn-born ice cream icon Jerry Greenfield to speak at St. Francis College

Brooklyn-born Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. will be the 2014 Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series speaker at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St., on Monday, Oct. 27. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 12:30 p.m. … Full Article
 
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Brooklyn Heights Press celebrates 75th anniversary

The Brooklyn Heights Press is kicking off its notable 75th anniversary year with an event to celebrate the history of the Brooklyn Heights area. The party will include a multi-media presentation that will examine how this historic neighborhood has changed over time. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn writer Rochelle Bilow’s new book documents the year she spent working on a farm.

Brooklyn writer’s memoir chronicles year on a farm

When Carroll Gardens-based writer Rochelle Bilow was assigned to write an article about a small, full-diet farm in central New York, she picked up her life to move to the farm, where she served as the designated cook and farmhand. … Full Article
 
The Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon takes place Oct. 19.

Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon slated for Oct. 19 in Park Slope

The Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon, an animal adoption event, is being held at Old Stone House & Washington Park in Park Slope on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1 to 5 p.m. This is a free and educational adoption event for the city’s shelters, dogs and cats. … Full Article
 

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