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Williamsburg night club Verboten hosts a Deep House Yoga series. Photos: Matthew Menbar/Verboten

Yoga with a beat: Deep House Yoga in Williamsburg

On any given weekend, you can expect to find the Williamsburg nightclub Verboten packed to the brim with inebriated youths dancing and perspiring to blaring house music. … Full Article
 
Diane Ravitch, a staunch advocate for public education, will speak at a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Heights branch of Brooklyn Public Library on Monday night. She will autograph copies of her book "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools." Photo courtesy of Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch, 'Reign of Error' author, to speak at Brooklyn Heights Library benefit

The Friends of Brooklyn Heights Branch Library’s 22nd annual benefit on Monday will be honoring Diane Ravitch, respected research professor and historian of education, … Full Article
 
James Brennan was first elected to the New York state Assembly in 1984. There are only a small handful of lawmakers who have been in the Assembly longer. Photo courtesy of Assemblymember Brennan’s Office

In Public Service: Brennan’s tenure stretches back to mid-1980s

James Brennan was first elected to the New York state Assembly in 1984 and has seen a lot of changes in Albany in those 31 years. … Full Article
 
Photo courtesy of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

Brooklynites run, walk and bike in Bed Stuy 10K

Some 500 walkers, runners and cyclists attended Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Annual 10K Run, Walk and Ride last Sunday. Councilmember Robert E. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn Daily Eagle court sketch artist Alba Acevedo will feature her portrait art​ at this weekend’s Gowanus Open Studios. Photo courtesy of Alba Acevedo

Gowanus Open Studios this weekend

Hundreds of Gowanus-based artists will open their studios to the public this weekend on Oct. 17 and 18 from noon to 6 p.m. Visitors to the neighborhood create their own self-guided tours and have the chance to meet artists and discuss the work on display. … Full Article
 
Community Board 2 approved a liquor license for the hotel bar atop the Pierhouse complex on Oct. 7. The rooftop bar can be seen in this rendering at the top left of what will be called 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge. Rendering courtesy of 1 Hotels

CB2 approves Pierhouse hotel’s rooftop bar liquor license

Guests at the Starwood’s 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge will likely be able to quaff their martinis and Dark and Stormies – next to fire pits and accompanied by piped in music – out on the rooftop bar when the hotel opens in 2016 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article
 
Sukanya Paciorek. Photo courtesy of the Marino Organization

Sukanya Paciorek named executive VP, head of asset management at Brooklyn Navy Yard

The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation announced Wednesday that Sukanya Paciorek has been named executive vice president, head of asset management. … Full Article
 
Elvis Costello will appear at BAM next month to talk about his new book “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink.” Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP

Elvis Costello to discuss new book with Rosanne Cash at BAM

In his new book “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink,” music luminary Elvis Costello offers his unique perspective on his unlikely and sometimes comical rise to international success, sharing stories and observations about his experiences and collaborations with other artists, while als … Full Article
 
Downtown Brooklyn's 25 Elm Place, where NYPD Counseling Services/NYPD Youth Services is moving, belongs to J. W. Mays. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Historic 25 Elm Place welcomes a tenant from 189 Montague St.

Welcome to Elm Place. … Full Article
 
Justin Warner will appear at the powerHouse Arena in DUMBO for a book launch party on Oct. 15. Photos by Daniel Krieger

Brooklyn chef’s book explores ‘The Laws of Cooking…and How to Break Them’

In his first cookbook, “The Laws of Cooking…and How to Break Them” (Flatiron Books), chef and Food Network star Justin Warner shows how he has reduced all of cooking to 11 basic laws that lay the groundwork for creating successful recipes. … Full Article
 

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