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Halloween Eve Shopping Spree in Brooklyn

First Take — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:21:17 +0000

The day before Halloween, customers flooded Ricky’s Halloween Superstore to find the perfect costume for Halloween parties, treat-or-treating or the annual parade in the West Village. The Park Slope store, which usually sells cosmetics and hair products, was filled with costumes on Saturday. The checkout line stretched from the front to the rear of the cramped store. [...]

Festival Of Fun and Fear in Prospect Park

First Take — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:19:00 +0000

PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN — Known for its scenic views, Prospect Park held a scarier theme Saturday for the upcoming Halloween. Despite the windy weather, the park was lively with The Monster Mash song blasting for its annual Halloween Haunted Walk and Carnival. One of the hundreds of parents at the park with their children, [...]

Fun Halloween Treats

Nkeya Peters — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000

This year Halloween is can be more than going trick or treating with your friends and more than going to see the Halloween parade in Manhattan. Many fun filled activities are available for every age this year. For children, the Stuyvesant Heights Parents Association is hosting their 3rd annual Halloween tour. Children will be able to go trick or treating together [...]

More Than Just Greenery: Artisans Sell Work at Fort Greene Park

First Take — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:36:11 +0000

In Fort Greene Park, artisans gather together to display and sell their contemporary and innovative peices of work. Natasha Harsh, a genuine artisan in her own right, invites various artisans and their work to her show, which runs from spring to mid-autumn. In the winter, these artisans, or skilled craftspeople, do other shows, and freelance [...]

Hattitude

Ann-Quette Wade — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:05:08 +0000

Christopher Samuel contributed to this report. A Brooklyn hattery insists that its customers make their hats, instead of letting their hats make them. “Hats are no longer just an accessory, but the main article of clothing,” said Joe, the single-monikered owner of Malchijah Hats on DeKalb. Locating their boutique in the artsy melting pot of Fort Greene, partners Joe and [...]

Church ‘Jams’ With Positive Message

Edna Leamon — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:00:13 +0000

A Brooklyn church is planning an event to keep teenagers focused on faith and keep their focus away from the street. East New York’s Changing Lives Christian Center is staging its 2nd annual “Back to School Jam” at its Linden Boulevard facility. Aimed at youth both inside and beyond the neighborhood, this year’s show is [...]