Author: Brennan LaBrie

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New bike path, 14 Years in the making, connects Red Hook to Sunset Park

News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy The newest stretch of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, which opened to cyclists in early May, is just over a mile long. It takes six minutes to bike, end to end.  But this short segment marks […]

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Cobble Hill Tree Fund is helping grow Brooklyn’s urban forest, one tree at a time

News from the neighborhood. Red Hook & Gowanus Subscribe to get the Star-Revue’s newsletters throughout the month. No spam · Unsubscribe anytime · Privacy policy New York City’s first-ever Urban Forest Plan, released last month by the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice and a long list of partner agencies, states a commitment to cover 30% of the city […]

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Want to meet the love of your life? Come to this Carroll Gardens coffee shop on Thursdays

The woman behind one of Brooklyn’s hottest new speed dating events isn’t looking for love. “I don’t date. I hate dating,” Loretta Gendville told me over a glass of wine just before a speed dating night at her Smith Street coffeeshop, Planted Community Cafe. “I’m just not good at it. I get nervous. I don’t like small talk.” Plus, Loretta […]