• NYC bill would require some bathrooms to be gender-neutral

    New York City businesses could soon need to convert some of their bathrooms to gender-neutral facilities. Comptroller Scott Stringer has proposed new legislation that would require all single-occupancy, publicly available restrooms to be designed as gender-neutral.
  • Stomp, Clap & Sing with Rolie Polie Guacamole

    Tuesday, August 11, 2015 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterFrank’s musical style blend’s acoustic rock, funk and folk with catchy sing-alongs.  Kids are encouraged to dance, shake and use their imaginations in this musical adventure with Rolie Polie Guacamole
  • Stomp, Clap and Sing with Suzi Shelton

    Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterSuzi Shelton is a music and movement specialist, teacher and family performer. She has been rocking parents and kids alike for over 10+ years in such prestigious venues as Symphony Space, The White House Easter Egg Roll, the Lincoln Center Tree Lighting, BYOK at 92YTribeca, Tribeca Film Festival, as well as her local Brooklyn hot spots- The Bellhouse and Hip Tot Music Fest. She has over six prestigious awards under her belt for her 2
  • Stomp, Clap and Sing with FunikiJam

    Tuesday, August 25, 2015 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterJoin Funikijam on their Magical World Tour. This fun and musical show encourages children’s participation with award-winning musical exploration.
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  • Stomp, Clap & Sing with Shira Kobren

    Tuesday, August 4, 2015 11:00 amCentral Library, Dweck CenterShira is the front woman and songwriter for kindie rock band Shira & Friends.  She performs all over the tri-state area, bringing her high energy, catchy tunes to her favorite kinds of audiences – the ones that love to dance along with her and become part of her show.  She released her EP of original songs, “When You’re A Kid,” with her band in 2012. Shira believes that no one ever really outgrows
  • Songs of Myself: A Memoir Reading List for Summer

    Songs of Myself: A Memoir Reading List for Summer
    Memoir is an interesting genre because memoirs reflect how the writer remembers events. Often I find that the feelings and... Read More… Read More
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  • Plot a Perfect Summer of Reading

    Plot a Perfect Summer of Reading
    One of the many pleasures of reading happens to be that pause between books, when the traces of the last... Read More… Read More
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  • An Apology for Yesterday’s Insensitive Subject Line

    Yesterday, as our daily email we sent a review of  the movie Tangerine with two possible subject lines. This is something... Read More… Read More
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  • NYC's new policing tactic

    NYC's new policing tactic
  • Man choked, attempted to rape Bronx woman

    The NYPD is searching for the man they say followed a woman out of a Bronx subway station and attempted to rape her. It happened just after midnight Wednesday as a 20-year-old woman was leaving the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station. Police say the man followed her to her apartment building. Once inside, he grabbed the victim by the neck and commanded her to take her shorts off.

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