BROOKLYN WEATHER: Periods of clouds and sun. High 34 degrees. More Brooklyn weather here.
CITY NEWS: The Madrid bombing suspect is said to have had pictures of Grand Central Station on his computer. But there is no information about a specific plot to bomb Grand Central. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that the information "is not particularly threatening." 191 people died in that incident on March 11, 2004.
_A temporary art museum is to open at Pier 54 in Greenwich Village. The Nomadic Museum is made up of 148 multi-colored shipping containers. Inside is a multi-media exhibit by photographer, Gregory Colbert.
_For those who don’t already know, a MTA fair hike went into effect last weekend.
The price of a $70 Metrocard rocketed up to $76. A weekly pass from
$21 to $24. The cost of a single ride remains: $2.00. Read all about it.
_A survey about the preferences of food deliverers featured in the New York Time’s revealed that "New York’s delivery rules are pretty basic:
Watch your dog. Have your money ready. Tip well, and do it in cash. And wear your nicest boxers."
BROOKLYN BEAT: Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodger second baseman and the first black player in Major League Baseball was given a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor yesterday. Read all about it.
_Have you been wondering what that crazy/cool looking trapezoidal
structure on top of the building right next to the Manhattan Bridge
is? Well, you ain’t the only one. Dubbed the Jetsons building, it is
the work of a 32-year-old architect named Dedy Blaustein — it’s a
rooftop addition to the building that houses the architecture firm
Scarano and Associates. And there’s even cool LED lighting with
thousands of color combinations Brooklyn’s answer to the Empire State
Building.
_Slope Kids Bash American Soldier, was
the headline in our local "Park Slope Paper." The article goes on to
say that sixth graders at MS 51 sent so-called "demoralizing letters"
to a soldier stationed near North Korea as part of a social studies
assignment. Several of the letters sent to Pfc. Rob Jacobs by students
"attacked soldier for participating in the war in Iraq." writes Park
Slope Paper reporter Jotham Sederstrom. Deputy Schools Chancellor
Carmen Farina said on Tuesday that she will personally issue an apology
to the New Jersey soldier and his family. The teacher, Alex Kunhardt,
was reprimanded by Principal Xavier Castelli, who said that he plans to
add a letter of reprimand to Kunhardt’s teacher’s file.
_Two con artists robbed the Park Slope Food Co-op of a money bag containing nearly $5,000 on February 16.
_The ASPCA arrested Hearts and Homes Animal Shelter founder Carmello
Salamone, who is charged with overdriving, torturing, and injuring
animals and failure to provide proper sustenance for animals, says the
district attorney’s office. He could face up to 11 years in prison.
THURSDAY: The Mila Drumke Band. plays The Living Room. TONIGHT. 154 Ludlow Street between Rivington and Stanton. A friend writes: "She is the voice of the angels who sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at David Fontana’s funeral service. She has a new CD coming out and she ROCKS." March 3. 8 p.m.
_"The End of the Moon." Laurie Anderson’s one woman with violin show at BAM. Tickets and Schedule here.
_The Wooster Group at St. Ann’s Warehouse performing "House/Lights." 8 p.m.
SATURDAY: Early morning get-together for dogs and their owners in Longs Meadow, Prospect Park. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Free.
_Miriam Cohen, author of "No Good in Art" "Will I have a Friend?" and "Down in the Subway" reads for kids and adults and answers questions about writing at Freebird Books. 123 Columbia Street. 11 a.m. Free
_First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum. The museum is free and open until 11 p.m. There’s a one-act play about growing old in 1970’s Brooklyn, short films, and "Weimar Cabaret" performed by members of the Brooklyn Philarmonic. Dancing begins at 9 p.m. in the rotunda. Cha cha cha. 200 Eastern Parkway.
_Dance Don’t Destroy Brooklyn. Fundraiser and dance party in Williamsburg at Galapagos Artspace. 70 North 6th Street. Between Kent and Wythe, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
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THIS SOUNDS COOL: The Fourth Annual Planet XX: Women in Music in honor of Women’s History month. BAMcaf