BROOKLYN WEATHER: What’s it gonna do today? Check here for Brooklyn weather.
CITY NEWS: The city’s Third and Fifth graders taking a crucial standardized test in English that determines academic promotion.
_Cyclists gathered near the Manhattan Bridge to honor one of their own. Noah Burdnick of Transportations Alternatives was seriously injured on March 28th when he was investigating safety issues on the bride and he had to swerve out of the way of a gigantic pot hole. Although he was wearing a helmet, he sustained serious head injuries. Bikers gathered to demad safer biking conditions.
_April 15 is not only tax day. It’s also the 90th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birthday and WKCR 89.9 FM is playing her music for 15 days straight or 360 hours from April 1 until April 15. Check out the web broadcast.
_NYC to recognize same sex unions performed in other states. This means that same sex couples could get married in Toronto and be recognized as married in New York City, even though same sex marriage is not allowed here.
BROOKLYN BEAT: One-time Park Slope resident, Andrea Dworkin, the feminist writer and anti-pornography campaigner, died on Saturday at her home in Washington. She was 58. Ms. Dworkin died in her sleep. Her husband, John Stoltenberg, said that Ms. Dworkin had suffered from several chronic illnesses in recent years. A familiar sight on Seventh Avenue in denim overalls, Ms. Dworkin was for decades active on the lecture circuit, at antipornography rallies and "take back the night" marches.
_April 11-20th is Brooklyn Restaurant Week, designed to showcase the diverse eating options in this fair borough. Participating restaurants are offering a 19.99 prix fix for a 3-course meal. A good chance to try places you’ve been meaning to try.
_State legislators propose bill to provide affordable housing on Williamsburg, Greenpoint waterfront.
_The non-profit Fifth Avenue Committee, which has campaigned against landlords trying to evict low income renters, can’t afford space on Fifth Avenue anymore. They are moving to the other side of Fourth Avenue and Degraw Street. Victims of the street’s gentrification, they will still be advocates for affordable housing in Park Slope.
_Brooklyn community groups are protesting a proposed high-rise condo that would block the view of the Statue of Liberty and the NYC skyline from historic Battle Hill in Green-Wood Cemetery.
_Judith Zuk, 53, the president of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens is retiring at the end of June. There’s a profile of her in today’s New York Daily News. During her 15 tenure she oversaw the renovation of the Japanese Tea House, Lily Pond Terrace, the Rock Garden, the Fragrance Garden, the Francis Milner Children’s Garden and the Rose Arc Pool, and opened the Discovery Garden.
_Brooklyn Assemblyman William Colton introduced a bill called "Terri’s Law," that would make it illegal in New York to remove a feeding tube. Read all about in at New York 1.
Thursday morning, a man climbed up a fire escape to the window of a 9-year old girl’s bedroom, with the intent of kidnapping her robbing the apartment. The girl said, "Who are you?" and the man said "Nobody," and ran away. He has not been found. Helicopters flew over Third Street and news and police vehicles were in the vicinity of the apartment building just up from 6th Avenue on Third Street all day. According to the New York Daily News,which has an article about the attempted robbery in today’s edition, burglaries have become increasingly rare in Park Slope, where the number of break-ins has dropped by 17% this year compared with the same period in 2004. Burglaries are also down 17% citywide, police statistics show.
_There have been a number of muggings between President and Ninth Street in Park Slope. The victims are women who are talking on their cell phones. The suspect surprises them from behind, puts his hand over their mouth and asks for money. According to the police, he hasn’t hurt anyone; he just takes the cash and runs. The most recent incident was on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on President Street on or near 8th Avenue. If you have any information, please call the 78th Precint Pct., re: Pattern 29. 718-636-6484.
IT’S TUESDAY: "Step up to the plate" and experience the diverse menus of Brooklyn’s world-class restaurants April 11-20, 2005. $19.55 prix fixe, in the spirit of the world champion Brooklyn Dodgers. "Three courses, no attitude on the side." Click here to see the list of participating restaurants
_Container gardening workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 6:30 – 8 p.m. Call the Garden to register.
"Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival at BAM. 30 Lafayette Street.
THIS SOUNDS COOL: UniverSoul Circus is in town. You can smell the elephants from the park’s roadway. Performance schedules,
_Too Cool for Shul: Festival of Contemporary Jewish Music. Various artists at The BAMCafe.3 Weekends in April.
_April 20-24 the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival is coming to the Brooklyn Lyceum. A rare screening of Indianna Jones: The Adaptation is on April 23rd. You’ve probably heard about the kids who made the shot-for-shot copy of Raiders back in the ’80s. Well, this is it. And it’s a rare screening. at 9:15 p.m. 227 Fourth Avenue at Union Street.
_Brooklyn Reading Works. Curated by Louise G. Crawford. APRIL 28 at 8 p.m. Pamela Katz reads: And Speaking of Love (Aufbau-Verlag) "a compelling and beautifully rendered novel about the astonishing life of Lotte Lenya," and poet Michelle Madigan Somerville reads from Wisegal (Ten Pell Books) and newer work: "A multilingual hardrock reverie…going upside your head to whisper whipsmart secrets about cracked-out big-city survival.