A young raccoon looking for food in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Photo by Efrain Gonzalez.
Category Archives: Civics and Urban Life
American Girl Doll Lost in Park Slope
I saw this post about a lost American Girl Doll on Park Slope Parents. If anyone sees Josephina wandering around the neighborhood please let me know. She may be a bit disoriented. She thinks it's 1824 in New Mexico.
"My daughter dropped her Josefina doll somewhere between Pino¹s on 7th Ave & 2nd St and PPW and 1st St. It¹s a mini American Girl doll about 6² high with dark brown hair. If anyone found it we would be most appreciative…"
Memories of My Dad From An Old Friend
An old friend, who now lives in Northern California, wrote me a lovely email full of memories about my dad.
I have been
thinking about our childhood together and your Dad today. In
particular, remembering sometimes when I would come to dinner, and how
funny, and warm, and yet awe-inspiring your Dad was at the same time.
Perched on the moderne black dining room chairs with the cold leather
and the wind whistling outside from the Drive, the Fiesta china, and
your Dad's understated and really keen questions, observations,
hilarious jokes, until he had had enough, and his attention went on to
other things. At those dinners, I felt really intimidated and yet
excited at the same time.
thinking about our childhood together and your Dad today. In
particular, remembering sometimes when I would come to dinner, and how
funny, and warm, and yet awe-inspiring your Dad was at the same time.
Perched on the moderne black dining room chairs with the cold leather
and the wind whistling outside from the Drive, the Fiesta china, and
your Dad's understated and really keen questions, observations,
hilarious jokes, until he had had enough, and his attention went on to
other things. At those dinners, I felt really intimidated and yet
excited at the same time.
Gosh, and then many
memories of your apartment in the 1960's start to wash in, from the
texture of the carpet in the entrance hall, rough under the feet, and
the piano, that takes me to the bright sound of the Thelonious Monk
improvising on through the wall… oh too much to put in email. And
memories of you guys — though, I have those at least three or four
times a month, thanks to a Nika Hazelton cookbook of American food you
once gave me that is my Bible for good American home cooking- my
younger boy makes a mean chocolate cake from it…
memories of your apartment in the 1960's start to wash in, from the
texture of the carpet in the entrance hall, rough under the feet, and
the piano, that takes me to the bright sound of the Thelonious Monk
improvising on through the wall… oh too much to put in email. And
memories of you guys — though, I have those at least three or four
times a month, thanks to a Nika Hazelton cookbook of American food you
once gave me that is my Bible for good American home cooking- my
younger boy makes a mean chocolate cake from it…
Leon Freilich, Verse Responder: Qualifier
QUALIFIER
You want to go to heaven,
You always say.
But, you quickly add,
Not today.
What’s Been Up With Me?
What a week it has been. I have been tethered to my computer doing a very labor intensive and tedious freelance job.
I have also been working on the OTBKB makeover. I was hoping to launch the new design next week but it looks like the process may take a few more weeks. Elizabeth Reagh of Good Form Design is hard at work on our new logo and programmer/web designer Veronica Paez is hard at work on the new site.
Mid-September is also the 5th anniversary of OTBKB and I must say I am in a reflective state of mind. For the past five years I have rarely missed a day of blogging. Five years. Looking back and forwards, I have been doing a lot of thinking about where I want to go from here.
That said, I am strongly committed to continuing the blog in its new, improved form.
Labor Day is the first anniversary of my father's death. This has also put me in a very melancholy mood; I am having frequent flashbacks about his last days. There is much pain in those memories and it been an extremely difficult year. The loss of my father is a pain that deepens with time.
That said, I have great memories of my father and I miss him very much.
I wasn't planning to blog this Labor Day weekend because of all the above reasons but I know that the elections are coming up and people need information! So I will be back over the next few days with news about the upcoming elections and the candidates that have been vigorously fighting for the people's votes.
Look at the Cicadas: Listen to the Sound of the Cicadas
"" 
You can't miss the sound of the Cicadas on Third Street this year.
Photographer Efrain Gonzalez saw this big Cicada hanging on a tree near Carroll Street on 6th Avenue.
"He was slow enough so I could get a few nice pics. Kewl," says Gonzalez.
Thanks Efrain!
If You Haven’t Been Paying Attention to the Local Political Races: Start Now
The Democratic primary is on September 15th. While many of us were off on summer vacation, the campaigns for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate and City Council have been raging.
There were debates and forums. Many were in the spring when the Democratic clubs were deciding who to endorse and few citizens were paying attention.
During the summer, there was another set of debates/forums while the newspapers decided who to endorse.
In June and July, the campaigns canvassed the neighborhoods in order to get Democrats to sign their petitions so that they could get on the ballots. Maybe you met the candidates then.
Maybe not.
At street fairs, parades, events in Prospect Park, JJ Byrne Park and on Seventh and Fifth Avenues maybe you saw the candidates there.
But maybe you didn't.
In recent weeks your mailbox has probably been full of campaign advertising from City Council candidates like Gary Reilly, Brad Lander, Josh Skaller, John Heyer and Bob Zuckerman in the 39th.
Maybe you read them. Maybe you threw them away.
Because the primary is on September 15th much of the campaigning goes on while citizens are in summer vactation mode. For those of you that think, hey, the 15th doesn't matter because it's just a primary think again.
–This is a Democratic district and the Republicans don't have a chance in the general election.
–That means, the winner of the primary election IS the de facto winner!
(That said, we have a marvelous Green candidate, David Pechefsky, running in the general election. Still, the Green Party has very little chance of winning).
In the next week and a half while citizens return from summer vacation, the kids go back to school and real life starts up again, there is still time to catch up and decide who you want to choose for these important city positions.
For City Council in the 39th district (the seat currently held by Bill di Blasio) there is a great group of candidates. You can read about them here.
For City Council in the 33rd district (the seat currently held by David Yassky, there is a complex and interesting group of candidates. You can read about them here.
I plan this week to do a follow up to my Breakfast-of-Candidates series. I am interested to see where they're at now just a week away from Decision Day. Certainly, they are much more seasoned than they were back in the spring when the campaigns were just heating up.
Certainly, they have matured, focused their positions, become better campaigners. Certainly, they are more sure of themselves and seasoned. They have also sharpened their tallons and have spent much time attacking one another.
In this the last week before the election all is fair in politics and war: the attacks are coming fast and furious. It is important to pay close attention and find out what is just gratuitous attack politics and what might be meaningful. I will try to keep you informed on this.
My job now is to remind you that the City Council election is still wide open and it's up to YOU to decide who is the right person for the job.
NY Times Endorses Jo Anne Simon for City Council in the 33rd
District 33, Brooklyn (Downtown Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights): There are several excellent candidates vying to replace Councilman David Yassky, who’s also running for comptroller. Stephen Levin would be a prime candidate except for his entanglement in the Brooklyn Democratic Party machine. Evan Thies, an aide to Mr. Yassky, has been active on reform and clean-air issues. Jo Anne Simon has an impressive legal background and has been a strong community organizer who has done important work for the disabled. We endorse Ms. Simon.
New York Times Endorses Brad Lander for City Council in the 39th
District 39, Brooklyn (Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Borough Park): The top three candidates to replace Councilman Bill de Blasio, who is running for public advocate, are a remarkable group. Josh Skaller, a former Harvard composer of computer music, has made a name fighting big development in the area. Bob Zuckerman, a former director of the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation, is an activist for environmental issues and gay rights. But it is Brad Lander who has the stronger history of working with the diverse issues the Council addresses. As the former director of the Pratt Center for Community Development and longtime director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, Mr. Lander has worked for affordable housing and for more jobs, parks, mass transit and other community needs. We endorse Mr. Lander.
OTBKB is Having a Makeover
In celebration of our 5th anniversary OTBKB is having a makeover. The full spa treatment:
A new look
A new logo
Improved functionality
Great new advertising capabilities
New writers
New content
And lots of the same old great stuff like No Words Daily Pix, Postcard from the Slope, Smartmom, Breakfast-of-Candidates, OTBKB Music by Eliot Wagner, Tom Martinez: Witness, Leon Freilich, Verse Responder, The Feldman Forecast, Greetings From Scott Turner and coming soon OTBKB Movies.
So this week will be catch as catch can while I work with my programmer and designer on all the changes. Hopefully the new site will be up and running soon.
In the meantime, if you're interested in advertising on the new OTBKB shoot me an email…
If you're a journalism student or just a smart person/writer who is interested in interning at OTBKB let me know about that, too. Learn how to edit and run a sucessful blog from a pro: (louise_crawford(at)yahoo.com
I am also looking for a cartoonist.
No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford
Care Bear on Fires on Letterman!
I missed it because we were flying home from California. I just watched the You Tube video of the girls on David Letterman on Wednesday night and they really rocked performing their great song “(Don’t Want to Be Like) Everybody Else” from the new CD, “Get Over It.”
Today is My Birthday!
And my sister's, too.
Late Start: We Took the Red Eye From Oakland
The red eye just slays you if you don't sleep a wink on the plane…
Park Slope Branch Library to Close for Renovations!
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Park Slope’s public library branch will shut down this fall — perhaps for a year or more — while the city renovates the building to make it more accessible to the disabled.
The branch, located at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street, is an important resource for the neighborhood and akin to an after school homework and reading center for local kids.
I wonder where the kids from local schools will go after school?
City officials said the project has a two-year maximum timeline. A contractor has already been hired for the $2-million renovation said the Brooklyn Paper.
Bloomberg: Bring Back Gehry Design to Atlantic Yards
In a one-hour interview with the Brooklyn Paper and other representatives of the Community Newspaper Group, Mayor Mike Bloomberg discussed a wide variety of Brooklyn topics including his preference for Frank Gehry as the Atlantic Yards architect, the rezoning of Coney Island and more.
“If there’s any way Ratner can possibly do it, he should use the Gehry
design, because he will get great events from around the world going
directly to Brooklyn,” the mayor told a team of reporters and editors
from the Community Newspaper Group, the parent company of The Brooklyn
Paper. “Simon and Garfunkel on their tour would go to Brooklyn in a
second before they go to Madison Square Garden. They’re New Yorkers.”
design, because he will get great events from around the world going
directly to Brooklyn,” the mayor told a team of reporters and editors
from the Community Newspaper Group, the parent company of The Brooklyn
Paper. “Simon and Garfunkel on their tour would go to Brooklyn in a
second before they go to Madison Square Garden. They’re New Yorkers.”
Christie’s Leases Warehouse in Red Hook For Van Goghs, Monets and Picassos
The New York Times' reports that Christie's a tony Manhattan auction house is leasing a loft building in Red Hook and turning it into "an enormous, high-tech warehouse with security worthy of James Bond,
all to protect the multimillion-dollar artworks, manuscripts, furniture
and even rare cars that Christie’s, the upscale auction house, plans to store on the docks."
The People Theater Company From Purchase: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
A group of students from Purchase College School of the Arts spent their summer in Times Square producing and rehearsing August Wilson’s play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” at the Sage Theater in the heart of Broadway.
Two of the students in the show, Caliaf St. Aubyn and Marcus Callender, are Brooklyn residents (Flatbush and Brownsville, respectively).
The cast and crew headed by director Tabitha Holbert call themselves The People Theatre Company and are drawn from the talent pool of actors and design tech students at Purchase College.
They’ve raised their own funds and pooled their resources to put on this show at the Sage Theater on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. Performances are on August 21, 22 & August 28, 29 at 8 PM. Tickets are $20, $15 with a student ID.
The Sage Theatre is located at 711 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor (Between 47th & 48th Streets). For tickets: Call 603-568-4737or visit www.smarttix.com
Keep the Carroll Street Subway Station Open: Sign Petition
Here's the petition. Go here to actually sign it!
We, the undersigned, urge Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger to stop the
closure of the MTA Station Agent Booth at the President Street entrance
of the Carroll Street F stop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
closure of the MTA Station Agent Booth at the President Street entrance
of the Carroll Street F stop in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
The Carroll Street station is located in a densely populated area
of Brooklyn, which translates to a consistently high volume of riders.
Commuters and families utilize this station throughout the day. The
station agents are necessary to the efficient operation of such heavily
used MTA subway stops.
In light of the Culver El Viaduct Project, which will close the
Smith-9th Street stop for an extended period of time, these station
agents will be vital to overseeing the increased ridership at the
Carroll Street stop. Furthermore, because of the safety concerns which
accompany any major construction projects, having a MTA Agent on site
will decrease the chances of any injuries to its ridership.
A Brief Encounter With Michael Jackson (in the 1980’s)
During the mid-1980s, L.B. Brown, owner of Brooklyn-based Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery,
experienced a brief encounter with Michael Jackson at LaGuardia Airport
in New York City. She recalls her experience on their new blog site: http://clintonhillframe.blogspot.com.
Once his death was announced, she immediately wanted to help
his fans preserve his image, legacy, and memory. As Michael Jackson's
birthday approaches, L. B. Brown is extending an special offer
exclusively to his admirers.
They want you to visit their blog site, read about her encounter and share your Michael
Jackson experience, and save on sharing his
memory with us.
Full disclosure: For any bloggers who post their Michael Jackson memory on their new
blog, they will receive a special offer of $10 off any art and framing
services.
Photo of Michael Jackson sidewalk art by Tom Martinez. Prints available.
"Simply post your comment on our blog, http://clintonhillframe.blogspot.com, print your message and bring it to Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery
to receive your special Michael Jackson discount — blogger's discount
ends October 31, 2009. The gallery walk-in special offer ends August
30, 2009.
to receive your special Michael Jackson discount — blogger's discount
ends October 31, 2009. The gallery walk-in special offer ends August
30, 2009.
Please be one of the first people to read our new blog and one of
the first to share your fond Michael Jackson memories or experiences
with other bloggers. A special offer is waiting for you, compliments
of L.B. Brown."
Tom Martinez, Witness: Surfing After Hurricane Bill
Hurricane Bill produced some good-sized swells out at Rockaway Beach.
Park Slope Awaits Scathing Put Down By Amy Sohn in Her New Novel
Amy Sohn's new book, Prospect Park West, comes out on September 1, and I'm dying to get my hands on a copy.
According to the Daily News:
"The book creates a scathing portrait of Park Slope's mommy brigade
— of which Sohn is a breast-feeding member — as a parade of
unsatisfied thirty- and forty-something moms sizing up their plights
relative to all the other stroller-pushers at the playground. Few are
having sex — at least not with their spouses."
Seems that Sarah Jessica Parker optioned the book for a TV series—not a movie as I previously reported.
The story is about a character named Melora Leigh, a two-time Oscar winner who lives in a mansion on Prospect Park West with her Australian husband. Sounds a little like Jennifer Connelly.
I heard Sohn read a chapter from the book at the Edgy Mother's Day reading in which Sohn parodies the Park Slope Food Coop, Park Slopers and local celebs.
Interestingly, most of the celebrities, in this celebrity strewn novel, are called by their real names.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Melora's arch rival and nemisis is described in the book (according to the Daily News) as a "skinny
hipster who was famous only because she'd flashed her t- -s in
'Secretary.' "
"I think we make it very clear in the disclaimer," says Simon & Schuster publisher David Rosenthal told the Daily News.
That provision partly reads: "Although several well-known people
appear in this book, the references to them, their conduct and their
interactions with other characters are wholly the author's creation."
Carroll Gardens Dumpster Pools on NPR
In case you missed the story on NPR: here's an excerpt. Read the rest over here.
On an industrial lot in Brooklyn, N.Y., three garbage bins have been
transformed into swimming pools. They're set in what looks like an
urban country club — with tent cabanas, barbecue grills and a dozen
plastic beach chairs.
The
idea of swimming in a trash container grosses you out? Think again.
They're clean. The bins are lined with thick sheets of plastic, and the
water is chlorinated and filtered, just like what goes in an inground
pool.
The company behind the pools is Macro Sea, a Manhattan real
estate developer. Jocko Weyland, the guy in charge of the pool project,
says Macro Sea got the idea from a rock musician in Georgia.
The
pools are behind a chain-link fence in the Carroll Gardens
neighborhood. The 5 1/2 foot-deep containers are in an H-formation with
a wooden deck built around them. There's also a shallower kiddie pool.
News
of the Brooklyn trash bin swimming pools first surfaced on a blog for
ReadyMade magazine, which helps do-it-yourselfers use familiar objects
in new ways.
"It's a Dumpster. It's not trying to pretend it's not a Dumpster, you know," Weyland says.
Sept 15-20: In-I With Juliet Binoche at BAM
In-I, the opening event of the 2009 Next Wave Festival sounds very interesting. It is directed and performed by Oscar-winning actor Juliet Binoche and choreographer Akram Kahn.
Sep 15, 17—19, 22—26 at 7:30pm
Sep 16 at 7pm*
Sep 20 at 3pm
*2009 Next Wave Gala: Patron Celebration
"I never know what I'm capable of doing before I do it." These words, spoken by Oscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche (Caché, The English Patient, Blue), capture the intrepid spirit—indeed the daring—behind In-I,
an intensely visceral dance-theater work conceived, directed, and
performed by Binoche and the adventurous British choreographer Akram
Khan (Steve Reich @ 70, 2006 Next Wave Festival). Together,
these charismatic artists arrive at something entirely new, as an actor
dances and a dancer acts.
Incandescent and delicate, Binoche
moves with surprising force, always in lockstep with Khan's virtuosity
and power. Accompanied by an evocative, mercurial score and performed
before a luminous wall designed by British sculptor Anish Kapoor, the
couple's exchanges are thrust into relief, revealing the intricacies of
a love affair, in all its glory and all its pain.
Aug 29: Michael Jackson Birthday Party in Prospect Park
What started out as a Fort Greene birthday party for Michael Jackson planned by Spike Lee will now take place in Prospect Park, because of the large number of people expected.
The Parks Department for the celebration in Fort Greene park allowed 2000 people but because of national publicity they're expecting a whole lot more. That's why it was moved. The event is set to run from noon to 5 p.m. next Saturday.
Councilwoman Letitia James told The Local, the New York Times' Fort Greene blog: “This was supposed to be a small-scale community event,” said James. “Now they’re concerned about crowd control.”
Aug. 29 would have been Jackson's 51st birthday. He was exactly one day younger than me.
Aug 28 & 29: The Brooklyn Soul Festival at the Bell House
The Bell House has booked a couple of great shows featuring soul legends.
On August 28: “The Brooklyn Soul Festival will feature Barbara Lynn (best known for
“You’ll Lose a Good Thing”), Roscoe Robinson (who played with Sam
Cooke), and Hermon Hitson (who played with Jimi Hendrix and Wilson
Pickett).
On the 29th: Otis Clay and Maxine Brown (“Oh No Not My
Baby” from 1964) will grace their stage.
“Brooklyn Soul Festival” at The Bell House [149 Seventh St. bet.
Second and Third Avenues, (718) 643-6510], Aug. 28 and 29. Tickets, $15.
Sat: The Politics of Community Based Organizations
Brooklyn for Barack is sponsoring an event called "The Politics of Community Based Organizations with Professor NicoleMarwell."
Marwell spent years conducting field research inside eight
nonprofits in Williamsburg and Bushwick. Her recently published book,
"Bargaining for Brooklyn," includes an insightful critique of Brooklyn
Democratic Party Boss Vito Lopez's successful effort to transform a
senior services organization – Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens
Council – into a contemporary political machine.
Please come on Saturday at 2:00pm at the Bushwick Branch of the
Brooklyn Public Library at 340 Bushwick Ave at Siegel St. (Take the G
to Broadway, the J to Flushing, or the L to Montrose).
Brooklyn Public Library at 340 Bushwick Ave at Siegel St. (Take the G
to Broadway, the J to Flushing, or the L to Montrose).
hope you can make it. let me know if you have any questions. and please invite friends!
PS 107 Needs Wood Planters and Organic Potting Soil
PS 107 in Park Slope is planting a garden. And now they have the opportunity to plant 12 dwarf fruit trees on school property.
Of course, this comes with some critical needs:
The school needs 12 large untreated wood planters and tons of organic potting soil. So, of course, we are open to donations (we had a great donation from a member but, alas, the planter was stolen…it was even interesting enuff to be in the Daily News), but more important, I seek potential partners with suppliers/merchants who might be interested in a partnership/sponsorship.
Parents Helping Parents: Help For Children When Scary Things Happen
Sharon C. Peters, of Parents Helping Parents, had some advice for parents about what to say to children when sad and scary things happen. She lives on 11th Street and is responding to the death of the construction worker who died this week when the scaffolding he was standing on collapsed.
At Parents Helping Parents, located in Park Slope, Peters offers help to families facing transitions as well as those sorting through
everyday challenges.
According to Peters: "Practical suggestions help parents find solutions
to problems that have been hard to unravel at home. Parents get to talk
about what has or hasn’t worked for them and try new strategies to move
their families forward."
As a family coach, Peters give parents and children the tools
to deal with acute or ongoing issues in their lives. She is also the Family Issues consultant for Park Slope Parents where this list appeared.
I for one was always curious about that little storefront on President Street.
1. Spend plenty of time with your children. Try and make the time
relaxing and comforting by letting the child choose the activities
you do together.
relaxing and comforting by letting the child choose the activities
you do together.
2. This is not the time to try and help a child with their
behavorial problems. it is a time to recover from a confusing and
traumatic incident. Temporarily suspend corrections and
adjustments, you will have plenty of time to try again when things
have returned to a more typical pace.
3. . Answer all of your child's questions and try and set up
conditions that will help them ask questions or talk through what
they experienced. Games can help this happen, but sit down talks
can also be useful. Remember your perspective and theirs might be
very different. Try to set up a ;way to hear theirs not yours be
dominant. Some children don't share what they are thinking, they
just like to be playing and close to family – that is a fine way
to recover from such an incident.
4. Reach out to other parents and families for support. Don't
stay isolated.
5. Get plenty of rest and good food. It can help ease tensions
and stress.
Sharon C. Peters
Parents Helping Parents
Aug, Sept and Oct Sexy Moms Series at Babeland
Babeland, the woman's sex toys and sex education shop on Bergen Street just released their schedule of Sexy Moms events. They've been in business for 16 years (a little more than 1 year in Park Slope) and they see their mission as encouraging personal empowerment, community education and support for a more passionate world—and lets not forget loads of vibrators and other interesting sex implements. Babeland Brooklyn is located at 462 Bergen Street between Flatbush and 5th Ave.
Last spring, I went to the Talking to Your Kids About Sex workshop with Amy Levine and will probably attend this one, too. It was great. The next event is on August 26th at 7 pm.
Desire, Sex and the New Parent
Wednesday, August 26, 07:00pm
This month’s Sexy Moms event will feature Shara Frederick, an active Dona
Certified Labor Support Doula and founder of Tots-n-Tonic – a citywide happy
hour that brings new moms together for socializing and support, who will
offer new parents tips and tricks to help them discover how to put the zing
back into their sex lives. This topic is ideal for new moms, moms-to-be, and
parents of small children who are wondering why their sex lives took a
detour once the baby arrived! Complimentary refreshments will be served
courtesy of Sip Wines and Joyce Bakery. Babeland’s “Sexy Moms Series” is
jointly sponsored by New Space for Women’s Health, Bump and Park Slope
Parents.
Lesbian Parenting
Wednesday, September 30, 07:00pm
This month's event will feature Lauren Abrams, a community health center
midwife from Park Slope, who will speak about her experience as a lesbian
partner raising two children. She'll discuss navigating the medical world as
a lesbian couple, communication between the birth and non-birth mother,
changing desires, "donor dads," taboos, etc. Babeland Co-Founder, Claire
Cavanah, will also speak about her experience as a single lesbian mom.
Complimentary refreshments will be served. This event is jointly sponsored
by The New Space for Women’s Health, Bump and Park Slope Parents.
Complimentary refreshments will be served courtesy of Sip Wines and Joyce
Bakery.
Talking to Your Kids About Sex
Wednesday, October 28, 07:00pm* *
This month’s "Sexy Moms Series" event will feature sexuality educator, Amy
Levine, who will share tips about how to talk with your kids about
sexuality-related topics. This discussion is for parents who would like to
raise sexually healthy children but aren’t sure where to start, what to say
or how to keep conversations open and ongoing. Complimentary refreshments
will be served. This event is jointly sponsored by The New Space for Women’s
Health, Bump and Park Slope Parents. Complimentary refreshments will be
served courtesy of Sip Wines and Joyce Bakery.