Author: schnepsrestagent

Op-Ed: What Would Martin Luther King Jr.’s Response be to Current Anti-Semitism?

Posted by

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan. 17, 2024 By Rabbi Marc Schneier The image is chilling in its overt and malevolent celebration of the brutal Hamas attack of October 7, in which more than 1,200 Israeli civilians died. Released by the national office of Black Lives Matter (BLM) in Chicago and featured on X, with the slogan “I Stand With Palestine,” the meme portrays a Hamas fighter on a paraglider on his way to participate in the murderous mission last fall. Separately, The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 50 Black liberationist organizations – including BLM – released a statement condemning “the…

Brooklyn’s best-selling Stanley Tumbler

Posted by

stanley-tumbler-quenchers

Jan. 16, 2024 By Stephanie Waddle

What’s all the fuss with the Stanley Tumbler? Why would anyone camp out overnight to get the latest version of a stainless steel water bottle, a “quencher” or “ice flow” — with no water in it!

Teenager mugged by two crooks while waiting for L train in Ridgewood: NYPD

Posted by

teen

Jan. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A 17-year-old L train rider was beaten and robbed inside the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue subway station last week and police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are searching for the two perpetrators. The incident occurred during the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 8, as the teen was standing on the northbound…
Read More

Brooklyn’s row house royalty showcased on new deck of cards

Posted by

Brooklyn row house cards

Jan. 16, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith If you’ve ever dreamt of placing a bet to claim a Federal wood frame in Brooklyn Heights or an Italianate brownstone in Carroll Gardens, now is your chance. Dumbo-based architecture firm The Brooklyn Studio (formerly CWB Architects) has released a deck of cards featuring iconic row houses from across the city as a way to raise funds for the Historic Districts Council. The set’s 15 watercolor illustrations of the iconic houses from across Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx were done by Brooklyn artist Diane Hu, and include ten Brooklyn properties. The Jack of Spades boasts a neo-Tudor…
Read More