Week in Review: Bar Closing Delayed, Dance Company Needs Help

Jackie's 5th Amendment Staying Open Just a Bit Longer

Park Slope's well known dive bar Jackie's 5th Amendment is closing, but not as quickly as was first thought.

According to a report in The L Magazine, initial plans to close the bar on Sept. 14 have changed, and it will now stay open until mid-October.

Donofrio Dance Company Calls on Arts Community for Support

Donofrio Dance Company is working on its first ever collaborative piece and evening-length work entitled 'Ram'. They have the date, the work and the location, but have called on the artist's community for support with certain costs.

Fiber Artisans Will Have Their Chance to Shine at Festival

Knitters, crocheters, spinners, felters, weavers and more will be able to celebrate both historic and contemporary approaches to the fiber arts this October in Park Slope.

Held at the Old Stone House, the second annual Kings County Fiber Festival will be held on Oct. 12 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Islanders Get First Taste Of Hockey In Brooklyn

The New York Islanders had their first practice at the Barclays Center Thursday, leading up to their move to Brooklyn in 2015.

De Blasio, Stringer Have Big Nights

Democrats Bill de Blasio and Scott Stringer were the big winners in New York City Tuesday night, with both candidates greeting crowds of cheering supporters after a campaign hard fought campaign in which both were underdogs.Democrats Bill de Blasio and Scott Stringer were the big winners in New York City Tuesday night, with both candidates greeting crowds of cheering supporters after a campaign hard fought campaign in which both were underdogs.