Many women make it to 27 without ever setting foot (or hip) inside an Oscar de la Renta dress, but the New York-based Operation Fairy Dust has trimmed that figure by about 10 years.
The organization, which offers high schoolers used and donated prom dresses, hosted its most recent giveaway on Saturday, April 17 in Borough Hall. The selection featured hundreds of de la Renta dresses, as well as a strapless number donated by a certain Kim Kardashian.
Tired of trekking into Manhattan for your iPads and Pods? Maybe someday you won’t have to.
Marty Markowitz, the borough president of Brooklyn, is pushing for a BK Apple Store. The Prez recently emailed Steve Jobs from his new iPad, praising Brooklyn as a mecca for collegiate and creative types — two of Apple’s major clientele. Markowitz even included a promo video:
TUAW (The Official Apple Weblog) adds that Brooklyn has continued to prove its retail value over the years; the Brooklyn IKEA, for example, is one of the company’s top outlets in the country. But, as TUAW also points out, many Brooklyners probably pass one of Manhattan’s four Apple Stores on a regular basis.
On this Tue of days, we think it’s best to take a time out — and rock out, if possible. Take a look at this YouTube video for Steely Dan’s “Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me).”
We’re famous! And by we, we mean Brooklyn. Brooklyn’s Finest, a cop drama starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes, hits theaters tomorrow. Are you going to see it?
