by Libby V 
This week I’ve been consumed by two things: A) finding ways to use all the delicious figs (in season in Greenpoint now!) and B) 90s hip hop slow jamz.
If you’re relaxing in one of the neighborhood’s backyard gardens this time of year, you might be lucky enough to find a fig tree, ripe for the picking (our neighborhood’s backyards actually have a plethora, thanks to Brooklyn’s Italian immigrant heritage
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