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Helloooo Sephora Brooklyn

I was as surprised as you to find out Sephora, the giant time-suck of a cosmetics store, is coming to Downtown Brooklyn. According to the NY Post, the high-end chain will soon be moving into the Brooklyn municipal office building (Joralemon and Court S... »

Brooklyn Restaurant Week in On Its Way

Dine In Brooklyn, the borough’s own answer to Restaurant Week, kicks off 19 March and will run 10 days through 29 March. Featuring approximately 200 restaurants, you can expect three-course dinner menus for $25, three-course lunches for $20.12 and even... »

Next Week is Brooklyn Restaurant Week

Dine In Brooklyn, the borough’s own answer to Restaurant Week, kicks off 19 March and will run 10 days through 29 March. Featuring approximately 200 restaurants, you can expect three-course dinner menus for $25, three-course lunches for $20.12 and even... »

Another Prize Pizza Place to Open in Brooklyn

Look out Lucali: Top Chef Master ELizabeth Falkner is coming to Brooklyn and she’s looking to make some pizza. Along with bartender partner Darren Crawford and pizza guru Nancy Puglisi, Falkner plans on serving Sicilian-inspired pies, according to Insi... »

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Gowanus Whole Foods Faces One More Obstacle

About two years ago, we reported on a memo from Whole Foods itself, describing its upcoming store and Eco-friendly complex to be built in the heart of Gowanus (3rd ave and 3rd St). And many of you rejoiced. But there’s always another side to things, an... »

More Cobble Hill Charter School Furor

UPDATE: Here is a copy of the official petition to block the Cobble Hill Success Academy. Though it’s fairly long, it reinforces the idea that the school should not legally be allowed to exist outside school districts 13 or 14. A group of angry parents... »

Columbia Waterfront to Get New Park Space?

Ok, so there’s been a ton of crazy construction on Columbia St. recently, all having to do with building the Gowanus Flushing Tunnel. In fact, just a few weeks ago, the Yeung Sun Live Poultry shop collapsed because of the heavy duty work (gaining sighs... »

Take A New Look at LICH-Now Part of Suny Downstate

Recently, a friend told me she schlepped all the way to an emergency room in Chelsea when her six year old broke his arm–because her pediatrician suggested it. She lives about three blocks from Long Island College Hospital. Ok, maybe LICH has not alway... »

Coney Island to Stay, Well, Coney Island

image via NY Daily NewsThough darkness is falling at approximately 4:47pm, we’re here to tell you summer is right around the corner. Kind of. Sort of. Not really. But if you could bear with me and imagine a sunny day at Coney Island sometime in 2012, i... »

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