This morning, after hearing about the 2,000 jobs promised by the new Barclays Center arena, we turned our camera away from Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner and the rest of the gang and focused instead on the vast arena behind th... »
"I've been looking forward to this day for eight years," Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner told a crowd of reporters today from inside the increasingly completed Barclays Center arena. In particular Ratner, flanked by Mayor Bloomberg and Brook... »
Saving Williamsburg’s cultural legacy, with jagged edges [NYO] Don’t forget to look up tomorrow [Gothamist] New York actually loves the arts [Hyper Allergic] Big brother is tweeting [Village Voice] The war on brunch is real [BK Paper] Pay what you like... »
The Local today turns us on to this Craigslist casting call seeking extras to be in a “concert crowd” for a “former 90s Def Jam artist who is releasing a new solo album,” in a video “produced by an Emmy award winning filmmaker.” Sounds enticing! Or may... »
In last night’s episode of Girls, aside from laughably blowing the locations of Weather Up and Washington Commons (both bars are in Prospect Heights, not Cobble Hill), Lena Dunham’s character Hannah blows a job interview in spectacular fashion. She mak... »
Prospect Park ballers, clean up your damn condoms [Litter Mob] This Fort Greene bike shop also sells beer [NYTimes] And then someone made a Groupon for rich people [BetaBeat] Guess Marisa Tomei’s favorite Brooklyn pizza joint! (Hint: not Lucali)[Browns... »
Mayor Bloomberg has made many plays over his two-and-a-half terms at leaving a lasting physical legacy, but none really worked out. The maybe-too-short One World Trade isn't really his, the Jets stadium never happened (and neither did the Olympics), At... »
When 18,000 spectators pour out of a Nets game at the new Barclays Center, the sidewalks in downtown Brooklyn won’t be able to contain the crowds, advocates claim. »
