Latest Headlines in Detail
On the Market: Wall Street Weighing Us Down; Mitt Under Water; Downtown Developer Down
The New York Observer
Feb 06The changing shape of homeless families—they've got smartphones, too. [NY Times] Will a shrinking Wall Street be bad for Manhattan landlords? [Journal] And the bankers are passing on our housing, too. [Crain's] Want a seat? Study finds Friday's a slow ... »
Nigerian princess and burlesque star to host Valentine’s Day bash
The Brooklyn Paper
Feb 03Princess Pat — a.k.a. musician and burlesque performer Patience Mukoro — will bear (almost) all in name of love and harmony in Sideshows by the Seashore’s second annual Valentine’s Day For Lovers and Losers party on Feb. 14 in Coney Island. Read more. »
Russian Transport is a Mail Order Mess
The New York Observer
Feb 01Steele and Garofalo. It’s been a calamitous week off-Broadway. In the New Group production of Russian Transport, a loud, inconsequential play full of cussing and yelling at the Acorn Theater on West 42nd Street, a family of mewling, whining Russian imm... »
PROSPECT HEIGHTS: UPDATE: Islanders to play in Brooklyn!
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dan MacLeodThe Brooklyn PaperThe Islanders are coming to Brooklyn! Well, for one game, anyway. Shortly after BrooklynDaily.com reported that Borough President Markowitz wants ... »
Mind the gap! New cement Boardwalk is a stumbling ground, residents say
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn PaperCritics of the new cement slabs installed on the Coney Island Boardwalk near W. 33rd Street say the synthetic sections are shifting apart — and ar... »
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Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Coney Island Birds
The City Birder
Feb 03I don't know why, but I keep ending up back at Coney Island. I suppose part of the draw is in the unexpected. Over the last few years I've seen some very unusual birds along this section of coastal Brooklyn, such as, Western Grebe, Gray-hooded Gull and... »
January Birds
The City Birder
Feb 02January was not as productive for bird species as I'd come to expect. Many birds typically seen in the city parks or in the waters along the coast seemed to have been missing in action. To put my low January species number in perspective, last month I ... »
Plenty of Reasons Not To Be Quiet in the Library: Events at All the Branches
A Child Grows in Brooklyn
Feb 01We love the Brooklyn Public Library with all it’s free activities and educational events- not to mention their popular storytime. Forget being quiet at the library- this weekend lions will appear and next weekend: musicians and dancers! This February, ... »
Coney Island Rathskeller Uncovered
Lost City
Jan 31For whatever reason, rathskellers—the breed of German, subterranean beer cellars—have always been a source of fascination to me. Perhaps it's because they're a bygone form of watering hole, once common in cities across America, now scarce. Perhaps beca... »
PROSPECT HEIGHTS: UPDATE: Islanders to play in Brooklyn!
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dan MacLeodThe Brooklyn PaperThe Islanders are coming to Brooklyn! Well, for one game, anyway. Shortly after BrooklynDaily.com reported that Borough President Markowitz wants ... »
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