Lame Duck Bloomberg May Be Our Last Hope to Reform the BOENYC Dept of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn and Mayor Bloomberg have the power to end political control of the Board of Election that has been in effect since Tammany Hall ruled the c... »
Yes, cobblers still exist! No, they won't for much longer! It's just so much easier to buy a stylish new pair of shoes than it is to get your old ones repaired. That trend, plus skyrocketing rents, means that lifelong cobbler—sounds like something out ... »
Wally GobetzGowanus Canal, soon to be the site of a new Whole Foods storeIt's official, Brooklyn is getting a Whole Foods on a site along the Gowanus Canal. On Tuesday, the supermarket chain go »
The intersection of Third Avenue and Third Street is officially about to get a lot more interesting. Currently in the hinterlands of Gowanus, within a few years it'll be a hub of activity all brought on by a brand new Whole Foods, which has been strugg... »
Even though Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter on February 2nd, the bright sunshine and mild temperature are far more springlike than is normal for February.The first 'official' signs of spring have also popped up in my front garden in ... »
Now feeding bankers. "If you build it, they will come" could be the motto for Battery Park City these days, which has gone from culinary wasteland to having quite a few excellent dining options (Shake Shack, Blue Smoke BPC, North End Grill, anyone?) in... »
Ted & Honey's sun-washed Navy Yard digs. The hottest hood in the BK these days might in fact be the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Brooklyn Grange is set to expand there, as we reported earlier, and now Grub gets word that Cobble Hill fave Ted & Honey has opened ... »
The New York City Parks and Recreation Department has temporarily closed four natural grass ball fields (Fields 5, 6, 7, 8) at Red Hook Park after detecting elevated lead levels in the soil, official said. »
