Did you know that Solange Knowles and her 7-year-old son, Daniel, officially moved to Carroll Gardens last fall? Apparently it was Beyoncé who convinced her to do so. Reports the Times: “I’ve been trying to talk her into going to Brooklyn for six years... »
Josh Rechnitz, from the Hub BlogAs it slowly sinks in that someone has donated $40 million to build a year-round indoor recreation facility near Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park -- the biggest gift ever donated to a park in New York City -- many folks a... »
This weekend the Times had a story looking into whether New York City real estate has mostly recovered from the slough of despond we found ourselves in following the financial crisis in late ’08. As is well known, there’s always been some New York exce... »
Last week we had a rundown on the projects in Councilmember Brad Lander’s district that received the most votes for funding via participatory budgeting, which will receive $1 million earmarked for them in the 2013 budget. This weekend the Times had a s... »
Two 2001 graduates from Brooklyn Heights’ Packer Collegiate Institute—one of whom grew up in Cobble Hill—are staying true to the borough by opening an American restaurant in nearby Fort Greene. Pals Alan Cooper and Stephen Cohen plan to launch Prospect... »
The grueling life of a Brooklyn newsboy, taken by Lewis Hine, 1910 (Library of Congress)The new Disney-produced Broadway musical 'Newsies' puts melody to the events surrounding the Newsboys Strike of 1899. For one week that summer, young newspaper sell... »
This weekend the Times ran a story focusing on the tensions that are evident at several public schools between the newer—and often wealthier parents—and the old-guard parents who sent their kids to the schools before the neighborhoods they’re in became... »
Though the Barclays Center doesn’t officially open until September, the Atlantic Yards project has already re-shaped Brooklyn, transforming “neighborhoods prized for their streets of tree-lined brownstones and low-key living,” says the New York Times. ... »
