The following is a guest post by NYU Business and Economic Reporting Graduate student Yuyu Chen on Dumbo’s history and the current food and restaurant market. It was originally posted on her blog: A woman from New Jersey was crying outside 25 Jay Stree... »
In yesterday's post, I mentioned Prospect Park's Barrels of Shame. Naively, it was my impression that the Department of Transportation was relying entirely on these barrels to solve the problem of speeding cyclists. How wrong I was. In fact, I was ridi... »
-- While the Spring cookbook season may not be able to boast the volume of books released in the Fall, it makes up for it in quality. The books coming out between now and May 1 are heavy on... »
Pete’s Downtown restaurant at 2 Water Street (next to Ignazio’s Pizza and across The River Cafe) has closed, according to a worker who has emailed us. Brooklyn Eagle first reported that the restaurant is not only closed, but it has cleared its space, a... »
Brokelyn writer Meredith Olson finds 10 fun and original DIY gift ideas on Pinterest, a virtual pinboard for food-fashion-decorating obsessives. »
This bustling borough, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, has an ever-changing culture. Yet, one thing that always remains the same is the constant influx of passionate artists and artisans. »
More aboveground than the Batcave, less isolated than the Fortress of Solitude. Over the summer word broke that the Paris-based, Philippe Starck–designed, hotel-and-cocktail bar complex Mama Shelter was looking to open somewhere in Bushwick. It may not... »
The new sidewalk-hogging vestibule at the CornerGrocers bodega on Orchard Street reportedly does not violate any regulations. »
