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People frequently (that is, once every few years) stop me on the street and ask me, “George” (no one really knows who I am), ...
Michael Jones has worked in many different industries — as a manager for Brooklyn synthpop duo Holy Ghost!, at Vice Media in ...
I live in Red Hook, a couple blocks from the water, in one of those mammoth brick buildings that used to be a school. When I ...
CS Scott Enterprises is a general contracting company from New York. We Design/Build Services, Excavation, Foundations,Structural Concrete, Environmental Work, Tank ...
“I want an uplifting story this time!” George bellowed. “None of that death and gloom you usually dish out. We got enough of that these days.” My mind raced. Uplifting? Hmmm…“How about a nice local ...
It’s the evening of Dec. 18, 2024. The Brooklyn Marine Terminal task force is meeting for the fourth time, just before the winter holidays. Alexa Avilés, council member for District 38 and vice-chair ...
At a Moth StorySLAM at the Bell House in Gowanus, the most remarkable thing is that the live event is exactly as good as The Moth Radio Hour on WNYC. This is surprising because The Moth – a nonprofit ...
Just a block from my apartment is a little bakery, almost hidden amongst the surrounding houses, a block from the BQE. Though I’d occasionally seen lines wrapping around the block, I was hesitant to ...
Two journalists approached musician Richard Carpenter to get his blessing on a book they were developing on the band that he’d he fronted in the 1970s and ’80s with his sister Karen (now deceased).
Last month, I wrote about the recent Brooklyn Dems’ County Committee meeting, and related antics and fiascos, but one cannot understand where we are, and where we may go, without understanding where ...
A concrete recycling plant opened up along the Columbia Street waterfront earlier this year, raising concerns among some residents in the neighborhood and nearby Cobble Hill. The plant, located by the ...
A classic American drink, the egg cream is a true culinary invention of New York City, up there with chicken and waffles, the Waldorf salad, and baked Alaska to name a few. It was also deemed ...