Destinations
Food and beverage professionals from across the country and the world will soon sample the County of Kings at Brooklyn Eats. Courtesy of Brookyn EatsDuring Brooklyn Eats – the Brooklyn Chamber’s annual celebration of Brooklyn-made food and drink – patrons will have an opportunity to try some of the borough’
Holidays
Breaking the daylong fast at the Kings Bay Y’s Ramadan dinner. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)With the deadly ISIS-inspired shooting at an Orlando nightclub [/stand-orlando-tonight-grand-army-plaza-unity-vigil/] still hanging like a specter over the country, members of Brooklyn’s Jewish and Muslim
fort greene
Bob Diamond mapping out his proposal (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox) Brooklynites had their say during a visioning session focused on the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector [/?s=bqx] (BQX), with some voicing support for the streetcar while others called it a giveaway to developers. The public was invited to
fort greene
Love can be cheesy. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Does a corner slice place need to be on a corner? Not Ray’s [/?s=not+ray%27s] of 694 Fulton Street has doling out all manner of slices to Fort Greene from its current location, nestled in the middle
Bensonhurst
The Coop, located at 9504 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge. (Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst Bean)Local moms and dads will be pleased to learn about a new kid-friendly Bay Ridge cafe — with a very grown up vibe. The ambitious brainchild of husband-and-wife team Nick and Rose
Nonsponsored
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Nonsponsored
Bob Diamond mapping out his proposal (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox) Brooklynites had their say during a visioning session focused on the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector [/?s=bqx] (BQX), with some voicing support for the streetcar while others called it a giveaway to developers. The public was invited to
Bensonhurst
Bensonhurst Mega Medical Care at 2761 Bath Ave (Source: Google Maps)Five people were charged Monday with orchestrating a $38 million Medicaid and Medicare scam at clinics throughout Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Prosecutors said the scheme, which involved recruiting patients for fraudulent
Animals
Wolverine of Mingo’s Sandwich Factory in Park Slope/Gowanus. (Screenshot via YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmberUHjemM])You don’t have to be a cat owner to be under the watchful eye of one of our neighborhood felines. Whether you’ve stopped by your bodega for coffee,
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)La Loba Cantina, Kensington’s Oaxaca-style Mexican eatery, is not just a great dinner and brunch stopover — it’s a serious contender for the best new neighborhood bar. The restaurant, located at 709 Church Avenue between East 7th and East 8th streets [/blog/food/
Business
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Five people were charged Monday with orchestrating a $38 million Medicaid and Medicare scam at clinics throughout Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Prosecutors said the scheme, which involved
Arts & Culture
[Left to Right] Blaise Garza, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and John Sparrow. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)It’s early yet in the outdoor concert season, however the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival [http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/bric-celebrate-brooklyn-festival] ‘s offering of the Violent Femmes