camps
Some kids — and parents — prefer a summer of family-led Brooklyn exploration over traditional summer camps. So we’ve put together a list of museums, beaches, and trails to explore. Additionally, check out unique Brooklyn activities while you’re out, like the most creative ice cream [/ten-amazing-ice-cream-shops-brooklyn/] shops, the last remaining
Central Brooklyn
It’s almost summertime and you know what that means… beaches! All NYC beaches re-open [https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/beaches]this Saturday, May 27. Starting this summer, the Parks Department will be installing 100 SPF 30 sunscreen dispensers in City beaches, including Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island
Business
(Courtesy Twitter/ReachNow [https://twitter.com/reachnow/status/856562079561601026])With the weather warming and Memorial Day weekend fast approaching, now is the time to treat yourself to a Mini vacation… or a BMW staycation, if you prefer. Just in time for summer, ReachNow [https://reachnow.com/en/brooklyn-ny/], an innovative
Business
Kitchen 21, 3052 West 21st Street. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This Sunday, a long-awaited mega-restaurant is slated to open in Coney Island’s restored Child’s Building — just in time for the Brooklyn Half Marathon ending on the boardwalk. Kitchen 21 [http://www.kitchen-21.com], adjacent to the new
Announcements
Photo courtesy of Alliance for Coney IslandConey Island officially opens this weekend for another fun-filled season of rides, games, food, concerts, fireworks, Cyclones baseball games, Cosmos soccer matches, Flicks on the Beach, and more. While all will be up and running on Saturday, the official kick-off happens on Sunday, April
Destinations
120 Nassau Street (Photo by bvglazingsystems via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRPF4eD7xr/?tagged=120nassaustreet])New York YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2017/02/facade-installation-underway-after-33-story-tower-tops-out-at-120-nassau-street-downtown-brooklyn.html] reports that facade installation has begun for 120 Nassau Street, the new mixed-use tower located on the corner of Nassau and Jay Streets
Bensonhurst
To many (if not most) of those who come to see the Dyker Heights Lights from out of borough — be it from Manhattan or Pennsylvania — as well as many of the Brooklynites who come out to experience the holiday tradition [/dyker-heights-just-holiday-lights/], the neighborhood is foreign and the area’s best
Bensonhurst
Grant project at a school in Washington Heights. (Photo via Citizens Committee for NYC)Do you dream of making your neighborhood a more colorful, healthy, or creative place? Perhaps you have a stellar idea for starting a greenhouse or a soccer league, building a rain catchment system, painting a mural,
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Destinations
Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]No matter which way you slice it, subway fares will increase next year. But there is a little flexibility on the question of how much pay-per-ride MetroCards will cost. The Metropolitan Transit Authority said yesterday that it will increase fares
Destinations
Photo by Jenelle BuccheriWe’re coming closer to a consensus on the issue of fishing on the Ocean Avenue footbridge. We reported a couple of weeks ago [/assemblymember-steven-cymbrowitz-joins-fight-against-footbridge-fishing/] that there was confusion regarding the rules against fishing on the bridge. The City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) specifically prohibits the
Arts & Culture
The 2017 Zagat’s review guide, photo via Amazon. Top right, Sheepshead Bay’s Roll-N-Roaster, bottom right Bay Ridge’s Tanorren, photos via ZagatRenowned foodie guide Zagat has released their 2017 edition, and it lists 26 noteworthy restaurants in southern Brooklyn. This is the number of restaurants listed in the
Bensonhurst
The internet age has caused significant damage to Brooklyn’s landscape of bookstores, and the borough’s southern portion is something of a literature desert today. In the past decade, southern Brooklyn has seen its only Borders and Barnes & Noble outlets, both in Kings Plaza, shutter. A few indy