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May
06
Brooklyn Gets 8 Michelin Starred Spots and 37 on the Bib Gourmand List, Williamsburg Dominates

Brooklyn Gets 8 Michelin Starred Spots and 37 on the Bib Gourmand List, Williamsburg Dominates

Pierogies at Pierozek. Courtesy of STUNTMANpr.Earlier this week, the Michelin Guide announced their Bib Gourmand list, which this year
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May
03
Openings and Closings: Espresso, Eggplant, and Egg Sandwiches

Openings and Closings: Espresso, Eggplant, and Egg Sandwiches

Greenpoint has two new coffee shops, there’s a new tlayuda spot in Prospect Heights, and lots of sweet treats
2 min read
Apr
22
Brookfield Presents Plan to Refresh One Pierrepont Plaza Space in Downtown Brooklyn

Brookfield Presents Plan to Refresh One Pierrepont Plaza Space in Downtown Brooklyn

A rendering of the redesigned plaza at One Pierrepont Plaza. (Image: DLANDstudio Architecture)Brookfield Properties is planning a fresh look
2 min read
Apr
21
A Novel Kitchen Had A Novel Beginning: From Car Crash To Business Partners

A Novel Kitchen Had A Novel Beginning: From Car Crash To Business Partners

When Ali Ahmed and Akram Nassir saw the “For Rent” sign at 151 Atlantic Avenue, they immediately went in and
4 min read
Apr
14
Rejuvenation, Celebration and “Ridiculous Emceeing” at BAM’s First Live Virtual Spring Event

Rejuvenation, Celebration and “Ridiculous Emceeing” at BAM’s First Live Virtual Spring Event

Image: BAMRejuvenation, celebration and “ridiculous emceeing.” That’s what BAM has on offer for its first live, virtual concert of
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Apr
05
Public Art: Breathing Pavilion Features Weekly Live Music Series In Downtown Brooklyn

Public Art: Breathing Pavilion Features Weekly Live Music Series In Downtown Brooklyn

Melanie Charles performing at the Breathing Pavilion. (Image: Argenis Apollinario/Downtown Brooklyn Partnership)The normally bustling plaza at 300 Ashland
2 min read
Apr
01
RIP: A Tragic Accident Claims Life Of A Brooklyn Assistant Principal

RIP: A Tragic Accident Claims Life Of A Brooklyn Assistant Principal

Elias “Eli” Smith with his children. Family photo.A falling tree in Indiana killed a Brooklyn public school educator on
1 min read
Mar
31
Learning: After Classes Moved Online, Enrollment Skyrocketed

Learning: After Classes Moved Online, Enrollment Skyrocketed

Students attending a BISR course from 2017. Photo credit: Salome Oggenfuss. Six years ago, Maggie Gerrity — a Manhattan-based artist, bookkeeper,
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Mar
26
BAM Guest Curator Hanif Abdurraqib Releases Essay Collection on Black Performance

BAM Guest Curator Hanif Abdurraqib Releases Essay Collection on Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib. Photo credit: Megan Leigh Barnard. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In his new essay collection, ‘A Little Devil in America: Notes in
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Mar
23
Brooklyn Shows Support to Its Asian-American Communities

Brooklyn Shows Support to Its Asian-American Communities

Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of The Chinese American Citizen Alliance Greater New York [http://www.cacagny.org/home.html]
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