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Day 1171: Coney Island Light. Sea Gate’s lighthouse, built in 1890. (Photo via Matt Green [http://imjustwalkin.com/2015/03/15/coney-island-light/])There are few places in the United States as pedestrian friendly as New York City, but that doesn’t make the goal of walking the entirety of
Arts & Culture
Via the artistThe artistry of Nick Papadakis [http://www.nicholaspapadakis.com/] is the meeting point of the visual and theoretical. The praxis of his craft digs deeply into the myriad of traditions that we think of as the fine arts, including photography, graphic design, printmaking, metal-working, furniture design, and holography
Arts & Culture
1973. From The Waters of Our Time [http://www.thomasroma.com/essays/44/]. © (Thomas Roma via The Steven Kasher Gallery)Since 1971, Thomas Roma has been taking photos, almost all of them of Brooklyn. A born and bred Brooklynite, in his own words Roma is from “all over in Brooklyn,
Animals
Elephant Hotel at Surf Avenue and West 12th Street, 1888. (Photo via Elliot Schechter)Gaudy amusement attractions have always been a Coney Island hallmark, but none have topped the strange (and sometimes raunchy) legacy left by the park’s 200-foot-tall elephant-shaped hotel. The Elephantine Colossus, built in 1885, reigned over
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Renderings by Loci Architecture and Gowanus By DesignDoes your stomach still drop when passing over the Gowanus neighborhood as you ride the F/G line because you’re still mourning the loss of the Kentile Floors sign [/see-the-kentile-floors-sign-come-down-in-a-time-lapse-video-parkslopestoop/]? Since those 13 letters were removed from Brooklyn’s skyline, the Gowanus
Business
Via Brooklyn Navy Yard Development CorporationThe list of tenants at the Epicurian-delighting Building 77 [http://brooklynnavyyard.org/leasing/bldg-77/] continues to grow after the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation announced the newest half-dozen diverse food and drink palate-pleasers to join the manufacturing hub and on-site food hall. Building 77 is
Business
Neighbor and customer Adam Hendricks plays a VR game. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)Have you ever wanted to wield a light saber? Climb to the summit of a mountain? Fly over your favorite city? Or hang out with forest gnomes? Now you can at vr bar [http://www.vrbar.
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Bahij Chancey. (Photo by Lindsay Abrams / BKLYNER)In what will turn out to be the final days of the Cobble Hill tavern Buschenschank, at a table pushed up against an open window that looks out at the intersection of Court and Sackett Streets, 25-year-old Bahij Chancey is sipping an Oktoberfest
Business
Peter Romano at work. (Photo by Erin DeGregorio / BKLYNER)After working at his stained glass window business for the last 40 years in Park Slope, owner Peter Romano refuses to have the word “retirement” as part of both his vocabulary and future plans. At 72, he always busy because he
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Katia Kelly’s blog Pardon Me For Asking has been documenting Carroll Gardens and Gowanus for over a decade. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)First, bookmark the blog Pardon Me For Asking [http://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/]. There’s something rather meta-journalistic about Katia Kelly’s role as the
Announcements
BBQ!Mouthwatering… The 773 Lounge [/773-sports-bar-grill/] is proud to announce the addition of two exciting and delicious events to our weekly schedule. Starting this Sunday, June 19 the kitchen will offer an all day brunch service with an eclectic menu, as well as, bottomless Screwdrivers, Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s.
Central Brooklyn
We love our farmers’ markets [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket], and to help you get the most from your neighborhood market we’ve partnered with local chefs to bring you simple recipes from fresh, in-season ingredients you can pick up each week. This weekend it’s Rhubarb, [https://en.wikipedia.