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Jan
17
From 1971 To Present: Photographer Thomas Roma Captures Brooklyn Then & Now

From 1971 To Present: Photographer Thomas Roma Captures Brooklyn Then & Now

1973. From The Waters of Our Time [http://www.thomasroma.com/essays/44/]. © (Thomas Roma via The Steven Kasher Gallery)
3 min read
Jan
12
Oddball History: When You Could Spend The Night In Coney Island’s Elephant Hotel (VIDEO)

Oddball History: When You Could Spend The Night In Coney Island’s Elephant Hotel (VIDEO)

Elephant Hotel at Surf Avenue and West 12th Street, 1888. (Photo via Elliot Schechter‎)Gaudy amusement attractions have always been
3 min read
Jan
12
Iconic Kentile (Floors) Sign May Find Second Life In Redesigned Gowanus Playground

Iconic Kentile (Floors) Sign May Find Second Life In Redesigned Gowanus Playground

Renderings by Loci Architecture and Gowanus By DesignDoes your stomach still drop when passing over the Gowanus neighborhood as you
4 min read
Jan
11
Six-Pack Of Deliciousness Coming To Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Food Hub

Six-Pack Of Deliciousness Coming To Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Food Hub

Via Brooklyn Navy Yard Development CorporationThe list of tenants at the Epicurian-delighting Building 77 [http://brooklynnavyyard.org/leasing/bldg-77/] continues
4 min read
Dec
12
vr bar: Brooklyn’s First Virtual Reality Arcade Opens In Park Slope

vr bar: Brooklyn’s First Virtual Reality Arcade Opens In Park Slope

Neighbor and customer Adam Hendricks plays a VR game. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)Have you ever wanted to wield
6 min read
Dec
07
Meet The 25-Year-Old Cyclist Working To Make Brooklyn’s Streets Safer

Meet The 25-Year-Old Cyclist Working To Make Brooklyn’s Streets Safer

Bahij Chancey. (Photo by Lindsay Abrams / BKLYNER)In what will turn out to be the final days of the Cobble
6 min read
Dec
01
40 Years Later, Stained Glass Master Peter Romano Still Brightening Up Park Slope

40 Years Later, Stained Glass Master Peter Romano Still Brightening Up Park Slope

Peter Romano at work. (Photo by Erin DeGregorio / BKLYNER)After working at his stained glass window business for the last
5 min read
Nov
01
An Activist Without Question: On Katia Kelly And Her Blog ‘Pardon Me For Asking’

An Activist Without Question: On Katia Kelly And Her Blog ‘Pardon Me For Asking’

Katia Kelly’s blog Pardon Me For Asking has been documenting Carroll Gardens and Gowanus for over a decade. (Photo
7 min read
Jun
14
773 Sports Bar & Grill Announces BBQ Monday and Sunday Brunch! (Sponsored)

773 Sports Bar & Grill Announces BBQ Monday and Sunday Brunch! (Sponsored)

BBQ!Mouthwatering… The 773 Lounge [/773-sports-bar-grill/] is proud to announce the addition of two exciting and delicious events to our
2 min read
May
27
Greenmarket Recipe Of The Week: Rhubarb Compote (VIDEO)

Greenmarket Recipe Of The Week: Rhubarb Compote (VIDEO)

We love our farmers’ markets [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket], and to help you get the most from your neighborhood
2 min read