Election 2020
Suraj Patel on his way to donate plasma at Mt. Sinai – the only time he’s been on a subway this month. Courtesy of Suraj Patel.Suraj Patel [https://www.surajpatel.nyc/] is trying, again, to unseat Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to represent Greenpoint, Upper East Side and Long Island City
Boerum Hill
Mother’s Day cards from Awesome Brooklyn. Courtesy of Vanessa Raptopoulos.You forgot Mother’s Day. It’s fine – there’s a lot to worry about right now. Happily, however, we live in Brooklyn, rife with some of the city’s coolest independent shops, owned and curated by talented and
Business
Flying Squirrel. Courtesy of Kate Schmitz.Kate Schmitz, an artist and the owner of Greenpoint’s Flying Squirrel, [http://flyingsquirrelbaby.com/] was hopeful to be finally, after 17 years, turning a profit. Then, the pandemic hit, and her store — which sells new and secondhand children’s toys and clothing — was
Business
We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in. There are a lot of uncertainties, but one thing we know for certain is that we love our local restaurants and we want to support them in any and all
brownsville
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe New York State presidential primary election is scheduled for April 28. That would be less than a week before the projected peak of the Coronavirus crisis [/brooklyn-coronavirus-briefing-march-17-social-distancing-on-st-patricks-day/] in New York, according to predictions by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week. Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Ohio
Business
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. We expect more places will close at least temporarily as the city self-isolates, in addition to the four Sunset Park restaurants who closed this week citing decreased business from Coronavirus fears. We say hello to a new slice shop and two
Events
Past Cannonball Productions Event. Courtesy of Cannonball Productions.With a low alcohol content, low price tag, and a clever branding aesthetic that sits halfway between craft beer and soda, hard seltzer could easily be the most universally likable drink, and this spring there will be a festival to celebrate it
Bay Ridge
Brooklyn is a microcosm of the dumpling universe. Here, you can eat Tibetan momos, Georgian khinkali, and Cantonese har gow all in the same day, separated by little more than a train ride. Writer Nick Kindelsperger wrote in an article for the Chicago Tribune that “dumplings are delightful things, born
Announcements
Rule of Thirds interior. Courtesy of Gary Landsman.GREENPOINT — At Rule of Thirds [https://www.thirdsbk.com/] in Greenpoint, which opened February 22, very little goes to waste. The restaurant, a collaboration between the team from Sunday Hospitality [https://www.sundayhg.com/] and Okonomi [http://www.okonomibk.com/]’s JT
Bushwick
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. With slightly warmer weather (let us dream) come new places to enjoy a cocktail, a few casual made-for-takeout spots, and a vegan restaurant. We have only one goodbye this week, to an eight-year-old Greenpoint favorite. Brooklyn Heights Bohemien Bar [http://bohemienbar.
Greenpoint
WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT — A few months since the audit of three Greenpoint and Williamsburg postal offices by the United States Postal Service Inspector General revealed numerous chronic issues with mail delivery [/postal-office-delay/], few of the issues seem to have been resolved. The Audit The audit took place in 2019 and found
Bay Ridge
Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. We welcome several new taco spots, a new tenant for the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront, and a Japanese restaurant from a powerhouse team. Our only goodbyes this week are uncertain and partially a hello, leaving room for all of us to