Bensonhurst
Meats Supreme’s Bensonhurst location, which is closing tomorrow. Photo by Hannah FrishbergLocal grocer and butcher Meats Supreme [http://meatssupreme.com/index.php] will be closing shop in Bensonhurst for good following tomorrow’s hours after many decades in the neighborhood. “Between this and the Carvel on Bath Avenue being
Arts & Culture
19th century gas valve. (Photo courtesy of Christina Kelly)Amy Sohn and Christina Kelly are sitting across from each other while we have coffee at Morbid Anatomy Museum [http://morbidanatomymuseum.org/], just a few blocks down from Trestle Projects [http://www.trestlegallery.org/tp-address/] (400 Third Avenue near 6th Street)
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Looking for a new place to hang your hat? Tired of the same old bodega? Looking forward to a three martini lunch [http://www.cambridgescholars.com/download/sample/62496]? It’s time for a move, and Sunset Park is the place to be. Check out these great deals. (Courtesy Zillow/
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A bacon, egg, and cheese is many New Yorkers start their day [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/dining/dont-mess-with-my-breakfast-sandwich.html] . It comes from their local bodega. Has yours been slacking? Just looking for something new? Perhaps it’s time you moved to Sheepshead Bay. (Courtesy Street Easy/Ilona
Business
(Photo courtesy Little Mo Wine Shop & Spirits / Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/littlemowine/photos/a.974441029339005.1073741832.825477574235352/974441059339002/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal] )Little Mo Wine & Spirits, which was opened in 2015 [/blog/food/new-prospect-lefferts-wine-shop-little-mo-wine-delivers-great-vino-to-ditmas-park/] by Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident Mark Schwartz, is celebrating
Bensonhurst
For the love of Ophiuchus [http://www.today.com/popculture/your-life-lie-zodiac-has-changed-here-s-your-new-t103295] , get ready. It’s the time of the season to go hunting for new apartments and if you need guidance, we’ve got it. (Courtesy Street Easy/Dave Krause and Sabina Phillips of Bouwerie Lane Group [http://streeteasy.com/
fort greene
Photo via Google Maps of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (right) and its rectory. The church was completed in 1859 and is a New York City Landmark. The rectory dates to 1868.As first reported by The Real Deal [http://therealdeal.com/2016/09/30/clinton-hill-church-plans-16-story-resi-building-next-door/] , the landmark St. Mary’
Food & Drink
(Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Ever go on a kick? The Elena Ferrante scandal [http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-unmasking-of-elena-ferrante] has me devouring her oeuvre all over again. Meanwhile, a visit to Cultura [/blog/2016/09/28/cultura-pan-latin-cooking-mixes-cultures-finds-flavors/] tossed me onto a different kind of kick, where I’
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Looking for a new place? Even something a little pricey for a unique fixer upper opportunity [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-O8_Ja05Gs]? Well, we can do better than any ol’ firehouse you’ll find because Park Slope and Gowanus have got the goods. I want my apartment to
News
Worst buildings in NYC 2016. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Yesterday Public Advocate Letitia James [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/] released the latest interactive map of the 100 worst landlords in New York City and 20 worst buildings, based on data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the
Central Brooklyn
Worst buildings in NYC 2016. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Yesterday Public Advocate Letitia James [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/] released the latest interactive map of the 100 worst landlords in New York City and 20 worst buildings, based on data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the
Arts & Culture
Courtesy of Arts GowanusGowanus Open Studios [http://artsgowanus.org/gowanus-open-studios-2016] has just about arrived, providing the community with an incredible and rare opportunity to meet artists and engage in a dialogue about their work in their very own studios. This year, there will be over 350 artists participating. The studios