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Alice’s Tea Cup, the popular Manhattan-based tea house franchise that encourages whimsy and imagination while enjoying a spot of tea, unveiled its latest ‘chapter’ in Brooklyn Heights on June 18. The new café, appropriately named Alice’s To Go, provides local Brooklynites with easy, fast countertop service. Though physically smaller in size, it still has the aura of quirky casualness […]
The Department of City Planning (DCP) came to Community Board 6’s Economic/Waterfront/et al. meeting on May 20 to talk about the future of the Gowanus Canal waterfront. DCP has already talked about what they call a Shore Public Walkway, which is part of their rezoning plan for the area. They have issued pretty pictures of people walking in the 40 […]
Local Brooklyn residents didn’t have to travel to Manhattan on June 14 to see quality Broadway theatre performances; Broadway came to Bed-Stuy instead. Cast members from the hit shows Hadestown and Mean Girls sang four or more songs each to kick off this year’s Broadway in the Boros concert series. Broadway in the Boros, which is in its fourth […]
I like hiking, but I’ve never been rock climbing. I’d estimate that Breakneck Ridge, a trail within Hudson Highlands State Park at the border of Putnam and Dutchess counties, occupies a rough halfway spot between the two activities. A weekends-only stop on the Hudson line of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad, with a pair of small yellow platforms on either side […]
“Why is there such a connection between such a brutal sport like boxing and faith,” the accomplished Bensonhurst, Brooklyn born and raised Craig Tubiolo said. “You would think it’s the complete opposite and ironic.” Craig Tubiolo, who directed and executive produced Ring of Faith, has had a passion for the sport of boxing since he was a kid and explored the link […]
Parkside Preparatory Academy student Ariel Granger may still be in middle school, but she knows as much about stocks, bonds and mutual funds as her friends do about emojis and apps. Now she’s been nationally recognized for combining her commitment to sustainability with financial analysis. The incoming eighth-grader won first place in the SIFMA Foundation’s Spring 2019 InvestWrite competition after […]
Manufacturing businesses, including contractors and repair shops that have been in Gowanus for years, have been wondering about their futures will look like once giant skyscrapers become their neighbors. The southern portion of Gowanus has been part of the Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) since 2006. The IBZ is a zoning designation created by the Bloomberg administration to supposedly […]
The Formula E New York City E-Prix returns to Red Hook for its third year this July 13 and 14. Previous locations this year included Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Chile, Mexico, China, Italy, France, Monaco, German and Switzerland. When Formula E comes to the Cruise Terminal in July this will be the end of their fifth season. Formula E is offering […]
It’s official – preparation is underway, beginning July 8, for remedial action that’ll address contamination related to the Citizens former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site under New York’s MGP Program. The site is six acres in size and is composed of two adjoining parcels owned by the City. The site formerly included a third parcel, located at 459 Smith Street, […]
Whether we like it or not, it seems clear that the summer of 2019 in New York City will be the summer of Revel. After a discreet 10-month pilot program with 68 bikes in Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Greenpoint, the Brooklyn-based startup suddenly unleashed 1,000 shiny new mopeds between Astoria and Sunset Park at the end of May, and now the […]