Brooklyn (New York City)

In The New York Times, the Hate-Read Alights

Contrary to popular belief, the New York Times did NOT discover Brooklyn (again). As evidenced by the capture above, it merely appears that the Grey Lady has discovered clickbait. [@sydbrownstone][sbrownstone@villagevoice.com]

Hey, Carroll Garden Residents: After Two Years, Your Smith-9th Street Station Will Finally Reopen This Morning

For the past two years, the inhabitants of Brooklyn's finest nabes have been without a major transportation hub. But that'll all end today.

Red Hook's Superstar Vendors Are Back This Weekend!

Sure, it could be a coincidence that the Smith-9th Street station reopened one day before Red Hook's superstar vendors from El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, and the DR set up around the ballfields. But I think the universe is conspiring to bring you a perfect sunny afternoon of horchata and tacos in ... More >>

With Nightingale 9, American-Vietnamese Street Food Comes to Carroll Gardens

The team behind Seersucker and Smith Canteen open a noodle shop

WHERE BROOKLYN AT?

Follow the ferry to find out

Red Hook Welcomes Dry Dock Back to 424 Van Brunt Street

When Hurricane Sandy lay into Red Hook, my neighborhood liquor store was pummeled. But Dry Dock picked up the pieces, saved the bottles it could, and quickly shuffled over to temporary digs farther up the street.

Iceage, White Lung Parquet Courts - Bowery Ballroom - 4/20/13

Better Than: Wherever Bjork wasn't (!!) A punk show at Bowery Ballroom (in this day and age, anyway) is always more show than punk. Especially when the bill stirs the hearts of critics yearning for a spiritual rebirth of the genres that have fed them since childhood; especially when industry types ... More >>

Have You Seen This Bushwick Sexual Assault Suspect?

Because the NYPD has video this time. Police said that the suspect sexually assaulted two women roughly two months apart. During the first attack, which took place on February 1, the suspect grabbed a 39-year-old woman walking down Woodbine Street in Bushwick, pushed her down, and grabbed her brea ... More >>

Brooklyn Is All About Clams

The "stuffies" at Kittery are wonderful. Overflowing with fennel-flavored Italian sausage, they're Brooklyn on the half-shell. In the 1630s, when the first Dutch settlers started poking around in the swamps between what are now Carroll Gardens and Park Slope with an eye toward turning it into agri ... More >>

STAY GOLDEN

Joey Bada$$ and friends kick it on the beast coast

PAPER TRAIL

The dream of the ’90s is alive 
at Brooklyn Zine Fest

Wylie Dufresne at the Rubin Museum and a Whole New World of Beef

Monday, April 15 French Roast Downtown's 20th Anniversary Celebrate French Roast Downtown's twentieth anniversary with a three-course menu priced at $19.93, the year it opened. Peter Hudson will serve a classic French menu from April 15 to 18 that includes escargots, roasted bone marrow, and moules- ... More >>

The Rent Conundrum: Brooklynites Are Fleeing Back To Manhattan!

A few months ago, we sadly had to write a post entitled "Brooklyn is No Longer The 'Budget-Savvy' Alternative to Manhattan." It revolved around the news that Brooklyn was now the second most expensive place to live in the country, falling only below its skyscraper neighbor, Manhattan. But what happe ... More >>

Following the Spiedie Trail to Binghamton and Endicott, New York

When dishes travel, they often change. It's why the spiedie, a simple sandwich of grilled marinated meat, popularized by Italian immigrants farther upstate, is now being served in Brooklyn with the addition of American cheese. "WTF?!," our commenters responded. Though many natives were delighted to ... More >>

Binghamton's Famous Spiedie Sandwich Appears in Brooklyn

North of New York City, close to the Pennsylvania border, old-school Binghamton restaurants like Sharkey's, Lupo's, and the Spiedie and Rib Pit have championed the humble spiedie for decades. Popularized by Binghamton's working class Italian immigrants in the 1930's, the grilled meat was tradition ... More >>

Killer Picnics for Brooklyn Beaches at Brighton Bazaar

Who can argue with bacon-wrapped bone-in chicken parts as perfect picnic fare? The first picnic of the spring season is pending. I recommend the Brooklyn beaches, as laid-back as they ever get, including plenty of places to hunker down and dine with a surreptitious bottle of wine, with sand or wit ... More >>

Why Is Vito Lopez Thinking About Running for City Council?

Oh, Vito. Even amid an overshadowing investigation and unprecedented creepiness, the Daily News reported yesterday that former Assemblyman Vito Lopez has submitted a campaign committee claim with the state Board of Elections. He plans to run against Brooklyn Councilwoman Diane Reyna, who's legally ... More >>

Clinton Hill's Three Letters Tries to Redefine the Brooklyn Bistro

French twist

Poutine Reconsidered: Five Great Dishes at Three Letters in Brooklyn

Three Letters' revolutionary poutine replaces cheese curds with shelled mussels in the Quebecois classic, and then sluices the platter with mushroom gravy lite. This week, Counter Culture slides into Three Letters, a new bistro in Clinton Hill that seeks to render the usual bistro menu in Brooklyn ... More >>

Honey Ear Trio

IT’S IN THE BAG

The Brooklyn Flea 
is back outdoors

FINAL MADNESS

Where to watch 
the NCAA championship

Behind the Scenes at Autumn Stanford's Brooklyn Kolache Shop

At Fork in the Road, we love kolaches -- the delicious Eastern European pastries that landed in Texas via the state's Czech immigrants and eventually made their way out to Brooklyn. And we're not the only ones! A new Smithsonian video features Autumn Stanford, owner of Brooklyn Kolache Co., who rece ... More >>

Kale Tasting at Chez Khalessi; Sriracha Run in Bushwick

Monday, April 1 Kale-essi Tastings at Chez Khalessi Chez Khalessi, the new Game of Thrones-themed bar in Dumbo, already serves King Joffrey Juice and Sansa Screwdrivers. But the pub recently added new items to the dinner menu, and will be serving a "Kale-essi" tasting on Monday night, as a tribute t ... More >>

The Ten Best Concerts in New York This Weekend, 3/29/13

Please get out and do something. Your roommates are worried about you.

The CitiBike Program Has A New Map So Maybe It Is Really Happening

We haven't forgotten about the CitiBike plan. Even after it got delayed once (thanks computer glitches). And then again (thanks Sandy). Now, the expected release date is this July for New York's first citywide bike share - a program that Mayor Bloomberg is still whatever about. Keyword: expected. B ... More >>

5 Best Weekend Food Events

Friday, March 29 Founders Beer and Field Trip Beef Jerky Tasting Head to Nolita Mart and Espresso Bar to sip Founders Brewing Co.'s All Day IPA and nosh on Field Trip beef jerky from 6 to 8 p.m. And bring friends, because this tasting is free. 156 Mott Street

Sugar and Plumm Opens in West Village; Attaboy Takes Over Old Milk and Honey Space

Sugar and Plumm is opening its second location today on Bleecker Street. The original location on the Upper West Side is known for its French macarons, and the downtown outpost will also serve the various flavors: salted caramel, pistachio, rosewater, and passionfruit. Other pastries like croissants ... More >>

A Funeral and a Demonstration in East Flatbush for Kimani Gray

Kimani "Kiki" Gray was buried last weekend on a windy hillside in Cypress Hills Cemetery. The killing of the 16-year-old by plainclothes police officers two weeks ago set off rolling protests in the neighborhood, but the funeral was somber and peaceful. Family and friends slowly filed into St. Cath ... More >>

Stock Dividends at Suzume and Ganso

Two new Brooklyn ramen joints break the mold

Huazontle, a Mexican Spring Green That's Rarer Than Ramps

While seasonal foodie rapture over ramps and fiddlehead ferns is starting up, there's another vegetable that's also having a moment--and is even harder to find. Huazontle, a sturdy edible weed from Mexico that you won't find in farmers markets, remains even more elusive. The leafy green branches hol ... More >>

Kevin's Reopens in Red Hook After Sandy, and Clarkson Opens Near Hudson Square

Red Hook seafood restaurant Kevin's reopened on February 22 after receiving funds from Restore Red Hook and Lucky Ant, a crowdfunding website, Serious Eats reported. Chef Kevin Moore and his team repaired floors, sheetrock, and wainscoting that was ruined from Hurricane Sandy flooding. Red Hook Marb ... More >>

Carrot Waffles at Oceana, Plus Tiny Desserts at La Mangeoire

Bucket Mondays at Prospect Fort Greene's Prospect will open on Mondays starting March 18. "Bucket Mondays" will celebrate simple home-style cooking from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. and the bar will stay open even later. A pared-down menu will feature a whole fried poussin, cornbread, homemade cole slaw, and a ... More >>

James Falzone's Klang

READY, SET, PAINT

Artists face off for charity

Don't Miss Wine Tastings at Terroir and a Vegan St. Patrick's Potluck

Monday, March 11 Taste of Greenwich House The 11th annual Taste of Greenwich House, a fundraiser that supports all programming at the social services and arts non-profit, will take place at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Chef Anita Lo of Annisa will be the featured VIP chef and will sign complimentary c ... More >>

Homeless Shelter With Sexual Offenders Opens In Greenpoint, Residents Pissed

In October, we heard about a homeless shelter immediately opening in Carroll Gardens, much to the dismay of local residents. Since August, the Department of Health Services personnel had been (and continue to be) overwhelmed with the accelerating rate of the homeless population, unable to find space ... More >>

Leather Bar Rawhide Will Close in Chelsea; 5 Ninth Shutters in Meatpacking District

Saigon Grill brought Vietnamese food to the Upper West Side, but after two closures due to health-code violations, its doors have shut for good, West Side Rag learned. A note dated February 26 hung in a window and said, "Restaurant official closed. We're sorry for inconvenience with you." 620 Amster ... More >>

BrisketTown Is Serving Lunch and The General's Got Doughnuts

ISA in Williamsburg is now open for lunch from noon to 4 p.m. The Mediterranean restaurant has turned some of their dinner entree options into smaller dishes divided into snacks, pizzas, soups, and salads. Some items, like the Tuscan kale Caesar salad garnished with sourdough croutons, are available ... More >>

6 Best Jerk Chickens in Flatbush, Brooklyn

Typical sidewalk jerking operation Brooklyn is the jerk capital of the world, more so than even Jamaica itself. You can't go very far in Brooklyn neighborhoods like Crown Heights, Rugby, East New York, and Flatbush without seeing a 60-gallon drum spewing smoke -- the universal symbol of some of th ... More >>

Danny Tenaglia

DARK DESIRES

Keyboard-Loving Dark Popsters Small Black Return

ARTISANAL ALLIANCE

Turn your recipe into dollars

In Pictures: Red Hook's Fairway Reopens Today! Mayor Bloomberg and Miss America Visit

Fairway's Red Hook location has been closed since Hurricane Sandy thrashed the piers, flooding the waterside grocery store and damaging its internal structure so badly it's taken months to gut and rebuild. To mark the grand reopening today, Mayor Bloomberg paid a visit and spoke to the crowd in th ... More >>

James Beard Foundation Announces 2013 Chef and Restaurant Award Semifinalists

Hollywood has the Oscars. The food world has the James Beard Awards. The annual ceremony that recognizes both outstanding and upcoming talent in the restaurant industry has just announced its 2013 crop of semifinalists. The current (incredibly long) list will be narrowed down to finalists on Monday ... More >>

Nino's Pizza Closed on St. Marks; All is Quiet at Fornino Park Slope

Fornino Park Slope, the offshoot of the Williamsburg location, closed for renovations a few weeks ago, and promised to be back on February 4. But nothing has changed, the tables are still set, and the lights are out, reported Here's Park Slope. No one answers the phone, and the fairly active Faceboo ... More >>

Woman Faints on Subway Platform in Brooklyn, Killed by Train

NBC New York reports that a woman was struck and killed by a moving train today this morning after fainting on a subway platform at Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue Station in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. This death is but the latest in a barrage of recent subway deaths. Fifty-five p ... More >>

Battle Intensifies Between Fired Workers, CWA and Cablevision

The group of Brooklyn technicians fired by Cablevision two weeks ago have been rallying around the city with high-profile politicians to give their account of how Cablevision has mistreated its unionized workers. Cablevision maintains that Communications Workers of America, the union which 282 Bro ... More >>

5 Great Ideas for New York City Singles on Valentine's Day

Being single on Valentine's Day is secretly awesome. You have to spend exactly $0 on someone else. You can buy a crappy box of chocolates without wondering if it's good enough for a significant other -- it's good enough for you! And you don't even have to think about sky-high prix-fixe menus for two ... More >>

Freakishly Cute King Cake-Cups at Bee's Knees, Guest Chefs to Cook at Aldea

Monday, February 11 Guest Chef Series at Aldea Chef George Mendes brings John Shields and Scott Anderson to Aldea for a six-course meal highlighting winter ingredients. For $145 a person, which includes wine pairings, diners will taste two dishes from each chef. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. 31 W. 17th ... More >>