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May 22, 2012
Mini Wine Growlers Coming Soon to Brooklyn Winery
Brooklyn Winery, the Williamsburg winery and wine bar, will introduce a growler program on June 7. The growlers will be 750mL, so if you're used to half-gallon beer growlers of about 1,900 mL, that might seem a bit small. (750mL is what fills a regular wine bottle, which is almost the same as what f ... More >>
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May 20, 2012
Bloomberg's Budget Cuts Brooklyn's After-School Programs in Half
As of now, the Out of School Time program reaches 154 schools in Brooklyn. According to its website, it offers "a mix of academic, recreational and cultural activities for young people (grades K-12) after school" and is free of charge. It's also a relief to parents who work longer hours and rely on ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Matzo Balls And Disco Balls: Pairing Great GoogaMooga's Food And Music Offerings
This weekend Prospect Park will host Great GoogaMooga, a festival that brings together some of New York's best restaurants and musicians from New York (disco technicians Escort; bouncy Brooklyn rockers Fort Lean) and outside the city (Saturday's headlined by the hip-hop polyglots The Roots, while Su ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Welcome to Beer UP: A (New!) Weekly Examination of, Well, Beer
This week: Brooklyn Summer Ale
Dining
May 16, 2012
Swallow Some Nettles at Parish Hall!
The locavoric folks behind Egg open a new Williamsburg spot
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May 14, 2012
Say Hello to Bishops & Barons, Yunnan Kitchen
East Village bar Bishops & Barons opened last Thursday. It's a cocktail and supper club spot by the same owner of the spot in Chelsea that was so exclusive it went out of business. According to The Local, the back of the bar "features a small semi-private chamber outfitted like a showgirl's dressing ... More >>
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May 12, 2012
A Youth Stabbing and Deadly Fire Last Night in Bushwick
The past few weekends have been a little rough for Brooklyn residents. Last Saturday, we reported on a deadly accident that happened in Sheepshead Bay and a police officer who might have been over the legal limit to drive in Brooklyn Heights. This week, our attention shifts to th ... More >>
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May 12, 2012
A Breakdown of the NYC Bike Share Map
The bicycles are comin'! The bicycles are comin'!Yesterday, the New York City Department of Transportation released the initial 420 bike share station locations for the program that will unleash (eventually) 10,000 bikes onto the already crammed streets of New York by 2013. Influenced by NYU's ... More >>
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May 9, 2012
This Week In The Voice: Kilo Kish Breaks Out; Rufus Wainwright Learns To Dance; Cecil Taylor Comes Home
This week in the Voice, out now: Jackson Connor talks to the sweet-voiced Fort Greene rapper Kilo Kish; Peter Gerstenzang chats with Rufus Wainwright about his new album, crafted with the help of Mark Ronson; and Aidan Levy hunts down the improvisational pianist Cecil Taylor, who's being honored wit ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Where Am I Eating? Here's A Clue
Good tries so far, but I was not at Egg Williamsburg, Parish Hall, Buvette, Cafe Cluny, Cafe Colette, or Buttermilk Channel.
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May 7, 2012
Say Hello to Kimchi Taco, Reynards
Reynards, from restaurateur Andrew Tarlow and chef Sean Rembold, opened early last week in the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg. The menu is similar to what's being served at Marlow and Diner -- the big difference is that there is a wood-fired oven and grill in the kitchen. [Eater NY] The Korean-inspire ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Black Coffee Roasting Company Beans Arrive at Murray's
Certified organic, with the roasting date inked in by hand. Now that's artisanal! If you're a coffee fanatic, it calls for a little celebration every time a new coffee roaster hits town. In the last couple of years, we've seen the arrival of Stumptown (Portland), Intelligentsia (Chicago), and Blue ... More >>
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May 5, 2012
Johnny Cakes and Red Flannel Hash at Parish Hall in Williamsburg
Dense and delicious corn cakes called Johnny Cakes, served with candied rhubarb and upstate maple syrup. While not usually a fan of brunch, Fork in the Road was recently knocked out by the brunch that commenced last weekend at Parish Hall, the new Williamsburg offshoot of Egg. There were eggs, of ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
Who or What Is To Blame for Park Slope's Philandering Fathers? Park Slope's Philandering Fathers
When Ashley Madison, OkCupid of adultery, released stats suggesting that family friendly-seeming Park Slope might have more cheating spouses -- especially dads -- than elsewhere in New York, people reacted the way people tend to react to this kind of news. Of course, some (wrongly) blamed wives fo ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
Windowfarms: Apartment Farming Technology Coming in August
Check out this cool new gardening technology. Windowfarms is a Brooklyn-based company and they are, with the backing of their Kickstarter supporters, launching a "vertical, hydroponic garden" for growing food in your apartment. It's farming technology for the space-starved urbanite. How it works: ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
"Cypress Hills Weed And Seed Job Fair" Is Not What You Think (Hope) It Is
If you go to the "Cypress Hills Weed and Seed Job Fair" in Brooklyn tomorrow and expect to come away with a sweet gig farming marijuana, you will be extremely disappointed.We got an email this afternoon from the United States Attorney's Office alerting us to the aforementioned job fair. Normally, em ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Weekend Food Book Fair in Brooklyn
Leave it to Brooklyn to host the first food-book fair, which will bring the intellectuals of the food world together under one space. It's a voracious reader's dream. "We have people coming down from Vermont and from San Francisco," founder Elizabeth Thacker Jones says. "It's really a community tha ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 2, 2012
SONG OF BROOKLYN
An indie-rock ode to Whitman’s borough
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May 2, 2012
PONY UP
My old Kentucky home  in Brooklyn
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May 2, 2012
CELLULOID COUNTY
A different kind of scenester in Brooklyn
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April 25, 2012
STRANGE BREW
Who's the best homebrewer in Brooklyn?
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April 25, 2012
IN BLOOM
View the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Voice Choices
April 25, 2012
'Pneumatic Records Presents' w/ Sycorax+Professor Genius
View the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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April 25, 2012
Bear in Heaven
View the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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April 24, 2012
Paulaner Brewery Is Opening an Enormous Flagship Brauhaus on the Bowery
Soon after we posted our list of the city's 5 best beer halls, we got word from Bowery Boogie that Paulaner Brewery, the Bavarian brew giant, is planning to open a massive flagship beer hall on the Bowery.
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April 18, 2012
Teenage Idiots Play Subway Chicken (VIDEO)
Some young people probably won't make it to adulthood because of the stupid, stupid choices they make, as evidenced by this now viral video of teenagers in Crown Heights.
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April 17, 2012
GZA, Screaming Females, And About 300 Other Artists Will Play Northside Festival This June
The music portion of the Northside Festival—the North Brooklyn celebration of music, art, film, and (in a nod to Brooklyn's many small businesses) entrepreneurship—will take place at various venues throughout Kings County from June 14 to 17. Participating venues include the usual Brookly ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
On Brooklyn's Food Artisans and Romantics
"Area code 718 romantics love to see their hometown's name every time they pull something out of the fridge, to pretend a borough of 2.5 million people is a small English village, to partake of a Shop Class As Soulcraft authenticity that's missing in their Twitter-addled, cubicle-drone lives, and ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
Brooklyn Rapist Gives Victim Two Options: Perform Oral Sex Or Get Beaten With a Hammer
Police say a man threatened a woman with a hammer before dragging her into an alley in Brooklyn and raping her early Monday morning. The worst part is he's still on the loose.According to authorities, about 12:40 a.m. Monday, the victim was walking in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn when she was ap ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
What to Do this Weekend: Umami Food and Art Festival
During the Umami Food and Art Festival, which began yesterday and runs through April 30, you'll find a variety of unusual ways to explore the connection between food and art at events taking place throughout the city. Tonight, check out a screening of short food films made by international artists a ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
Court Rules that Atlantic Yards Project Needs More Review, Developers Will Still Open Arena This Fall
In a feat for community groups that have been critical of the controversial Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, a judge has ruled that the project needs further review. But that's not stopping the developers from pushing forward with a central part of their plan: a new arena for the Nets, whic ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 11, 2012
'Mr. Saturday Night' w/ Anthony Naples
In a feat for community groups that have been critical of the controversial Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, a judge has ruled that the project needs further review. But that's not stopping the developers from pushing forward with a central part of their plan: a new arena for the Nets, whic ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 11, 2012
Suckers
In a feat for community groups that have been critical of the controversial Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, a judge has ruled that the project needs further review. But that's not stopping the developers from pushing forward with a central part of their plan: a new arena for the Nets, whic ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 11, 2012
Leland Sundries
In a feat for community groups that have been critical of the controversial Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, a judge has ruled that the project needs further review. But that's not stopping the developers from pushing forward with a central part of their plan: a new arena for the Nets, whic ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2012
Brooklyn Soon to House the World's Largest Rooftop Garden
An old warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn will become the new home of the world's largest rooftop garden. A Manhattan-based company, BrightFarms, is in charge of planting the garden, which will grow in a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse, and hopefully produce 1 million pounds of local pro ... More >>
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April 9, 2012
Bloomberg Cites Crime Drop in Brooklyn Precinct; Doesn't Mention Big Spike
In his comments Sunday about the shooting of four police officers in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, Mayor Bloomberg--never one to miss a chance to tout good numbers--told reporters that "crime is down something like 46 percent in the 61st Precinct since 2001." This is true. What he conveni ... More >>
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April 6, 2012
Q&A: Calvin Johnson Of The Hive Dwellers On Running K Records, Beat Happening, And How He's Always Wanted To Play Staten Island
Calvin Johnson is one forward-looking dude. He brought strict punk rock ethos and DIY aesthetics—supporting community, contributing to 'zines, booking shows—to underground rock, and played an integral role in revolutionizing it. Johnson's K Records (which he launched in the early '80s) w ... More >>
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April 6, 2012
What to Do This Weekend: Smorgasburg, Dekalb Market
Smorgasburg, the outdoor food fair in Williamsburg, will open for the season this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The usual suspects, like Asia Dog, McClure's, Porchetta, and Red Hook Lobster Pound, will be there along with 57 other food vendors.
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April 5, 2012
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Chicken Dishes in NYC
The fried chicken at Sunset Park's Madly Wildly. Will it make the grade? Everybody loves chicken. Or almost everybody. Who doesn't like chicken soup? Fried chicken? Roast chicken with garlic and olive oil rubbed into the skin? Chicken mousse wrapped in a banana leaf and scented with lemongrass? Th ... More >>
Dining
April 4, 2012
Brooklyn Wok Shop Strikes Up the Bland
It's hipsterized Cantonese classics in Williamsburg
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Brooklyn Wok Shop: 5 Best Things To Eat There [Updated With the 5 Worst]
Roast pork over rice with bok choy and a fried egg This week Counter Culture slides into Brooklyn Wok Shop, where a mainly Cantonese menu is offered at an elevated price in a room decorated with soup bowls. The review isn't too kind to the spot, but nevertheless several good dishes are identified. ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
Robert Sietsema at Brooklyn Wok Shop; Meat Manners Matter at The Cannibal
See what NYC's restaurant critics have been up to this week: In the Voice, Robert Sietsema dines at Williamsburg's Brooklyn Wok Shop and finds the food uninspiring: "My advice: Save yourself some money and 'wok' north into Greenpoint to find a real Chinese carryout." Pete Wells gives two stars to ... More >>
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April 3, 2012
New York's Taxi of Tomorrow: What's Missing from The Cab of The Future
New York has supposedly stepped into the future with high-tech taxis which, sadly, are nothing like the vehicles in The Fifth Element. Anyway, the City will soon have a new official fleet of Nissan NV200 cabs, which will feature amenities such as sliding doors, skylights, USB cell phone chargers, ... More >>
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April 2, 2012
What's Happening This Week: Pig Butchering, Varli Food Festival
At the second annual Tasting Brooklyn, taking place at the Dumbo Loft on April 3, you can try the cooking of over 25 Brooklyn food venders like Little Neck, Arancini Bros, and Fornino Park Slope. Doors open for general admission at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $50. Witness the butchering of a whole p ... More >>
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March 31, 2012
Offered Without Comment
First street fair of the season, Saturday, 11am, West 4th Street (click to enlarge)
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March 29, 2012
VOTE NOW: Should The Velvet Underground Or The Wu-Tang Clan Advance To SOTC's March Madness Final?
As March comes to a close, so does our month-ish-long battle royale between 64 New York musicians, all of whom were put in the mix to decide which one best embodied the spirit of the city. Each of the divisions—Uptown, Queens, Downtown, and Brooklyn—has now crowned a winner, and for our ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 28, 2012
BROOKLYN EXPRESS
The latest looks by local designers
Blogs
March 27, 2012
Park Slope Co-Op Will Vote on Boycott of Israeli Products Today
Today at Brooklyn Tech High School at 7 p.m., the Park Slope Co-op will decide once and for all whether to ban Israeli products in its grocery store. The meeting is not open to the public or the press, but there are bound to be legions of angry protesters waiting for the co-op members outside.
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March 27, 2012
The 50 Best Blocks In Brooklyn
Yes, Brooklyn counts as part of NYC, even if I came from its bowels. And if you bother to explore the place, it has even more neighborhoods, crannies, grannies, weirdies, and diversity than Manhattan. Well, The L Magazine did so in naming the 50 best blocks in that very borough. Blocks in Red Hoo ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
Where Should I Eat for Dine In Brooklyn?
The homemade tofu at Hibino Tanya T asks: I'm just hearing about Brooklyn restaurant week. Can you give me some recommendations maybe a little off the beaten track that won't be mobbed?
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