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Fort Greene

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Where Was I Eating? The General Greene

    Fork in the Road readers, you never cease to amaze me with your food-spotting skills. Another week, another round swiftly over. I was, in fact, eating at the General Greene, the cozy Fort Greene eatery that specializes in comforting American fare. The pictured dish is none other than their ginorm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Four Gay Movies You Could Have Seen This Year

    Of course, the filmmakers will say, "They're not gay movies; they're actually about the human experience," blah blah. Yeah, well, anyway, the four gay movies are: Pariah (above) Sort of a lesbian Precious, with a Fort Greene girl gradually emerging into her lesbianhood, despite a gal pal who won ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Tyler Kord to Expand No. 7 Subs

    ​Tyler Kord, of No. 7 and the eponymous sub shop, has announced that he's opening a new location of his sandwich store -- in Greenpoint. [Eater]

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Quantum Leap Has Fallen

    It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Here are some of the dogs who got eaten this week. Know of any restaurants or bars opening or closing? Drop us a line. Quantum Leap, a staple of vegetarian cuisine in the East Village, has served its last meal. The management reported that rent had become too exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    David Huber, Pissed Off Would Be Apartment Owner, Protests Corcoran (VIDEO)

    David Huber, a would be first time apartment owner, took to the streets of Fort Greene today to stage his own one man demonstration against real estate giant Corcoran, complete with banners, signs and easels.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Our 10 Best Restaurant Wedding Venues in NYC

    basykes/flickrHere come the brides and grooms!​ Summertime is wedding season. In FitR's first-ever Wedding Week, we're celebrating the best wedding season ever because it's the first during which anyone can marry, regardless of color, creed, or sexual preference. Yay! Two people joining in hol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Ten Great Neighborhood-Specific Brooklyn Rap Anthems

    ​This Saturday, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will conclude with shows by Brownsville's mighty M.O.P., who will perform their rambunctious brand of rap down under the Brooklyn Bridge, and, er, noted Queens representer Q-Tip. Rappers from Brooklyn have never been shy about proclaiming their her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    The Jalapeño NYC Truck's Goat Barbacoa and Salt Beef Tacos

    Chantal MartineauYet another taco truck. Yay!​ When we told you about the newly minted Jalapeño NYC truck last week, you may have thought to yourself, "Great. Not another taco truck." And, yes, it may be the last thing the city needs on the whole. But it certainly isn't the last thing Fort Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday: Choice Eats!

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ...

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ...

  • Voice Choices

    December 22, 2010

    5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .

    Where to party till the sun comes up

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Vict ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Fort Greene Coffee Snobs, Rejoice: WTF Brings First-Rate Java to the Neighborhood (Baked Goods Coming Soon)

    Chantal MartineauWTF? Espresso, silly.​It used to be judged by the existence of a wine bar. Then, maybe, a cocktail lounge. Now, the way to be sure a neighborhood has arrived is when it gets a proper coffee bar. WTF in Fort Greene is serving not only excellent espresso prepared by skilled bari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday

    Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ... Chan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Hidechan; Goodbye to Yakitori Torys

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Yakitori Torys, sister restaurant to Yakitori Totto and the newly opened Totto Ramen, closed over the weekend, and is reopening as Hidechan, a ramen restaurant, immediately. [Eater]​ Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Ask the Critics: How Do You Find Out About New Restaurants?

    ​Even the back window of a car can provide a tantalizing clue. Andy S. asks: Robert, how on earth do you come up with the unusual restaurants you review? In other words, where do you get your tips?

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Original Cirque Chef Dies; Morimoto Goes Kosher (for a Day)

    ​Jean Vergnes, the chef who helped Sirio Maccioni open Le Cirque in 1974, died Thursday at his home in West Palm Beach, Fla at the age of 88. [NY Times] Wholesale food prices rose higher last month than they have in 26 years, according to the Labor Department. Vegetable prices, in particular ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    The So-Called Eggplant Parm at No. 7 Sub

    ​The eggplant parm sub--which contains to actual eggplant--is a miracle of flavor and texture. Step into No. 7 Sub--spawned by a very well-regarded bistro in Ft. Greene--and find a shallow corridor in front of a large kitchen, where some amazing experimental sandwich making is occuring.

  • Dining

    February 9, 2010

    Roman's: Ungodly Din, Good Food

    But don't try to order that dish you loved so much last time

  • Voice Choices

    February 9, 2010

    LIT LADIES

    Would you like a blogger with that book?

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Test Your 'Bloody' Mettle in Fort Greene: Bloody Mary Battle to Open Up to Amateurs in 2010

    Bloody Battle scene: which Mary has more bite?​On a recent Sunday in Fort Greene, patrons of Brooklyn Public House were offered the chance to taste Bloody Marys from several bars around the neighborhood. The flight of six Bloody Mary samplers cost $10 and came with a ballot to cast one's vote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2009

    Things to do this weekend for (mostly) free

    ​Leaf peeper map of NYS What little there is left, we have here, and we're at peak leaf (according to the News, we owe that information to the city's official foliage monitor, Cori Carl). Local foliage tours are here.

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Under Review: Sietsema at Cowgirl Sea Horse; DiGregorio at Bhatti Indian Grill

    This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema slums it at Cowgirl Sea Horse, which "offers the type of cooking we used to call 'white trash,'" while Sarah DiGregorio gnaws on lamb bone at Bhatti Indian Grill, where the lamb kebab "dazzles." Restaurant Girl discovers a cozy nook in The Mott, where Chef B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Open & Closed--Say Hello to Superdive; Goodbye to Pere Pinard

    Aureole, along with chef-owner Charlie Palmer and executive chef Christopher Lee, has relocated from its Upper East Side home to Bryant Park. A four-course prix-fixe for $115 is available in the main dining room, and a parallel a la carte menu is on offer in the bar room. [NY Times] Gus and Gabriel ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    The Queer Issue: The New Gayborhoods of Fort Greene, Sunset Park, and Jackson Heights

    Breaking the outer limits

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Week in Review: Young, Self-Satisfied, Confident Celebrities

    In the week "I ain't shoot nobody in like...since the early 90's" irretrievably entered the American lexicon, we learned with some dismay that David Carradine very likely left this earth the hard way. And more grim news: Koko Taylor, 1928-2009. Live: Doves cry at Terminal Hall, Art Brut's second-ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Greenlight Books, the Impossible Indie That Could, Gets a Location in Fort Greene

    After last week's post-apocalyptic BEA, where the reports mingled just the slightest hint of indie-optimism with a general sense of what-the-fuck-do-we-do-now, it's encouraging to get the news out of Fort Greene that Greenlight Bookstore--the much-chronicled bookseller start-up that could--has final ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Turkish Restaurant Opens In Fort Greene

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Catherine's Caffe Opens in Fort Greene

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Loftstel Reaches Out to the Young and Broke

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    New Fort Greene Gourmet/Organic Market is Open

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Fort Greene Co-Op Meeting Tonight

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Now Hiring: Smith's, Zen Burger, Red Mango

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2007

    Wine Replaces Caribbean in Fort Greene

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2007

    Now Hiring: Los Dados, Gorilla Coffee, THOR

    For many months, a banner with pictures of kebabs promised a new Turkish restaurant on the corner of Fulton Street and South Elliot in Fort Greene. Finally, Deniz (662 Fulton Street, Brooklyn), has opened. Co-owner Yucel Yuksel lives in Bensonhurst, where he also co-owns the Turkish fast food resta ... More >>

  • News

    June 26, 2007

    Bringing Down the House

    A Brooklyn housing project, once home to 1,200, now houses just two.

  • Dining

    January 2, 2007

    Amok on Allen Street

    Cambodian cuisine makes L.E.S comeback

  • News

    August 1, 2006

    Letters

    Cambodian cuisine makes L.E.S comeback

  • Dining

    July 4, 2006

    Endangered Bird

    A rant about the threat to real fried chicken in Brooklyn

  • Music

    May 16, 2006

    TV Eyes

    Shy, surrealist pop pours forth from the Human TV

  • NYC Life

    January 18, 2005

    Play Time

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • NYC Life

    August 19, 2003

    Close-up on Clinton Hill

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • NYC Life

    November 5, 2002

    Four-Story 1860s Corner Brick Townhouse

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • Dining

    September 17, 2002

    Drugstore Dining

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • NYC Life

    July 2, 2002

    Listings

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • NYC Life

    February 12, 2002

    Renovated Loft in Former Warehouse

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • NYC Life

    September 11, 2001

    Studio Apartment in 1930s Co-Op

    Cafés for tots and the people who love them

  • News

    August 21, 2001

    Art School Confidential

    Pratt Under-Agers Prowl for Crowds, Cheap Ale

  • News

    February 27, 2001

    Upward and Outward With the Arts

    Locked Out of Manhattan, Dancers Find New Workshops in Brooklyn

  • Dining

    December 22, 1998

    Quirky and Quaint

    Locked Out of Manhattan, Dancers Find New Workshops in Brooklyn

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