As an early phase of the Gowanus Canal cleanup begins, longtime residents and new arrivals alike are looking ahead and weighing costs and benefits
Category: <span>Brooklyn Life</span>
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Fourteen Shops and Counting: An Entrepreneur for the New Brooklyn
Some small businesses are drowning in waves of gentrification; Loretta Gendville is riding them.
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A New Take On An Ancient Holiday
Young professionals across Brooklyn are celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in new and different ways, including a boozy sukkah crawl.
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Fort Greene: A “Social Justice” Church Heads Into the Future
"I love this nation too much not to call attention to its injustice”
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Sandy 5 Years Later: Revisiting Red Hook’s Pier 41
On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, waterfront businesses reflect on the superstorm that threatened to close their doors for good.
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When a Shop Becomes a Home
The Brooklyn Women's Exchange, a volunteer-run crafts shop with 160 years of history has become a haven for artisans in Brooklyn Heights.
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Greenpoint’s Oldest Theater Is a Rite Aid. Could the Curtains Rise Again?
Greenpoint's Meserole Theater has undergone several transitions since its days showing movies. Now, some think its time to return the building to its former glory.
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A Tale of Two Relief Efforts
Since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept. 20 and two earthquakes struck different cities in Mexico that same month, two local Brooklyn institutions have opened their doors to organize relief efforts. And while each institution has sought to collect and distribute supplies to natural disaster victims, only one has demonstrated the qualities of a...
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Just Dance: NYC Artists Push to Repeal Cabaret Law
“Is this the best town hall ever?!” yelled Anya Sapozhnikova, the founder of House of Yes, at a packed house in Bushwick’s Market Hotel last night. The crowd cheered, clapped and stamped their feet. Around 400 people had gathered to hear a motley crew of New York’s creatives and council members discuss the future of...
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A Brooklyn Walking Tour Gets Some Wheels
Dom Gervasi's Made in Brooklyn tour—of small businesses that make things—is expanding its range