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Apparently, back in the 80′s there was this cable-access talent show called “Stairway to Stardom”. It really tapped the deep vein of awkwardness running through Brooklyn during those cocaine-fueled days. I am happy to say that the genre continues to this day on Brooklyn cable-access station BCAT, and we can only hope and pray that [...]
Today, Lupe relaxed at the end of the Garden Pier, in Red Hook. The pier is just across the small inlet of water that separates the pier from Fairway Supermarket, right next to the The Waterfront Museum. Enjoy the view.
Went to Difara’s in Midwood, Brooklyn for lunch today. Best pizza in the world! Dom makes them by hand, one by one, all by himself. I have never seen any of his kids so much as touch the dough. In his day, he wasn’t an artisan, he was a pizza-maker. A true original.
Newcleus, originally from Brooklyn.
Meet John Moore, NYC sales rep for Counter Culture Coffee. I met him this morning at a coffee tasting session organized by his company and hosted by Franny’s Restaurant, here in Brooklyn. Franny’s will be hosting coffee tastings every Friday this month at 10am, so just show up and surrender yourself to an excellent education [...]
Head on over to the NYC Streets Renaissance blog for a mostly balanced discussion of GAPCO’s Grand Army plaza reconfiguration plans. I, for one, love the plan. The circle at GAP is a swirling vortex of metal that few pedestrians and cyclists dare enter. Dividing traffic into two directions going up each side of the [...]
I did not know that 35% of all solid waste in landfills is construction materials. Luckily, the internet and efforts like those detailed in the below video about a green renovation in Brooklyn have come to the rescue. All is literally NOT lost as gusts of home renovation sweep through our neighborhoods. (courtesy of Brownstoner)
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Davey Dance Blog -26- BROOKLYN BRIDGE – Ace Frehley – from Pheasant Plucker and Vimeo.
The Brooklyn Bridge meets Burning Man.