After the recent succession of blizzards this past month, each time the weather forecast includes snow I worry. Then, on mornings like this when I wake up to sunshine streaming into the bedroom and reflecting off the light dusting of snow, I remember how beautiful the winter is. Time for a steaming hot cup of [...]

Last Monday, Brooklyn saw the 43rd annual West Indian American Day Carnival parade through the streets of Crown Heights to a crowd of more than two million revelers. For lovely shots of the renown parade, be sure to check out the New York Post, Gothamist, and this Flickr group! But what caught my eye over [...]

Earlier this month, Nick over at I Love Franklin Avenue posted a four-part series on his experiences as a juror in a recent homicide case. While I’ve always found his Crown Heights-centric blog provocative and thoughtful, this series is exemplary — citizen journalism at its finest and its most heartbreaking. He tells the story of [...]

While I play around and experiment with cross-processing, you should head to little spot on Union Street just west of Nostrand (map) in Crown Heights called Super Wings, which recently won the “Best Wings in Brooklyn 2010″ crown this year. Of course, I may be a tiny bit biased since it’s just up the block [...]