For this Brooklyn lover, there are few places that capture my imagination more than the romantic alleyways and dead-end streets of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. The old carriage houses that line the former mews hearken back to a much different time and place, one in which horses drove carriages along the cobblestone paths — [...]
July 26, 2010
Last Thursday, the folks over at Serious Eats shared the results of their arduous review of NYC bakeries. Their mission: Find NYC’s best cupcake. The outcome? Brooklyn’s own Baked NYC won in a “seriously close call,” after beating out more than 47 bakeries and 60 flavor combinations! To the uninitiated, Baked NYC seems like a [...]
July 24, 2010
Let’s just say that a walk like this is a mighty fine way to relax before heading home after a stressful day at work. Or if you’re just in town and visiting Brooklyn. Or if you need to remember how beautiful this borough is. Wait until the sun is starting to set, about 7:30pm these [...]
July 23, 2010
Earlier this week, I spied a few lovely photos from Coney Island on the stream of FTLOB photographer Joel Zimmer and admired the beautiful light. I asked him if I could share a few here, and he obliged. Check out the shots below, which were taken on the eve of this year’s Siren Festival! They’re [...]
July 19, 2010
Tucked into an unassuming entrance on Jay Street in DUMBO, I’ve long admired the beautiful tile work on the street level of this warehouse. I snuck inside an open fire door for a quick picture and then did a little sleuthing. Turns out there’s an interesting backstory. No wonder I felt drawn… these guys practically [...]
July 8, 2010
On June 26th, FTLOB photographer Ed Brydon trekked out to Coney Island to support Hands Across the Sand, an organization which coordinates international demonstrations against offshore drilling. According to their mission statement, their aims are simple: to “oppose offshore oil drilling and champion clean energy and renewables… [to draw] human lines in the sand against [...]
July 5, 2010
Here’s hoping that everyone had a beautiful holiday weekend, whether you spent it at a barbeque, at Coney Island for the hot dog eating contest watching Kobayashi get arrested, or holed up for some quality time with your AC and a frosty glass of lemonade! I’ll confess that I headed into Manhattan for the beautiful [...]
July 2, 2010
Earlier this week, I posted a shot of my ever-expanding fire escape garden, which is in full swing as we storm into July. I got several sweet comments and a few questions about how to sustain a small urban garden, and I’m happy to say that it’s not too hard — at least in my [...]
June 30, 2010
I rode my bike to Commodore Barry Park early Sunday afternoon to take photos for NYMag.com of the Afro-Punk Festival. To put it very simply, afro-punk music is alternative/punk music that is created by musicians of African descent. Much like traditional punk, afro-punk is not just a genre, but also a community. To quote from [...]
June 30, 2010
Yesterday, I spotted three wonderful photos from Peter Puleo, but what really caught my attention was the story he’d written which profiles one local Canarsie-based barber. I’m excited to share with you, in Peter’s words, the story of the man behind Jack and Frank’s Barber Shop. Born during the depression and reign of Mussolini in [...]
July 27, 2010