This evening before I left my office for the night, I got an urgent message from Kruger. He urged me to get home and grab my camera because the sunset was looking promising. When I got outside, I remained skeptical; it was still overcast in DUMBO and the cold spring wind was cutting through my [...]
April 26, 2010
We’re really excited to announce the details of the next For the Love of Brooklyn meet-up, and this time we’re heading south to the shore! Our May meet-up will be in Brighton Beach, thanks to the great suggestions of several members. The plan is to meet up at L&B Spumoni Gardens, the famous 71-year-old pizza [...]
April 22, 2010
Last Friday night, I got a heads-up text that the Domino Sugar Factory on the waterfront in Williamsburg would be open to the public on Sunday from 12-3pm. Of course I immediately double-checked to make sure the event was on, and then made the rounds on Twitter since I’d (strangely) seen zero publicity about the [...]
April 21, 2010
Though the Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is still a week and a half away, the blossoms aren’t waiting for anyone. In an article I read today, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden have been treated to the peak displays of gorgeous pinks and whites for a couple of weeks now, and festival organizers doubt [...]
April 19, 2010
Recent buzz in the NYC blogosphere was all over the NY Mag article which ranked Park Slope, Brooklyn as New York’s ‘most livable neighborhood’ against a number of criteria. Statistician and data mastermind Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight was brought in to do the evaluation, and the gold star was awarded to the Slope thanks to [...]
April 14, 2010
Anyone living in Brooklyn is familiar with this scene. Wires strectched out across the street, Haddad trailers up and down the block, neon “No Parking” pamphlets on every tree, street sign, and lampost, up and down the block. Ask any of the locals “What are they shooting?” you get back the response “Who cares.” Brooklyn [...]
April 10, 2010
One of my favorite places to take a long walk after work is through Cadman Plaza park. Nestled at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge just east of the Heights, the park always has something interesting going on — especially in this beautiful weather. On a recent stroll, the plaza was stuffed to the brim [...]
April 7, 2010
This week, we are excited to launch a new feature with a focus on Brooklyn artisans! For our debut interview, I was invited into the kitchen of Anna Gordon, who owns The Good Batch, a growing bakery company which specializes in Dutch stroopwafels. Anna will be making her first appearance at the Brooklyn Flea on [...]
April 5, 2010
Nothing like a cold, dark, and rainy winter to make you appreciate the nice weather. It is so amazing to be able to ride my bike down to the water after work and still have a bit of sunshine. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 opened just in time for us to soak up some [...]
April 4, 2010
It’s been nearly a month since the last For the Love of Brooklyn meet-up in Gowanus, where I took the medium format photos below (and finally had them developed!). Stay tuned this week for details about the next event, which should be coming up soon! In the meantime, enjoy this beautiful weather and Happy Easter!
April 27, 2010