Friday evening my wife and I went to a New York Philharmonic concert featuring guest conductor Andrey Boreyko. On the program were Felix Mendlessohn’s Overture to Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde (“Son and Stranger”), a sprightly piece that got th…
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The recently re-invented Lola BKLYN in Fort Greene (387 Myrtle Avenue) contributes the latest cocktail recipe to the Brooklyn…
November 25, 2012Police have released a photo of a “person of interest” they say may have information pertaining to a trio who robbed the RadioShack on Montague St. on the afternoon of October 28, as well as two others in Brooklyn and Queens. In each incident, three males allegedly entered the establishments while wearing ski masks, brandished […]
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You don’t love pumpkin pie? You’re like me. Looking for something different for Thanksgiving? Try this delicious cranberry apple pie, which my wife and her fellow members of the Grace Church cooking crew served at our Harvest Dinner, and which …
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Folks, say what you will about the hipster scene in Williamsburg but you gotta give credit where credit is…
November 21, 2012Sunshades are being put up on the perimiter of Pier 5, seen here from the Promenade. Note also the blue parasols over the tables on the “Picnic Peninsula,” which is on the landward side of the pier. (Click on photo to enlarge; more photos and text after the jump.) A closer view of Pier 5; […]
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This was the scene in Hilles Hall, Plymouth Church yesterday (Saturday) afternoon, as people kept coming in and lining up for the buffet of open faced sandwiches (as always, I particularly liked the briny little shrimp with mayonnaise and lettuce, although the country style pate with sweet pickled beets was also excellent). Carlsberg lager was […]
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Vampire Weekend (one member of the band Rostam Batmanglij lives in the nabe), Real Estate, Dirty Projectors and the Walkmen played a benefit show today at St. Ann’s the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights for Sandy Relief. The show was put together by the OccupySandy organization. The Brooklyn Bugle’s Tale of the Tweets after […]
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Karl Junkersfeld looks at the North Heights/DUMBO dining scene in his latest video – which also focuses on a recent fundraising event at his favorite haunt Noodle Pudding. Watch it after the jump.
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When a friend asked me last summer if I wanted to see the Who at the Barclays Center in…
November 17, 2012