Vote is No Party for Some
At one Brooklyn Heights polling site, some voters expressed dismay with the field of candidates – and suggested they might cross party lines come November.
Place: Brooklyn
via Crain's New York Business
A Coney Island Star is Reborn
Seven months after Hurricane Sandy, the Lola Star Boutique in Coney Island …
via Sheepshead Bites
Post-Sandy Pipeline Concerns
The state wants assurances that a planned pipeline and gas metering station won't be vulnerable to floods.
via The Nabe
Two Fort Greenes
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are long past the tipping point of gentrification. But even as real estate prices have soared, some residents continue to languish in poverty.
Bushwick Beyond the Brand
Thirty-five years ago, burned-out Bushwick was a symbol of urban blight. Today the neighborhood is on the rise, as gentrification spreads. But not all the change is for the better.
via The Local
Divided Hoop Loyalties Dunk Fans
Longtime Knick rooters from Brooklyn are grappling with the arrival of the Nets.
via Brooklyn Based
Fashioning a New Business Model
Brooklyn designer Bob Bland is working to establish what she says would be the city’s first all-in-one fashion design house and factory.
Worming Our Way to Answers
The Maggotypes art installation features creep crawlers that tackle questions about life, movies – and the future.