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Category: Neighborhoods

Beer + Movies = Videology’s key to keeping video stores open

Videology stands out from the bagel shops and mixology-cum-oyster joints on Bedford Ave. because of  it's stark sign and the fact that it's a…

Fairway will be out of commission for ‘way more than a month’

After being such a good neighbor by giving food away, it's no fun to report that Red Hook's Fairway will…

Gas prices going up, up, up in Sheepshead Bay

Our own Eric Silver went to pick up a family member from Sheepshead Bay. He reported quiet streets but a…

A dispatch from Sheepshead Bay, which needs help and needs it now

We've heard about the devastation in Red Hook and the horrible tragedy of Breezy Point, but we've just gotten word…

Brooklyn kids read for rights of girls in Pakistan

Although it's easy to focus on Brooklyn and the problems we're facing in the aftermath of Sandy, other terrible injustices…

You’re never too young to care

Helping with Sandy recovery knows no age limit, as this picture shows us. It's from the distribution of MREs, water…

Update: Prospect & McCarren now recruiting cleanup volunteers

Parks remain officially closed by the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (every time I type that I have a…

Sandy hates books, so we hate Sandy: How to help Powerhouse Arena

If you like books in Brooklyn, the odds are that you've wandered into Powerhouse Arena's amazing , bright, beautiful space,…

Laugh break: Jimmy Kimmel polls a Brooklyn barbershop

We're sure everybody could use a laugh amid all the power outages and mop-bucket showers while the city recovers from…

How you can help flooded Red Hook recover from Sandy

Local news is focusing on Breezy Point (justifiably) and dark and flooded lower Manhattan, but Red Hook took a really…