In Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill, bar specials, proximity to Trader Joe’s and boutiques with overflowing sale racks help compensate for higher rents.

Downtown Brooklyn, at first glance, can seem inhospitable to the hungry pauper-gourmand. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court looms, a reminder of what might […]

Walking down Atlantic Ave. yesterday I was reminded of a small pleasure I regularly indulged in when I lived in Carroll Gardens—55-cent bags […]