Brooklyn

Restaurant Week officially kicks off in New York City on January 21. Running through February 9, the annual promotion applies to a total of 54 eateries across Brooklyn, ranging in cuisine, price point, and atmosphere. You can browse through all of them right here. All participating restaurants have one thing in common: they are genuinely […]

In-demand Hollywood cinematographer Jomo Fray has called Brooklyn home for almost fifteen years. When Brooklyn Magazine rang Fray last week, he breathed a sigh of relief to be home after a marathon of appearances in Los Angeles. He was visiting the Gold Coast for industry events supporting his new Oscar-contender film, Nickel Boys.   In Nickel

This is the last weekend before a certain outer-borough landlord returns to his old job, so we’re sure that at least 55.9% of you will want to blow off some serious steam. To that end, the latest edition of the weekend guide has a couple of inauguration-themed events, including one that benefits the New York

New York is home to a vast variety of kosher restaurants, which span cuisine types, ambiance and boroughs. Although a large portion of local kosher eateries operate in Manhattan, it’s in Brooklyn that things get a bit more experimental — and, as a result, interesting. Generally speaking, kosher restaurants tend to offer great food through

For a week now, wildfires have been burning, mostly uncontrolled, across the Los Angeles area, scorching tens of thousands of acres, claiming at least two dozen lives, and displacing hundreds of thousands more. In response to the catastrophic scenes unfolding across the country, a grip of NYC-based organizations, businesses, and events have jumped into action

Last night, Coney Island locals gathered to debate a proposal from a developer that would fundamentally alter the face and function of the People’s Playground. At a public land use hearing held by Community Board 13 at the Coney Island YMCA, residents and business owners sounded off on the Coney, a project from Brooklyn developer

The word of this weekend is “eclectic,” and not just because we suddenly got some random old Wyclef songs stuck in our head (though that certainly didn’t hurt). It’s because we’re bringing you a (runs to thesaurus) wide-ranging list of events. This weekend you can see rare footage of James Baldwin, laugh at the legendary

How do you mark 200 years of showcasing art in Brooklyn? If you’re the Brooklyn Museum, you showcase the work of more than 200 Brooklyn artists. With the Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, the museum is spotlighting the work of more than 200 artists who have lived or maintained a studio in Brooklyn during the last five

Yes, we know—the apps suck, dating in New York is terrible, and there are versions of West Elm Caleb walking out of every bodega in Brooklyn. But when you miraculously sense a tiny glimmer of hope in a new connection, you should be prepared to see that through. Just be sure to keep in mind

Brooklyn came out on top in the third annual Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off.  Well, at least a woman from Brooklyn did.  Julia Kiskie, a 38-year-old mom and pastry chef based in Midwood, won the competition this week for her edible version of the legendary Upper West Side based Dakota Apartments, according to the