Must Reads
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New (or newish) restaurants in and around Fort Greene
Over the past few months there has been a flurry of new restaurant openings across the borough. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill have seen even more new spots pop up than most other neighborhoods, so it’s totally understandable if... Read More
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“The Deuce” stars James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Bay Ridge
Watching the first episode of The Deuce–the new HBO series starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal about the rise of the pornography business in the early ’70s, got me aroused, but not for the reasons you might assume. I... Read More
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These family-owned restaurants in Sheepshead Bay share a kitchen, and a whole lot more
The Katsichtis family in front of their side-by-side restaurants. Photo: Megan McGibney Sheepshead Bay’s Emmons Avenue sits on the edge of a marina, where visitors board party boats and take off on fishing trips. It is also dotted with... Read More
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10 Reasons You Don’t Have to Leave Brooklyn for Great Chinese Food
Chinese cuisine is one of the few food categories in which Brooklyn usually plays third fiddle to Manhattan and Queens, with local foodies opting for pilgrimages to the malls of Flushing or Manhattan’s Chinatown when in need of a... Read More
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Day Trip: Storm King, You Know You’ve Been Meaning to Check it Out
There’s no lack of ink out there about Storm King Art Center, the extraordinary 500-acre outdoor sculpture park located about an hour-and-a-half’s drive north of Brooklyn in the lower Hudson Valley. But every time I go and come back... Read More
