Royal Palms Shuffleboard is quiet and immaculately clean on a recent weekday afternoon. When I walk in, an employee is whirring around the place on a scooter. After spotting me on the other side of the popular Gowanus shuffleboard club and bar -- which is celebrating its third anniversary -- he leads me over to … Continue reading Matzo Project 5777 Will Fulfill Your Passover Unleavened Fantasies
Erin Go Cookie O’Puss: Eat A Space Alien While Sipping Irish Whiskey On St. Patrick’s Day
We've survived the Ides of March, and the luck of Irish is a mere hours away. The St. Patrick's Day Parade will be rolling and every Irish pub throughout the five boroughs will be pouring out whiskey and Guinness. But are you forgetting something? Is your Céilí Dancing perfected? Are The Pogues on your phone? You still … Continue reading Erin Go Cookie O’Puss: Eat A Space Alien While Sipping Irish Whiskey On St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday Night Fever And The Double-Decker Slice Fallacy
There's Tony Manero with his classic swagger walking down 86th Street in Bensonhurst. There's Tony Manero in the shadows of the elevated subway, the 20th Avenue stop just over his head. There's Tony Manero swinging a can of Carnival paint in his left hand. Such are the opening credits of the 1977 movie classic Saturday … Continue reading Saturday Night Fever And The Double-Decker Slice Fallacy
Seafood Sadly Scarcer On Park Slope’s Union Street
It's no surprise to hear of an independent restaurant closing far too soon, however, some cause more disappointment than others. Let it be known that Park Slope lost a good one recently, as Prawn Shop has officially shuttered. Gone are the prawn boils, happy hour oysters, and grilled porgy. The gem of a seafood restaurant, … Continue reading Seafood Sadly Scarcer On Park Slope’s Union Street
Skinned Animal Head In Kensington Leads To Threats About Free Press In ‘Trump’s America’
[The above photo has been altered so as not to disturb readers who prefer not to see the color photo. You can scroll down to the bottom of this article to see the unaltered photo.] A strange and somewhat disturbing sight on Ditmas Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood this morning led to an even stranger … Continue reading Skinned Animal Head In Kensington Leads To Threats About Free Press In ‘Trump’s America’
Katie Ha Ha Ha And Band Want You To Go Bananas At ShapeShifter Lab On March 5
ShapeShifter Lab in Gowanus is known for featuring talents from a variety of music genres. And those talents come from all over the world. But there's something a bit more special when our local musicians come to play live. On Sunday, March 5, families will flock to ShapeShifter (18 Whitwell Place, between 1st and Carroll … Continue reading Katie Ha Ha Ha And Band Want You To Go Bananas At ShapeShifter Lab On March 5
Bomb Scare Floods Park Slope With John Jay Campus Students; Threat Subsequently Called Off
Students were evacuated this afternoon from the John Jay Educational Campus (237 7th Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets) after a Millennium High School student received a suspicious phone call saying that a bomb was located somewhere in the building. The incident was first reported by Brooklyn Patch. A police spokesperson said they received a phone call … Continue reading Bomb Scare Floods Park Slope With John Jay Campus Students; Threat Subsequently Called Off
Powerful ‘RESIST’ Sign Illuminates Gowanus Building For Straphangers And Neighbors Alike
6 simple letters. 6 simple windows. 7 simple words. Volumes of complexity. When it comes to the minds and technical acumen of photographer Ashton Worthington and curator/producer/visual artist George Del Barrio, nothing should come as much of a surprise anymore. Walk along 9th Street just east of the Gowanus Canal at night, and you'll see a crisp, … Continue reading Powerful ‘RESIST’ Sign Illuminates Gowanus Building For Straphangers And Neighbors Alike
Shaved Cream At Snowdays Seduces Brooklynites And Yetis Alike
My afternoon dessert was smiling at me. Two mischievous teeth offered a warm welcome, and a cold cookies and cream-flavored treat was topped with blueberries and Oreos. Nice to meet you, indeed. "That's our signature flavor," said Snowdays owner and founder Tony Quach. "It's called 'Yeti Tracks'. The yeti is our mascot here." Quach left me … Continue reading Shaved Cream At Snowdays Seduces Brooklynites And Yetis Alike
With Arts Under Siege In The Age Of Trump, Irondale Ensemble Resists
President Donald Trump is seriously considering putting nine domestic spending programs on the chopping block in the name of budget cuts, including The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Legal Services Corporation, AmeriCorps, and the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities. Coming off a successful remounting of their impressive play 1599, Irondale Ensemble has … Continue reading With Arts Under Siege In The Age Of Trump, Irondale Ensemble Resists
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