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NYC’s Top Neighborhoods for Bikers by Jane Herro

Jun 08, 2017 bicycle paths,bike lanes,bike paths,biking,brooklyn,brooklyn biking,jane herro,manhattan,mayor bill de blasio,new york city,nyc,vision zero

I am a Red Hook resident and rely on my bike daily to get around. NYC’s bike infrastructure has improved by leaps and bounds since I moved to the city from Milwaukee seven years ago. The De Blasio administration and the city’s Department of Transportation are making strides in their “Vision Zero” initiative, adding miles to protected bike […]

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Dover Transforms into Sheila’s

Jun 07, 2017 baked goods,bakeries,battersby,brooklyn,cafes,carroll gardens,cobble hill,dover,grubstreet,restaurants,sheilas

For three years in the large space at 412 Court Street, Dover wowed diners and critics alike with it’s creative and exquisite cuisine. The owners, who also own Battersby at 255 Smith Street, created an upscale menu for the new place with an optional seven-course tasting menu. We visited the restaurant a few years back […]

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Red Hook History Part 1 by Maryam Daghmoumi

Jun 06, 2017 brooklyn history,brooklyn ironworkers noontime,historical,iron workers,maggie blank,Maryam Daghmoumi,red hook,red hook history,red hook industry

Walking around Red Hook this past week felt like I was stepping through a worm hole, into a time when Red Hook would have been a busy, bustling port town and not just the sleepy little seaside community I have known for so long. Maybe it was the hordes of sailors docked here for Fleet […]

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