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Brooklyn Book Clubs.

Book clubs are a wonderful way to meet your neighbors, inspire other aspects of your life and give you a kick in the pants to read more!  We’ve noticed many popping up here and there, such as the Brooklyn Public Library’s 1984 book discussion.  Also, next to our Columbia Street office, the bookstore Freebird has […]

Trump and Kushner’s Dirty Properties.

We’ve blogged in the past about Trump companies and properties around New York city.  These blogs were mainly to share the information for boycotting purposes as many have been doing in the #grabyourwallet movement.  We recently came across an article in NYCurbed that reports on Trump properties for a different reason.  We all know that the […]

Celebrate the Holidays with Bargemusic.

A special Bargemusic performance on Christmas Eve will take place in Dumbo at 1 Water Street.  It is “a concert of Bach’s Goldberg variations” and what a lovely way to celebrate the night before Christmas listening to Bach with the lights of the city and bridge twinkling around you. Tickets are $75 for this event and […]

The Fifth Annual Photoville in DUMBO.

If you love photography then mark your calendars for this event of breathtaking exhibits and thought provoking talks and workshops. Photoville will begin on Wednesday, September 21st 4pm-10pm and will run until Sunday, September 25th.  For times and schedule info click here.  The exhibits look so powerful and engrossing as many tackle current events and […]

Brooklyn Residents Want Pop-Up Pool to Stay Put by Darlene Miller

 Although the summer is coming to an end we still have some hot days ahead and that means dipping into some of Brooklyn’s community pools. Ther is one in particular you may want to visit because it may not be around for much longer. We may be saying sa final goodbye to the Pop Up […]

First Shop Opens at Empire Stores.

The huge warehouse in DUMBO at 53-83 Water street has been slated to become Empire Stores, a giant shopping center, for a while now and we thought it would have been finished by now based on reports we’d heard earlier. They aren’t set to complete the space until 2017 but their very first shop is […]

Westville coming to DUMBO.

Westville, a restaurant that focuses on fresh ingredients and has many many veggie options on their menus, is coming to Brooklyn! This place is delicious and very well received. Right now they have a few locations in Manhattan and a spot in Dumbo that will be opening soon. We passed by the sign on Washington […]

Westville coming to DUMBO.

Westville, a restaurant that focuses on fresh ingredients and has many many veggie options on their menus, is coming to Brooklyn! This place is delicious and very well received. Right now they have a few locations in Manhattan and a spot in Dumbo that will be opening soon. We passed by the sign on Washington […]