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Tag: Bedford Avenue

Posted in(Not)Forgotten Greenpoint

Where Do The Names of Williamsburg Streets Come From?

by Geoff CobbJanuary 25, 2019January 25, 2019

The longest street in Brooklyn and the road that runs through the heart of Williamsburg is Bedford Avenue. The 10.19 mile-long street got its name from the village of Bedford, […]

Posted inEat & Drink

Five Leaves’ Debuts Their Late Summer Menu

by Siobhan WallaceAugust 18, 2017August 18, 2017

Back in 2008, an Australian-American restaurant/bar opened on Bedford with its primary claim to fame being that Heath Ledger (RIP) had been involved in its conception. Now, Five Leaves is […]

Posted inEat & Drink

There’s Tastings & A Cafe at the New Bedford Cheese Shop

by Siobhan WallaceJuly 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Back in 2003, Bedford Cheese Shop opened its doors in the small mini mall in Williamsburg. The tiny shop was one of the first in the neighborhood to offer specialty […]

Posted inEat & Drink

A Look at The New All-Day Cafe, One Bedford

by Siobhan WallaceApril 4, 2017April 6, 2017

It wasn’t that shocking when Nights & Weekends closed in early March. The bar had always been the “cool” spot while occupying the triangle space of the Bedford/Nassau/Lorimer/McCarren intersection. But […]

Posted inEat & Drink

Fried Chicken Shows Its Healthful Side at Pretty Southern

by Courtney BassettMarch 10, 2017March 10, 2017

“NEW FRIED CHICKEN JOINT ON MY BLOCK” read the text message accompanying a selfie of my friend in front of a pretty-in-pink menu posted in the window of 14 Bedford […]

Posted inEat & Drink

Ice Cream Meets Design at Davey’s Ice Cream

by Siobhan WallaceAugust 10, 2016January 16, 2018

Going into ice cream actually started as a joke for David Yoo. After beginning a career in fashion and advertising, he decided in 2012 that it was time for a […]

Posted inNews, The Hook-Up

Ironic Ironing, Free Citi Bike, & Film Favorites — The Hook-Up 6/17

by Steph KoyfmanJune 17, 2016June 16, 2016

This is some next-level Marina Abramovic shit. A Greenpoint dad is bringing his love for ironing to Pete’s Candy Store next month, offering to iron everyone’s clothes for free every […]

Posted inArt, Culture

On view now at Figureworks Gallery: “Without/Color,” Part 1

by Ona AJanuary 14, 2015January 14, 2015

There is a gem of a gallery tucked away on the second floor of a quiet, four-story brownstone on 168 North 6th Street in Williamsburg, just off busy Bedford Avenue: […]

Posted inCommunity

Would You Dare to Launch a Startup?

by Natalia VOctober 13, 2011

Brooklyn Woodwind and Brass is the only shop in Brooklyn that sells and repairs jazz players’ instruments. The owner, Eric Downs, 42, opened his niche business about a year ago. […]

Posted inNews

Quickie: All’s Well With Kettle Pie

by JustineJuly 7, 2011

Last week I posted about a new spot to open in the old Raymund’s Place on Bedford Avenue and Eater confirms that the space is going to be called Allswell. […]

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