The Regal (163 Hope St) bills itself as a diner, but the white brick facade and gold-hued bar are the first signs to indicate otherwise. Though its atmosphere is relaxed, this lovely restaurant’s roots lie […]
Tag: Williamsburg
Posted inEat & Drink, Uncategorized
Yooeating?! Food Pop-Up Serves Korean Soup Dumplings
The promise of steamy dumplings always justifies leaving my apartment in cold January. On Saturday, January 30th, I headed over to Reclamation Bar in Williamsburg where Irene Yoo hosted her latest […]
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Why These Guys Are Brooklyn’s Favorite Party Friends: Meet The Super-AOK Team
Peter Simon, Rich Watts, and Chris Parker are three friends running the Williamsburg-based creative agency Super-AOK, marrying old technology with new ideas. Their latest development is called the A1-Array, which […]
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5 Alarm Fire on Richardson Street Leaves One Dead and Another Missing
A fatal fire in 30 Richardson Street left one dead, one missing, and 10 displaced after it tore through the three story building up through the roof. It took nearly 200 […]
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Laze Away an Afternoon at Nha Minh, a Hip Vietnamese Art Eatery
After a lazy afternoon at the McGolrick Farmers Market, I was considering heading to Little Dokebi and ordering bibimbap, but I decided to see what was around. Yelp prodded me with […]
Posted inClasses, Eat & Drink
Brooklyn Oenology’s 2016 Classes: Women in Wine, Whiskey Tastings and Chocolate Pairings
Taking a class with Alie Shaper, the owner and winemaker at Brooklyn Oenology, offers a rare experience in the wine world. Not only is Shaper incredibly easy to talk to […]
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More Toxic Secrets In This Rare 1980s ‘Hazardous Neighbors’ Brooklyn Study
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the world of toxic chemicals, specifically as they pertain to Greenpoint. First, Neighbors Allied For Good Growth (NAG) released the ToxiCity Map to bring […]
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Van Leeuwen’s Flagship Store Opens Tonight in Williamsburg with a Free Scoop Giveaway!!
Listen carefully tonight and you might just hear the strains of an ice cream cone fanfare echoing down Wythe Avenue. Van Leeuwen’s flagship store in Williamsburg is having its official grand […]
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Citi Bike Stations Officially Hit Greenpoint
They’re heeeeere… Whether you what to cheer or sneer, Citi Bike has begun the first wave of its Greenpoint bike installations. Over the weekend, rows of blue bikes cropped up on […]
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Show Off Your Writing Chops at -The Prose Bowl- Open Mic (08/18)
It’s time to dust off your moleskine notebooks! There’s a new open mic series for fiction writers—The Prose Bowl—starting this Tuesday, August 18 at Pete’s Candy Store, and it’s going […]