I’ve lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood oft referred to as Greenwood Heights (an area which also encompasses parts of Windsor Terrace, South Park Slope and Sunset Park) for nearly five years now, and in that time I’ve had my share of good and bad meals. So for those who are just moving into the neighborhood, [...]

The Best 1. The Park Life at The Bell House in Gowanus, which contains Ruby Red Absolut, grapefruit juice, Triple Sec and a splash of soda. Perfect for hot summer days. 2. Sixpoint IPA at Quarter in Park Slope south. Always a classic. 3. Chelsea Checker Cab Blond Ale at Ellis Bar in Park Slope [...]

If you love fashion and food, satisfy your cravings for both at Gastro Chic, a newish website that covers the latest grub and garb trends in the New York area and beyond. Webmaster Marcy Swingle’s expertise makes reading her reviews and reports a joy, and she also covers topics we love, like culture, music, and [...]

If you love drinking and reading about drinking (and for shame if you don’t), check out The Dizzy Fizz, one of our new favorite drinking-related websites. Like A Muddled Thought, about which we wrote recently, The Dizzy Fizz focuses on the world of cocktails and mixology. The blog offers a mix of event photos and [...]

Susan Sarandon has been involved in some mighty interesting projects lately. First there was Exit the King, the Broadway farce starring Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush. I’ve heard it’s good, but unless it’s free, I’ll just have to wait for the TONY highlights. Then there was her infamous appearance in Saturday Night Live‘s “Motherlover,” which proved [...]

What is it about the fall that makes you think about old times?  Is it the big rush of nostalgic holidays all at once?  I think it’s more the feeling of the weather changing.  Anyway, it’s nice, especially if you happen to be drinking on a porch in Brooklyn, watching the leaves change and all [...]

Another fine link from AlterNet, but this one’s even scarier. You know how the newly dubbed Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, as well as most of his scientist cronies, have been saying that the end of days from global warming is still another few decades off (and possibly preventable altogether)? Well, it turns out [...]

Our second Walking Tour found us exploring the bustling streets of Chinatown. This involved lots of mysterious smells, confusing signs, and carefully calculated crowd-weaving, but was certainly not without its interesting lessons and historic facts. This first photograph actually shows the beginning of Little Italy in the background, which apparently was hosting some sort of [...]

At some point after having moved to this town, Laura and I decided that it would be both educational and entertaining to explore our way through some of the bustling, history-drenched neighborhoods this crazy metropolis holds. After finding a trusty walking tours book we smartly chose Downtown as our first, but not final, destination. As [...]

One morning I came across an odd sight indeed. There, across from the Lincoln Center in all its swanky splendor were rows of used toilets lined up politely on the sidewalk, awaiting a fate worse than…well, they were already toilets. The funny thing is that they happened to be strewn outside the very hotel that [...]