Call it DIY versus the DOH.
The future of the the Greenpoint Food Market, a mostly-monthy gathering of artisans selling jam, pickles, kimchee and kombucha, has been in question since a New York Times article last week pointed out that all food products sold in NYC are supposed to be made in [...]

Once every four years, soccer gets elevated to the status of Sport America Actually Cares About, as the World Cup–the month-long tournament starts in South Africa on Friday–captivates casual fans of the game. Looking for a spot to watch and cheer? Below some of our favorite football bars. Any we missed? Add them in the [...]

For the month of June, the Heart of Brooklyn and WBGO, 88.3 FM–the radio station that caters to every kind of jazz lover–have brought free concerts to the gardens, plazas, and steps of Brooklyn’s major cultural institutions.
Now in its last weekend, Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat closes with a syncopated bang. On Saturday June 26, Felix Hernandez–whose [...]

In celebration of Mother’s Day this Sunday, we’re turning the spotlight on three extra-busy Brooklyn moms (BB’s own Nicole Davis deserves an additional shout-out here, though we’re not navel-gazing enough to profile our own publisher). In addition to mothering small children, all have launched and currently run successful and creative businesses that emphasize quality goods [...]

Jason Mulgrew and Ariel Leve, two New York writers with books out this month from Harper Perennial, could not be more different. Mulgrew is a blogger-turned-memoirst; Leve is an award-winning journalist and columnist. He’s crass, she’s a sophisticate. Yet they both see the humor in self-deprecation.
The popularity of Jason Mulgrew’s blog landed him a book [...]

Something exciting happened this week: Celebrate Brooklyn announced their opening night artist: Grammy-winning Brooklynite about town Norah Jones.
Even if you don’t plan to attend Norah’s first free concert in Brooklyn, the fact that her performance is set for June 9 signifies two things: summer is just around the corner, and free outdoor concerts are coming [...]

When the Brooklyn Dodgers outgrew Ebbets Field, club owner Walter O’Malley proposed a domed stadium, the first of its kind, to be built at the now-controversial Atlantic Yards area. The probable designer? The geodesic dome master builder himself, Richard Buckminster Fuller. But another master builder by the name of Robert Moses preferred Queens over Brooklyn, [...]

When Ben Shuldiner started the High School for Public Service in 2003, he had a heinous track record to fix. The Crown Heights high school was once part of Wingate High, where Marty Markowitz graduated, and where the graduation rate was only 23% in 2000. To fix its failing marks, the city transformed Wingate into [...]

WEDNESDAY: Before Harold and Kumar…
This month’s film in the L Magazine/Brooklyn Bowl movie series is 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The classic SoCal-set film and the $2 Brooklyn Lager will warm you up tonight (if you can get there in the snow!).
THURSDAY: The Sleeper Hit this V-Day
In a world of Anti-Valentine’s parties, the [...]

It’s time again for Table Scraps, the occasional feature where we follow up on the restaurant gossip we hear while eating out in around Brooklyn and pestering chefs with our never-ending questions. Expansions and close-to-openings in Williamsburg, big plans in Bed-Stuy, and dining deals in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens.
Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens is [...]