The Way We See The World just might be Brooklyn’s brightest new creative brain trust. The four-woman collective of recent Parsons grads take product design to a whole new level, injecting mundane objects like hand blenders and laptop cases with humor and social awareness. 
Though TWWSTW only opened its Williamsburg workspace this past June, its members–Ingrid [...]

It’s a hot, bright Thursday night, and more than 40 people are gathered on folding chairs inside the Gowanus Studio Space. A mix of ages, they are all here to listen to Bob Hyland, a 75-year-old expert in what he calls urban “greenscaping.” Some work in the industry, such as a a landscape architect and [...]

 
WEDNESDAY: Count Down
As strong as our unironic love for Edward Cullen and Bill from True Blood may be, sometimes you’ve got to go back to the classics for some unadulterated, bloodsucking fun. Over the next two months, BAMcinematek hosts a series of 33 films entertainingly named Bela Lugosi’s Dead, Vampires Live Forever. This week’s films [...]

Have you ever wondered if Brooklyn’s political and cultural worlds are in sync? Whether there are young Brooklyn politicos out there, riding their bikes to a big speech? Thanks to a progressive Brooklyn political organization called the New Kings Democrats, that vision isn’t so far-fetched.
NKD founders Rachel Lauter and Matt Cowherd first met in church [...]

If you’re not already a regular, Picada y Vino, or PyV, in Park Slope is a thoughtful neighborhood wine shop whose unique selection tends toward palate-pleasing, organic and small-production wines. They specialize in the art of pairing food with wine, and their staff can pick a bottle for any meal, occasion and budget. (They even [...]

In 1910, milk was 32 cents a gallon, average life expectancy for men was 48, the Ziegfield girls earned $75/week, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden was transformed from an ash dump to a glorious urban sanctuary.

On August 12, BBG and Brooklyn Based invite you to celebrate the Garden’s centennial with a one-of-a kind affair organized by [...]

Black and white images of men in various stages of undress ushered guests into Lucky Gallery where artist Alix Sorrell waited to pass out the silly sex sketches she had been creating on pink stock paper all night. Visitors sipped PBR and pondered the relationship between a couple mid-coital in the pencil sketches on [...]

WEDNESDAY: Au Revoir BBQ
Tonight’s Finger on the Pulse BBQ at Good Company, formerly Hope Lounge, has BBQ food for $5 a plate from Mile End Delicatessen (they do more than just bagels!) and a DJ set from Au Revoir Simone. Show at 7pm for the eats, but stay until 11pm for the party.
THURSDAY: Green Planter
The [...]

Since the Greenpoint Food Market shut down in mid-June, it’s become clear that finding a commercial kitchen that provides a legal, and affordable place to make food for sale is a major hurdle for would-be food businesses. We found a couple of intrepid entrepreneurs who are taking kitchen matters into their own flour-covered hands. My [...]

There are a few different types that show up regularly in Brooklyn apartment hunts–the loft, the railroad, the brownstone (to name a few). They all have their charms, and their challenges. Who hasn’t griped about a lack of closet space, a wall that’s just a tiny bit too short for the couch you [...]