To Do in Dumbo
Free bike valet parking, a show in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge… Sounds like Movies with a View, but it’s the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s new Music at the Bridge series, featuring bands presented by area venues like Union Hall and Issue Project Room. It begins tonight with the Barbès-curated […]

For your viewing pleasure, two sites that make the city their muse:
Point and Guess
You think you know this city? Then test your knowledge on Guess Where NYC, an ongoing Flickr guessing-game. Members post photos taken in any of the five boroughs — like this one by yours truly — tag them appropriately, then wait […]

Red, White and Booze
From East River views to local craft brews, Brooklyn does Fourth of July right. During the Battle of Chicken and Beer at the Brooklyn Lyceum, the fried chicken is endless, the Brooklyn Lager is all-you-can-drink, and the break dancing should not be attempted at home. At The Yard, hipsters celebrate their independence […]

Whether you’re sticking in town for July 4 or getting away (lucky soul, you), we’ve compiled three fantastic bike rides for ambitious urban exploring this summer. Before setting out, map your address to the ride’s starting point using the ingenious Ride the City site, and bring a NYC Cycling Map (free at any good […]

Good thing Saturday’s the longest day of the year. With all that time you can catch the Mermaid Parade in Coney at 2, have a drink at the new Beer Island (on Stillwell between Surf Ave and the Boardwalk), then hear live music at the Newkirk Ave. eco-themed Block Party, courtesy of […]

Like other web tv endeavors to come out of Williamsburg, Feed Me: The Brooklyn Cooking Dating Show, has all the ingredients of a hit: Two Brooklynites who love to cook are set up and filmed while making dinner for their blind date.

Creator Adam Pollock does the pairing, using an online survey to figure out […]

Sure sign that summer is upon us: Too much fun to be had on any given weekend, starting with this one.
For the Grillmasters
Compete in the RUB-sponsored,Grillin’ by the Bay cookoff in Sheepshead Bay this Saturday — or just eat the charred masterpieces of bigtime barbecuers like The Rhode Island Anchormen, last year’s winners. […]

Everybody Dance Now
In a nod to the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary, Chuck Davis, artistic director of DanceAfrica — BAM’s famous festival of African and African-American dance, music, art and film — has curated a program that celebrates building bridges between cultures… and in that gracious spirit, BAM is extending a pair of free tickets […]

There are countless places to go dancing in Brooklyn, with scenes to suit your every mood, from large clubs in converted warehouses, to loft parties of questionable legality, to outdoor, organic BBQs like the one debuting this Sunday, May 25, at The Yard, where DJs from the Water Taxi Beach, APT, and Studio B […]

The five-day blowout celebration of the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th anniversary begins Thursday, May 22, and there are a multitude of cool things planned: a Technicolor light installation, a Brooklyn Philharmonic performance, outdoor films in Fulton-Ferry State Park, guided tours, and Grucci fireworks (all detailed here).
But BB is particularly psyched about two great events that […]