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 [...]

A few years ago, George Prochnik noticed an intriguing trend among his fellow Brooklyn-dwelling friends: Those who ranked noise as one of their chief complaints of city living were the same people who turned on the stereo or television the moment they got home. Prochnik, a life-long lover of silence who felt like quiet was [...]

Halloween falls on a a Saturday this year, all the better for spooky fun. There are so many haunted houses, costume parades and general mayhem to choose from that we put together a few of our favorite events to make it easier to plan a bewitching evening (and pre-Halloween partying).
Steampunk Invasion
After last year’s blowout [...]

WEDNESDAY: Green Living
As part of its monthly Community Forum Night, the Community Bookstore hosts an open discussion/brainstorming session on how to incorporate alternative energy sources into your home, at 7pm.

THURSDAY: Talky Literati
Over the years, The Paris Review has consistently published the literary world’s most enlightening author interviews. On Thursday, the magazine’s editor, Philip Gourevitch, speaks [...]

In the life cycle of neighborhoods, Flatbush has almost come full circle. What began as a series of swanky developments in the early 1900s, luring white, upper class residents from Brooklyn Heights, is now attracting professionals and ex-Park Slopers to the stately homes of “Victorian Flatbush” — a term that’s only 30 years old.
Yet as [...]

Anne Pope, sound editor and founder of Sustainable Flatbush, gives us her take on her home of the past five years.
You were reluctant to be interviewed. Why?
Because I would hate to provide fodder for the black versus white, new versus old, renter versus owner arguments that occur on some of the local blogs. One of [...]

Next up in our ongoing series of old-school but useful services is the cobbler and leather repair guide. Sure, you could go out and buy new $250 boots this fall, or you could cough up a week’s worth of coffee money to rework last year’s pair. A rip in your leather tote? Need a suede [...]

Hey crafters, bakers and all-around makers of awesome handmade goods, do we ever have an event for you! We’ve joined forces with the folks at the Third Ward to produce the Handmade Holiday Craft Fair on Sunday, December 7.
Unlike some of the other holiday craft extravaganzas, this one will be carefully curated by the Third [...]

You probably don’t need an incentive to vote today — but there are plenty of perks in store for all you good citizens who do. Don’t know where your polling place is? The New York City Board of Elections has an online poll site locator here.
Crowdsourcing the Vote
Polling place lost your registration info? Had a [...]