Crossword puzzles are a solitary activity. But for about 1,000 crossword enthusiasts, solving them became a spectator sport this weekend when they gathered in Brooklyn for the 35th Annual American Crossword Tournament.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Although Manhattan rents overall are still more expensive, in the last few years more areas of Brooklyn have began to catch up. And more people are choosing Brooklyn for its lifestyle than its rents.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Cinema-lovers celebrated as landlord Tom Caruana announced his decision to save space for the beloved movie house on Henry Street. Movie-lovers were extremely upset when he announced his decision tears down the old-timey theater and [...]
Friday, January 27, 2012
Former Wall Street banker Tom Vasquez left the hustle and bustle in downtown Manhattan and opened Perfect Paws, a pet grooming shop in Brooklyn Heights, to embrace his love for animals.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
As part of her new television series premiering in January, media mogul Oprah Winfrey made stops in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Heights and Borough Park to immerse herself in the daily life of the Hasidic Jewish [...]
Friday, November 19, 2010
After two months of promises by the MTA to fix a broken escalator at a Brooklyn subway station, riders are still waiting, according to The New York Daily News. Riders, particularly the elderly, say the MTA has failed to [...]
Friday, November 12, 2010
The blog, McBrooklyn, reports that HBO’s financial crisis movie “Too Big To Fail,” will affect parking all weekend in the Borough Hall area. Parking along Court Street and Remsen Street, near Borough Hall won’t be [...]
Thursday, October 14, 2010
By Alexandra Alper The sign, “Welcome to Brooklyn, the fourth largest city in America,” hung on the Verrazano Bridge only for a few years, over three decades ago. But in that time, it became [...]
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
By Manuel Rueda If you thought solidarity was dead in the borough, think back to Sunday, when small clusters of Brooklyn residents joined a global day of action against global warming. Glove-wearing volunteers with big [...]
Monday, October 11, 2010
By Alex Eriksen After seven years of seeing their enrollment swell and their available space dwindle, relief is now in the works for The Robert Fulton School in Brooklyn Heights. Construction of an annex, which [...]
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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