Trenton Stein walked by North 6th street and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg and stopped to look at the vintage jewelry displayed on the sprawling table by the sidewalk. His tall frame loomed over the trays [...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012
An empty stretch of land along the Williamsburg waterfront got a much-needed facelift last weekend. Smorgasburg, the open-air market that began last year with great fanfare, is back for the season. Every Saturday for the [...]
Friday, March 23, 2012
On March 19, a lone gunman in southern France murdered three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi outside of the Ozar Hatorah secondary school in Toulouse. On Thursday morning, just three days after the shootings, [...]
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.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
On the evening of March 7, the Jewish community in Brooklyn celebrated the start of Purim, a holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews from destruction at the hands of a Persian ruler named [...]
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The Brooklyn Lens webcast for the week of March 2, 2012.
Friday, March 2, 2012
David Rees, master pencil sharpener and comedian turned his hobby into a profession.He now runs a pencil sharpening business from his home that earned close to $10,000.00 last year. Last month, he shared his techniques [...]
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The transformation of Union Avenue is one of several initiatives currently being pursued by local officials, non-profits and citizen activist groups to address the severe lack of open space in this historically park-poor community.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Inside Brooklyn’s Creative Hub, and the Passions it Supports
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Rising property prices define who can stay in the new Williamsburg.
Monday, May 7, 2012
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