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On this Day in NYC History, December 5th: The Brooklyn Theater Fire of 1876
On December 5th 1876, at least 300 play-goers died due to a monster fire in the Brooklyn Theater, which was
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! The Film Noir Video Rental Store on Bedford Ave in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
With the advent of Netflix (and the interim stage, Redbox), the neighborhood video store has been rapidly disappearing. But right
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Brooklyn’s Morbid Anatomy Library Seeks Support to Establish a Museum
Our favorite quirky library dedicated to the arcane, the bizarre and the morbid is outgrowing its space in Gowanus and
Food & Drink
Top 10 Coffee Shops in Brooklyn (For Design Buffs)
We previously compiled a list of the Top 10 Coffee Shops in Manhattan for design buffs and now we’re
Architecture
What’s the Windiest Corner in NYC? Court and Montague Streets in Downtown Brooklyn
Any New Yorker who has braved a winter here has experienced those quintessential gusts of wind that spiral down our
Architecture
Vintage Photos: Downtown Brooklyn’s Albee Theater
Located along Dekalb Avenue, an area that once had a theater presence comparable to Times Square, the Beaux-Arts Albee Theater
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What Lies Beneath: the Design Trust for Public Space Seeks to Transform the Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Infrastructure
Scandinavian folklore holds that trolls once lurked under bridges, demanding payment from all who crossed and attacking those who refused.
Arts & Culture
Photos from BBQ Films’ Screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga!
Incredibly detailed and lifelike costumes at the BBQ Films’ Screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “When we were forced to
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Inside Retrofret, A Gowanus Music Shop Specializing in Rare and Bizarre Instruments
RetroFret, a music shop in Gowanus, Brooklyn specializing in “rare and bizarre instruments,” is a true discovery even before you
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“Remote Voyages” Exhibit Shows the Outcome of a Participatory Art Project Exploring Newtown Creek in Brooklyn
For six days in September 2012, artists Nathan Kensinger, Sarah Nelson Wright and Laura Chipley invited people to come sail
Architecture
8 of NYC’s Last Surviving Old-Fashioned Vintage Phone Booths
With the imminent demise of New York City’s pay phones in 2014, it seems miraculous that the wooden phone
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Daily What?! Amazing Graffiti Townhouse on 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn
2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn is a real treasure trove of spots, from Obama’s townhouse from the 1980s