Sunlight floods into Alice’s Tea Cup’s newest location, an intimate café at the corner of Hicks and Middagh streets. Wooden stools shaped like mushrooms adorn the room. A playful turquoise couch sits below wallpaper covered with keys. A mischievous grin from the Cheshire Cat greets customers. The popular chain opened its first location in the […]
You don’t have to go far to take advantage of Brooklyn’s own little riviera: Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Unless you don’t live in Brooklyn — in which case, a) Too bad and b) It’s worth the trip.) Sun, nature, river breezes and dozens of activities and sports make the 85-acre waterfront park an ideal place to […]
After sitting vacant since 1998, a landmarked Brooklyn Heights office building will be turned into a hotel. The city Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve revised plans for the renovation and adaptive reuse of 1880s Romanesque Revival-style 186 Remsen St. Commission Chairperson Sarah Carroll called the project “a great opportunity for restoration […]