There is a woman who sells rings and other jewelry in Park Slope on the weekends. Sometimes she sets up her table under the scaffolding on Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street — You know, that scaffolding around the Junior High that seems more permanent than the historic Stone House. Sometimes, though, she sets up on […]
On Thursday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Brad Lander unveiled the new Pete Hamill Way, on 7th Avenue between 11th and 12th streets in Park Slope. Hamill, who was born and raised on the block that now bears his name, had a storied four-decade career as a newspaper journalist, columnist, editor, and […]
I moved to Crown Heights in September A new friend sends me a New Yorker article It tells tales of a Mecca Of well priced, ethically sourced food. I’m hooked. Online, they say no new members. On the phone, they tell me—nothing, no answer. I take my longing outside the store: Charmed at first sight […]