LEST YOU THINK it’s all done with smoke and mirrors, let me re-cap some of the things I’ve had to deal with in the past two months as the owner of four very old houses (two in Brooklyn, tw… more →
c a s a C A R A ~ OLD HOUSES FOR FUN & PROFIT ~wingsandthecity wrote 9 hours ago: Today’s History Lesson will be the year 1874. Ulysses S. Grant was President New York City annexes T … more →
katherinebrundage wrote 1 week ago: Ben and I spent a short week in Brooklyn this past September, seeing friends and getting a mini-vaca … more →
agebuster wrote 1 week ago: My daughter Patty, who lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, was looking for a local place to give a party … more →
chasingabby wrote 2 weeks ago: I am a Queens girl. Let’s get one thing straight right now. Astoria is my jam, I love the food … more →
jrbspice wrote 3 weeks ago: New local businesses are coming to the neighborhood all along the Atlantic Ave. corridor. The Botani … more →
brooklynpix wrote 3 weeks ago: A new store is opening soon in Boerum Hill. I could have asked what they are going to sell, but it … more →
jrbspice wrote 3 weeks ago: 407 Atlantic Ave There’s a new java spot on Atlantic Ave, and the owner has some local Brookly … more →
jrbspice wrote 1 month ago: 493 Atlantic Ave. (718) 855-7808 On the north side of Atlantic Ave in Boerum Hill, mothers, nannies … more →
jrbspice wrote 1 month ago: I took a stroll down Pacific St. & Dean St. this afternoon to check out how festive Boerum Hille … more →
cgalgano wrote 1 month ago: On Sunday morning, or more like Sunday afternoon, Jamie and I headed to Apartment 138 for brunch. Ne … more →
jrbspice wrote 1 month ago: The Brooklyn Paper reports that police have found the man who stole a statue of the Virgin Mary and … more →
jrbspice wrote 1 month ago: Zoe Papers 315 Atlantic Ave (718) 625-5797 Tucked away down a flight of stairs from the constant th … more →
jrbspice wrote 1 month ago: Rapper Jay-Z’s newest hit Empire State of Mind is a thumping I-love-New-York anthem whose chor … more →
threecee wrote 1 month ago: Last week, after reading the problematic opinion piece “Us Against Ourselves” by Henrik … more →
Willa A. Cmiel wrote 1 month ago: HTMLGiant asks if New York for writers is The Place to Be, or whether it’s just too damn expen … more →
cara wrote 2 months ago: BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a joint project of casaCARA and Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn. THIS APARTMENT IS … more →
cara wrote 9 months ago: BEFORE NOTHING I love more than a quickie — renovation, that is. When a longtime tenant finall … more →
cara wrote 9 months ago: Well, that wasn’t so bad, was it? Unless we get some late snowstorms (which have been known to … more →
realreformbrooklyn wrote 2 months ago: After much deliberation ( and in fighting), we have decided to endorse Evan Thies for City Council. … more →