Satan in the Smoke was one of the first electronic viral images. Sent over email before social media, the image appeared in millions of inboxes across the country. My website crashed from the million hits it received. The image was vilified as fake by major news organizations, I had to […]
Fishing two of Colorado’s spectacular high altitude reservoirs chasing Kokanee Salmon introduced me to Morrow Point Reservoir located at the head of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. “There’s not much left like this in the west,” said Ryan Van Lanen who runs the Morrow Point Reservoir Guide Service.
He was more than just soup cans. The deep influence of his roots is plain in Andy Warhol:Revelation, a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, that marries the Warhol we know with the one hiding in plain sight. The show examines no less than the concepts of life and death, […]
He was more than just soup cans. The deep influence of his roots is plain in Andy Warhol:Revelation, a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, that marries the Warhol we know with the one hiding in plain sight. The show examines no less than the concepts of life and death, […]
Satan in the Smoke was one of the first electronic viral images. Sent over email before social media, the image appeared in millions of inboxes across the country. My website crashed from the million hits it received. The image was vilified as fake by major news organizations, I had to […]
The Obama portraits debut this summer at the Brooklyn Museum, the second stop on a nationwide tour. Opening August 27, Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of Mrs. Michelle Obama have inspired an unprecedented response from the public.
The Prospect Park Bandshell is coming back to life on Saturday, July 31, 2012, with the opening night of the BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL featuring Ari Lenox.
Fishing two of Colorado’s spectacular high altitude reservoirs chasing Kokanee Salmon introduced me to Morrow Point Reservoir located at the head of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. “There’s not much left like this in the west,” said Ryan Van Lanen who runs the Morrow Point Reservoir Guide Service.
Japan Village (Location: 934 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232) is presenting a live music event, “Re: Open JAM at Japan Village.” for 13 days: July 11th (Sun) – August 1st (Sun), 2021. The event will celebrate and support the restart of Japanese musicians who suffered from the pandemic.
On this opening day, Bravehearts pitcher Jack Choate took to the mound and fired the first pitch to open a season of possibilities. As life returns to our new version of normal, baseball is still here and still going strong.
The Red Hook Fest, a waterfront favorite featuring Valentino Park and local talent, returns Friday, June 4, 2021, with 3 nights of live performances, family-friendly activities, vital resources, and much-needed celebration.
The Dumbo Improvement District and Photoville present an outdoor photography exhibit projected on the Manhattan Bridge of New Yorkers dealing with home life in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Over 150 photographers shared their views from all five boroughs.
TRAUMA HEALERS features Chuck Biggers’ images of SIGN Fracture Care International bringing orthopedic care to trauma patients in 54 countries.
Movers, Not Shakers
MoversNotShakers, South Brooklyn's premier
moving company located in Gowanus, supports
The South Brooklyn Network.Freedom's Fire by Mark D Phillips
Brooklyn Collection by Mark D Phillips
Gowanus Canal: Brooklyn's Superfund Waterway
Bette Stoltz, president of the South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation, began a campaign in 1984 that culminated with a 12-year rebuilding campaign and brought Smith Street and Boerum Hill back to life.
Considered to be the first suburb in America, Brooklyn Heights boasts the greatest views of lower Manhattan and brownstone mansions that rival anything on Fifth Avenue.
Charles Carroll, a Maryland signer of the Declaration of Independence who never lived in Brooklyn, is honored with Carroll Street, Carroll Park, and finally, Carroll Gardens.
Originally named Ponkiesbergh by the Dutch farmers who settled the cobblestoned area in the 1600’s, the neighborhood gained its present name, Cobble Hill, from a variation of the English translation, Cobles Hill.
Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass – DUMBO for short – is the new art mecca of New York City. Brooklyn Bridge Park begins its Waterfront run and has turned DUMBO into a Brooklyn playground.
How did a Superfund site end up in South Brooklyn? Originally a series of tidal creeks, the native Americans named it Gowanes Creek in honor of Chief Gowanes of the Canarses tribe, who lived, hunted, and fished along its length.
Today’s Red Hook is much smaller than its original boundaries. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Red Hook point was a shipping destination and is today the home of Fairway grocery store.
Grand Army Plaza, the northern entrance to Prospect Park, is of special interest to Civil War enthusiasts with the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch, a colossal granite Arc de Triomphe.