Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn shopping, fifth ave, goorin bros, hat shop nyc, hipster hats, photography, union st on November 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Goorin Brothers is a small chain. They’ve been in business for over a hundred years, but only in Brooklyn since hipsters needed hats. Let me amend that – when guys began buying hats in stores like this, other people were already putting big, fat quotation marks around the word “hipster.” Go looking for your own style; if you don’t have one, then boldly come back to this shop.
Posted in Misc, tagged bocce brooklyn, brooklyn, brooklyn bar, fifth ave, kids in bars brooklyn, park slope, park slope parents, photography, union hall brooklyn, union st on June 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Sometimes on a summer day, you need an air conditioned refuge with snacks and cold drinks. Union Hall is large enough to accommodate private parties, bands, two bocce courts, a library, couches, large crowds… everything but strollers. On Saturday everyone was having cool fun except for the couple who tried to come in wheeling a pair of babies. “Sorry,” said the bartender, “we have a policy… no strollers allowed.” (This is Park Slope, so tots in bars are okay.)
Posted in Misc, tagged arts and crafts, brooklyn, brooklyn indie market, carroll gardens, crafts, emerging designers, holiday shopping brooklyn, photography, smith st, union st on November 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Brooklyn Indie Market tent, in Carroll Gardens, looks circus-like after dark. Open on weekends, it’s a venue for emerging designers to sell their wares. Support your local artisans this holiday season – check it out online ahead of time (brooklynindiemarket.com).
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged 3rd st, boating in brooklyn, brooklyn, diy, gowanus canal, photography, pleasure craft, super fund, super fund brooklyn, union st, union street bridge on September 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The idea of having a fixit project in the form of a boat in Brooklyn is very appealing, except for one thing. Should your craft ever take on water (and it might, given its state), you may wish to drop anchor somewhere other than up the Gowanus Canal, which awaits Super Fund designation.
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