The city is heating up this August, and it’s time to head to Hotel Americano to cool off and chill out. With their unique and exclusive programming, they…
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Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Where you can find it: Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Boerum Hill, East Village, West Village Beginning in a Brooklyn kitchen that served out of a…
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By sundown Saturday night, the Full Moon Festival was in full swing on Governors Island. Revelers were dancing in the sand at the Kitsune x La Plage stage…
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This Saturday, July 8, Governor’s Island will play host to NYC’s 7th annual Full Moon Festival. Presented as a “boutique approach” to music festivals, the one-day fest takes…
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Planning on brunching in the most popular outer borough this weekend? Here are the best Brooklyn brunch spots. Blessings Cafe Prospect Lefferts Gardens: 663 Flatbush Avenue Brunch…
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Chef Marcus Samuelsson will be opening a restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Most notably known for his Harlem soul food eatery Red Rooster, Samuelsson just signed a lease on…
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Brooklyn’s northernmost neighborhood often gets overshadowed by its rowdier and hipper neighbor to the south, Williamsburg. Greenpoint is a special oasis from the hustle and bustle, though, and…