Fresh off the heels of winning a crucial vote allowing Whole Foods to proceed with long-stalled plans to open a location in Gowanus, the grocery store...
HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 02.07.2012
NEW YORK -- Where Second Street dead ends with the Gowanus Canal, a New Yorker comes face to face, but hopefully not hand to water, with a slice of th...
Maria Russo | Posted 02.18.2012
This bustling borough, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, has an ever-changing culture. Yet, one thing that always remains the same is the constant influx of passionate artists and artisans.
Posted 11.14.2011
Does the idea of Gowanus wine sound appetizing to you? It does for Joseph Mariano, 73, a winemaker who lives a few blocks from the massively polluted ...
Brad Lander | Posted 01.04.2012
When offered the opportunity to meet and talk together with neighbors in a collaborative process, and to use shared resources to confront common problems and improve our community, people respond enthusiastically.
Posted 09.13.2011
This year's Jell-O Mold Competition at the Gowanus Studio was a real visual feast. Participants submitted their elaborate and often bizarre concepts t...
Posted 06.18.2011
It was a sad day indeed when Sunday Best at BKLYN Yards shut down after the landlord said he'd no longer honor the lease of the space for the popular ...
The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011
Brooklyn residents rejoice (we think)! The Brownstoner is reporting that it is now official, Whole Foods will be opening their first Brooklyn store at...
Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011
There's so much new public space in NY that even a tourist magnet as big as the City can afford to let the public know about some of its new gems.
Roland Li | Posted 05.25.2011
Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter have been on the run this year. The masterminds and resident DJs behind Mister Saturday Night and Sunday Best, two of...
HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Bradley Gallo and Mary Plummer | Posted 05.25.2011
On April 18, New Yorkers gathered at The Bell House in Brooklyn to sample 20 competing lamb recipes. Local chefs spared off with dishes ranging from l...
Vinnie Rotondaro | Posted 05.25.2011
I've lived in Gowanus for well over a year, and I've never seen a squirrel in the neighborhood. Ever. Until this past Sunday.
Posted 05.25.2011
Huffington Post continues its local coverage with the help our Citizen Journalism Unit. To join the local reporting team and receive advance assignmen...
HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Clare O'Connor & Vinnie Rotondaro | Posted 05.25.2011
Produced by HuffPost Eyes&Ears Citizen Journalism Unit in collaboration with The Brooklyn Ink at the Columbia Journalism School. A new charter school...
HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Chris Claro | Posted 05.25.2011
Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit Last Sunday, 30 amateur chefs gathered at The Bell House in Gowanus Brooklyn to compete ...
Posted 05.25.2011
On Monday night the Bellhouse in Gowanus is hosting their semi-annual ping pong tournament. The competition is sure to be fierce, but the attitude is ...
New York Magazine | Christopher Bonanos | Posted 05.25.2011
Once known as the "Gashouse District," the area around the Gowanus Canal is the only underdeveloped section of brownstone Brooklyn, for good reason: T...
Posted 03.14.2012