The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
The first thing you notice as you enter Mama Joy’s is the big hole in the wall, chunks of plaster scattered on the floor below, as if you just missed some of sort of chair-throwing bar brawl moments ago. Well, that’s not true. The FIRST thing you notice is the bar, which is long and [...]
If ever there was a public-space success story for residents of Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, and DUMBO–and all of us New Yorkers who love awesome things–the development over the past few years of the Brooklyn Bridge Park has to be it. For as long as I can remember this whole area between Atlantic Avenue and [...]
It’s not as if Williamsburg apartment residents were hurting for another good low- to mid-priced restaurant, but still…. one more fun, first-rate eatery is always a bonus in this or any other part of town. Especially if big bowls of ramen are involved. AND pristine sushi, presented with a twist. Which is precisely why we’ve [...]
The Invisible Dog Art Center is a true South Brooklyn treasure, a friendly neighborhood art gallery and cultural event space situated right in the sweet spot among the communities of Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, and Downtown Brooklyn. Opened in the fall of 2009 (and thus reversing the usual NYC neighborhood chronology [...]
Today’s question: who has the best smoked-meat in NYC? BrisketTown in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is certainly a contender.
