Sophie’s Choice” — a term from William Styron’s 1979 novel of the same name — describes an impossible decision between two ...

Walk across the Gowanus Canal on the Union Street bridge and you’ll find yourself surrounded by construction noise, towering scaffolding, and new, spotless—but equally devoid of personality and design ...

Adam SuerteBorn and raised in South Brooklyn, Adam studied at the Art Student’s League, The High School of Music and Art and ...

Unlike last year, the elections this year turned out more to my liking. Except for the ballot initiatives. It’s sad for me to see that groups like Open New York have convinced a majority of otherwise ...

Dear Readers, As most of us know, elections are on Tuesday. While we often write about the doings of our local politicians, we haven’t heard from anyone specifically about this election. Except for ...

“More affordable housing in New York City!” is a universal rallying cry and political platform. You could almost imagine there’s consensus behind the words, a shared vision of what constitutes ...

The four objectives outlined by Mayor Adams for revisioning the BQE Corridor – Urgency & Resiliency, Equity, Fiscal Responsibility and Stakeholder Involvement – are noble goals that have been met with ...

Mike Fiorito’s latest book, “UFO Symphonic: Journeys into Sound”—his eighth, and a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Awards—isn’t only for people who “believe in aliens.” Blending memoir, ...

Red Hook has already seen its fair share of transition. The fort that played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War is long gone, as are the marshlands that surrounded the military structure. For ...

I stepped into the original Fedora, on West 4th and Charles, nearly 20 years ago. I was looking for a place to have a quick drink. Its neon sign drew me to its ivy-covered building, its entrance a few ...

This is displacement. This is gentrification on steroids. This is a developer-friendly scheme masquerading as public good. Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront District have endured generations ...

First, the good news: the Library of Congress last month added new albums to its National Recording Registry, which preserves the most important and salient examples of American audio culture. One of ...