Defonte’s won’t be throwing a party for its 100th birthday

BKMag.com 10/3 11:17P Gabe Friedman

On the corner of Columbia and Luquer Streets in Red Hook, just steps from the BQE, a thin three-story building stands out for its colors: mostly dark green, and on the boarded-up windows of the...

First-in-the-Nation Charging Hubs for Delivery Workers Coming Soon to Abandoned Newsstands

StreetsBlog.org 10/3 2:41P Julianne Cuba

Delivery workers will finally be able to charge their electric bicycles — and themselves — at new hubs created out of retrofitted newsstands, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Adams announced on Monday....

The life and rhymes of Rozanne Gold

BKMag.com 10/3 6:44A Jessica Robinson

This article originally ran in  the fall print issue of Brooklyn Magazine — click here to subscribe today. Oh, my God. Rozanne Gold — the four-time James Beard Award-winning chef known as “one of the...

Mommy-and-Me Music Classes in NYC

Mommy Poppins 10/3 5:35A Rosalind Muggeridge

Music classes are often the first mommy-and-me classes parents try, so it's no coincidence mommy-and-me music classes are offered all over the city. When you're ready to get out and spend some time...

EXCLU: Sanitation Department Hires McKinsey for Containerization Study

StreetsBlog.org 10/3 4:00A Eve Kessler

The city has hired the controversial consulting firm McKinsey & Company to study its waste containerization needs and design a citywide pilot program, Streetsblog has learned. For the next 20 weeks,...

Manhattan Community Board Demands Stricter Sanitation Rules for Apartments

StreetsBlog.org 10/2 6:01P Eve Kessler

Put a lid on it! The city must enact regulations making apartment houses take greater responsibility for the garbage their residents create, a progressive Manhattan community board is demanding....

BPM? BTA? Whatever Model You Use, Congestion Pricing is Good for the Region

StreetsBlog.org 10/2 6:01P Dave Colon

Congestion pricing is a win for the New York City region — and, in fact, the only question surrounding the proposed central business district tolling is just how big a win. When the MTA released its...

Free in October: 35 Things To Do in NYC with Kids

Mommy Poppins 10/2 7:17A Rosalind Muggeridge

October is bubbling over with bushels of free things to do in NYC. While we've already presented you with our picks for free Halloween activities , that's not all the cost-free fun happening in NYC...

Fall Fashion: Top Looks from the Met Opera and New York City Ballet

NYTimes.com (Fashion & Style) 10/1 11:00P Denny Lee

Top looks from the Met Opera opening night, the New York City Ballet fashion gala and Annabel’s for the Amazon.

State makes a $150M commitment to the arts

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 9/30 11:08A Cara Eisenpress

A record infusion of capital funding will become available to arts organizations across New York state in a move that puts the state’s commitment to the arts in line with New York City’s emphasis on the sector, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Hochul...

Best of October: 26 Awesome Things To Do in NYC with Kids

Mommy Poppins 9/30 9:47A Drew Kristofik

Halloween is the name of the game in October, which means New York City is alive with pumpkin patches, haunted houses, fall festivals, and of course trick-or-treating—so many opportunities to wear...

Business Grew on Queens Street After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show

StreetsBlog.org 9/29 6:01P Jesse Coburn

When New York City proposed installing a protected bike lane on Skillman Avenue in Queens in 2017, the impact it would have on local businesses was certain — at least according to the plan s critics....

Best Things To Do on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day in NYC

Mommy Poppins 9/29 9:49A Jody Mercier

Columbus Day is on the horizon and that means New York City kids are staring down another day off. Officially rechristened Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples Day on the school-year calendar , the...

SPOTLIGHT: LiveOnNY

CrainsNewYork.com (Media & Entertainment) 9/29 8:30A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cr

Just recently the U.S. recorded 1 million organ transplants since 1954—more than any other country in the world. More than 41,000 transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2021, the largest annual number yet, according to the United Network for...

CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps

StreetsBlog.org 9/28 6:01P Gersh Kuntzman

Big Brother is watching but not squealing. A Manhattan Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light...