• No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford

    Updated: 2011-03-31 22:11:01
    You all know what a big fan of poetry I am so here’s a big shout-out to A.A. Pritchard, a poet who was kind enough to send me a copy of his book, HOWL NOW! (Raw Nerves Verse VS. The Bloody Universe), published by Vox Pop Publishing with the help of Debi Ryan, manager of [...]

  • A.A. Pritchard: Poet of the Universal Street

    Updated: 2011-03-31 22:11:01
    You all know what a big fan of poetry I am so here’s a big shout-out to A.A. Pritchard, a poet who was kind enough to send me a copy of his book, HOWL NOW! (Raw Nerves Verse VS. The Bloody Universe), published by Vox Pop Publishing with the help of Debi Ryan, manager of [...]

  • No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford

    Updated: 2011-03-31 22:11:01
    You all know what a big fan of poetry I am so here’s a big shout-out to A.A. Pritchard, a poet who was kind enough to send me a copy of his book, HOWL NOW! (Raw Nerves Verse VS. The Bloody Universe), published by Vox Pop Publishing with the help of Debi Ryan, manager of [...]

  • In the Year of the Rabbit: Voices from the East on April 14th

    Updated: 2011-03-31 22:11:01
    Brooklyn Reading Works presents a celebration of Asian and Asian-American writers on Thursday April 14, 8:00 pm at  The Old Stone House, Park Slope (336 3rd Street (5th Avenue) Brooklyn, NY 11215 718.768.3195). Curated by Sophia Romero, author of Always Hiding and blogger (www.shiksafrommanila.blogspot.com). Featuring: Ronica Dhar, Bino A. Realuyo, Thad Rutkowski, Joanna Sit, and [...]

  • Globe Trotting: In honor of this year's Pritzker...

    Updated: 2011-03-31 19:30:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories House of the Day The American Version of Versailles is Surrounded by Asphalt MOONLIGHTING Fashion's Matthew Williamson Views Home as Experimental Space Globe Trotting Prince William's Press Secretary Says Royal Decorator is a Sham Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 6 new posts Curbed Chicago 10 new posts Curbed LA 10 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , March 31, 2011 Globe Trotting Thursday , March 31, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

  • The Printed Page: We heard rumblings that editor Margaret...

    Updated: 2011-03-31 13:30:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories House of the Day The American Version of Versailles is Surrounded by Asphalt MOONLIGHTING Fashion's Matthew Williamson Views Home as Experimental Space Globe Trotting Prince William's Press Secretary Says Royal Decorator is a Sham Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 6 new posts Curbed Chicago 10 new posts Curbed LA 10 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Thursday , March 31, 2011 The Printed Page Thursday , March 31, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

  • Linkage: R. Kelly; a Michelle Adams House Tour; Costa Rica Hideaway; More!

    Updated: 2011-03-30 21:15:00
    . City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Cityscapes A Family Enriched By War and the City They Called Home Reality TV Bravo Announces New Show : Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis House of the Day Royal Family's Jersey Retreat For Millions Less Than You'd Expect Curbed National 17 new posts Curbed NY 32 new posts Curbed DC 5 new posts Curbed Chicago 11 new posts Curbed LA 10 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , March 30, 2011 Linkage R . Kelly a Michelle Adams House Tour Costa Rica Hideaway

  • What $700K Will Get You:: A 5,297-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Indianapolis;...

    Updated: 2011-03-30 20:00:00
    A 5,297-square-foot, four-bedroom house in Indianapolis; a four-bedroom Salt Lake City, Utah, house that was built in 1892; and a four-bedroom D.C. rowhouse that was built in 1912. [NYT]

  • OTBKB Music: 1976

    Updated: 2011-03-30 17:44:03
    There’s been a lot of good music released in the last two months or so.  But out of all of it, this song, 1976 by The Baseball Project, keeps sticking in my head.  Ostensibly about Mark Fidrych, this song ponders memories, growing older and how “the camera lies and the mirror plays tricks.”  With an [...]

  • Amenity Watch: Golf Courses: The newly complete Jupiter Island, Fla.,...

    Updated: 2011-03-30 15:40:00
    : City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Artistry Five-Thousand NYC Metrocards Went Into Making This Bench Dwelling Fading Glory of Long Island's Gold Coast Caught in Pictures Globe Trotting Meet the House That Bears a Striking Resemblance to Hitler Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 4 new posts Curbed Chicago 9 new posts Curbed LA 9 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , March 30, 2011 Amenity Watch : Golf Courses Wednesday , March 30, 2011, by Sarah Firshein Amenity

  • Vegan Taxidermy: Taxidermy: so hot right now! From...

    Updated: 2011-03-30 14:20:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Artistry Five-Thousand NYC Metrocards Went Into Making This Bench Dwelling Fading Glory of Long Island's Gold Coast Caught in Pictures Globe Trotting Meet the House That Bears a Striking Resemblance to Hitler Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 4 new posts Curbed Chicago 9 new posts Curbed LA 9 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , March 30, 2011 Vegan Taxidermy Wednesday , March 30, 2011, by Sarah Firshein Vegan Taxidermy

  • World's Tallest Hotel Opens Today: For travelers looking for adventure with...

    Updated: 2011-03-30 13:35:00
    For travelers looking for adventure with a side of vertigo, this one's for you: Ritz Carlton Hong Kong will open today. The hotel, reaching a height of 1,600 feet and occupying the 102th to 118th floors of the fourth tallest building in the world, has six restaurants and a chocolate-themed lounge. Just the basic earthly delights. [Daily Mail]

  • Get Your Tickets for Blogfest Now

    Updated: 2011-03-30 01:42:10
    Tickets are now available for the Brooklyn Blogfest, the 6th annual gathering of Brooklyn bloggers, at The Bell House on May 12, 2011 at 7:30 PM (doors open at 7PM) in Brooklyn. “Where better to take the pulse of this rapidly growing community of writers, thinkers and observers than the Brooklyn Blogfest?” ~ Sewell Chan, [...]

  • S’Crapbook by Jennifer Hayden: Birthday Queen

    Updated: 2011-03-30 01:42:08
    Here is the unscientific survey I did for Park Slope Patch a few weeks back. So, what matters to the people of Park Slope? There are many assumptions about the priorities of those who live here. According to the stereotypes, we like our babies, our organic food and our progressive politics. And we really like [...]

  • No Words Daily Pix: Photograph by Hugh Crawford

    Updated: 2011-03-30 01:42:07
    There’s been a lot of good music released in the last two months or so.  But out of all of it, this song, 1976 by The Baseball Project, keeps sticking in my head.  Ostensibly about Mark Fidrych, this song ponders memories, growing older and how “the camera lies and the mirror plays tricks.”  With an [...]

  • Stats: United States Ranked 7th Worst Housing Market in the World

    Updated: 2011-03-30 00:50:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Artistry Five-Thousand NYC Metrocards Went Into Making This Bench Dwelling Fading Glory of Long Island's Gold Coast Caught in Pictures Globe Trotting Meet the House That Bears a Striking Resemblance to Hitler Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 4 new posts Curbed Chicago 9 new posts Curbed LA 9 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Wednesday , March 30, 2011 Stats United States Ranked 7th Worst Housing Market in the World Wednesday , March

  • Linkage: Safavieh's Pillows; World's Largest Interior Photos; Meat Loaf; More!

    Updated: 2011-03-29 21:30:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Dwelling Fading Glory of Long Island's Gold Coast Caught in Pictures Globe Trotting Meet the House That Bears a Striking Resemblance to Hitler Wunderkind Whiz-Kid Designers Build Swankiest School Furniture of All Time Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 8 new posts Curbed Chicago 11 new posts Curbed LA 8 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , March 29, 2011 Linkage Safavieh's Pillows World's Largest Interior Photos Meat Loaf More

  • Meet Brooklyn's Tiniest Brownstone!: We here at Curbed love...

    Updated: 2011-03-29 16:45:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Dwelling Fading Glory of Long Island's Gold Coast Caught in Pictures Globe Trotting Meet the House That Bears a Striking Resemblance to Hitler Wunderkind Whiz-Kid Designers Build Swankiest School Furniture of All Time Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 30 new posts Curbed DC 8 new posts Curbed Chicago 11 new posts Curbed LA 8 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , March 29, 2011 Meet Brooklyn's Tiniest Brownstone Tuesday , March 29, 2011, by Sarah

  • Mayor, Northeast Queens Reps Challenge Census Data

    Updated: 2011-03-29 16:11:56
    Mayor Michael Bloomberg Slaven Vlasic, Getty Images Elected officials representing northeast Queens have joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg's call for a recount following recently released Census numbers that indicate the five boroughs only grew by 2.1 percent during the past decade.

  • Tory Burch's Ex Thinks Big: It's not even April and Hamptons...

    Updated: 2011-03-29 15:30:00
    It's not even April and Hamptons devotees have already begun one-upping each other! Such is the case for Tory Burch's ex-husband Chris, who has plans to build an enormous TV in the backyard of his Southampton, N.Y., home. The project will cost him $200K and the affection of the neighbors. [NYP via Curbed Hamptons]

  • 2011 Pritzker Prize Winner Announced: Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura...

    Updated: 2011-03-29 15:00:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Real Estate 101 Crippled , No and AIDs , No Not Acceptable Terms in Listings Globe Trotting World's Most Famous Spiderman Scales World's Tallest Tower Museum Mania Houses Turned Museums Bank on Famous Former Residents Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 29 new posts Curbed DC 7 new posts Curbed Chicago 12 new posts Curbed LA 9 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , March 29, 2011 2011 Pritzker Prize Winner Announced Tuesday , March 29, 2011, by Sarah

  • Globe Trotting: World's Most Famous Spiderman Scales World's Tallest Tower

    Updated: 2011-03-29 13:35:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Real Estate 101 Crippled , No and AIDs , No Not Acceptable Terms in Listings Globe Trotting World's Most Famous Spiderman Scales World's Tallest Tower Museum Mania Houses Turned Museums Bank on Famous Former Residents Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 29 new posts Curbed DC 7 new posts Curbed Chicago 12 new posts Curbed LA 9 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Tuesday , March 29, 2011 Globe Trotting Dubai World's Most Famous Spiderman Scales World's Tallest

  • More Homes of Starchitects!: Th crafty editors at Architizer took...

    Updated: 2011-03-29 00:50:00
    Th crafty editors at Architizer took it upon themselves to add to the roundup of architects' personal residences that we published before the weekend. Click over for the Eameses' old home in L.A. (shown), Oscar Niermeyer's place in Rio, and more. [previously; Architizer]

  • Linkage: Mint Green; Hotel Restoration; FLW Home Stuff; More!

    Updated: 2011-03-28 21:00:00
    City national New York hamptons Washington DC chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Top stories Real Estate 101 Crippled , No and AIDs , No Not Acceptable Terms in Listings Globe Trotting World's Most Famous Spiderman Scales World's Tallest Tower Museum Mania Houses Turned Museums Bank on Famous Former Residents Curbed National 16 new posts Curbed NY 29 new posts Curbed DC 7 new posts Curbed Chicago 12 new posts Curbed LA 9 new posts Ø Welcome to Curbed National Join us on Facebook Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed . Sign up for the Curbed National newsletter Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox . Monday , March 28, 2011 Linkage Mint Green Hotel Restoration FLW Home Stuff More Monday , March 28,

  • Once There Was A Sands Street

    Updated: 2011-03-24 17:52:25
    Sands Street runs through lower Brooklyn like a varicose vein. It leads from the main gate of the Navy Yard to the subway stations. It is a tough, knotted street of saloons, laundries, tattoo parlors, dry cleaners, groceries, Coffee Pots, and lodgings. Its stores sell clothes, trinkets, watches, photographs, and anything else to snatch a [...]

  • Free HoopFest and Open NCAA Basketball Practice at the Prudential Center

    Updated: 2011-03-24 02:42:37
    People in New York are as excited as anyone else about March Madness, and while none of the basketball games are being played in the City, there are NCAA Sweet 16 games just a 20-minute train ride away in Newark, New Jersey. The games sold out long ago, but there is a free open practice [...]

  • Atlantic Yards: US housing levels now below 2009 low, Metropole closes on new $150M loan for ... - The Real Deal New York (blog)

    Updated: 2011-03-23 12:57:58
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  • Gentrifiers and Nannies: two new books, two upcoming author talks

    Updated: 2011-03-21 15:20:00
    : , My Account Get a Library Card Library Catalog Articles Databases Downloadable Media Brooklyn Collection Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online Ask a Librarian Kids Teens Parents Teachers Only at BPL Events Calendar Support Your Library About BPL Jobs Business Information Español Pусский Français 中文資料 BPL eNews Join Our Email List in Library Catalog BPL Website Downloadable Media Text Size A A A Brooklyn Public Library Home Brooklynology Gentrifiers and Nannies : two new books , two upcoming author talks Mar 21, 2011 11:20 AM 0 comments The intermittent stream of new books with significant content relating to Brooklyn has recently delivered to our desks two substantial volumes that will be of interest to our . readers Suleiman Osman's The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn : Gentrification and the

  • Atlantic Yards: Corrupt Brooklyn Politician's House Looks Exactly How You'd Expect - Curbed NY (blog)

    Updated: 2011-03-21 14:13:08
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  • Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Is Delightful & Depraved

    Updated: 2011-03-17 04:46:35
    Father Sullivan tugged at his prick and tried to relax. He was back in darkest Brooklyn; the bar was called the Casablanca Inn. The men’s room was stifling, the radiator spit on his cast, and the beers he’d been drinking since ten in the morning knifed his bladder. Because he’d fractured his skull and his [...]

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