Revisiting ‘The Brooklyn Follies’
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Meredith Craig de Pietro
1y ago
  This story is part of our “Brooklyn Classics” series, about well-known and underappreciated books set in the borough. “I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn…” And thus begins Paul Auster’s The Brooklyn Follies, a novel about pre-9-11 Brooklyn, a time when Park Slope seemed far enough away from it all that a former life insurance salesman, Nathan Glass, could find the quiet and solitude he seeks for his twilight years. Of course, it wouldn’t be much of a story if Glass found what he thinks he’s looking for. Instead, like any Brooklyn transplant knows, he f ..read more
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Revisiting ‘Brown Girl, Brownstones’
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Meredith Craig de Pietro
1y ago
Photo: Meredith Craig de Pietro   This story is part of our “Brooklyn Classics” series, about well-known and underappreciated books set in the borough. Compared to other authors in our Brooklyn Classics series, Paule Marshall isn’t quite a household name, yet her book Brown Girl, Brownstones, first published in 1959, is a breathtaking achievement. A coming-of-age story about Barbadian immigrant, Selina Boyce, who grows up among the brownstones in Brooklyn during the 1940s with one parent pining for his old life in Barbados and one parent seeking to achieve the American Dream. Young Seli ..read more
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Last call: A delicious Jewish Christmas, 10 best bites of 2022, and goodbye, Pig Beach
Brooklyn Based | Your Guide to Brooklyn Life
by Kara Zuaro
1y ago
Mile End’s traditional Jewish Christmas Chinese feast is back! Photo: Emily Iaquinta No matter which holiday you celebrate, it’s a delicious year for a Jewish-style Christmas in Brooklyn. The Hanukkah party is about to get rolling with brisket and latkes, and the Chinese feasts start kicking on the 23rd. We’ve got all the info you need to reserve a table or place a catering order before all the best seats and eats sell out. A holiday feast from Pecking House for dine-in, pick-up, or delivery. Photo: Second to None NYC Have Yourself a Merry Jewish Christmas Gertie’s is throwing a Hanukkah d ..read more
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December Culture Calendar: 10 events, films and shows to conjure the holiday spirit 
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Meredith Craig de Pietro
1y ago
Bloom by TILT, part of Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Liz Ligon. As everyone discusses where to run when Twitter collapses, get back to what really matters and decide where to go in real life now, during a holiday season that feels relatively normal. (If you’re still feeling social anxiety, it might help that recreational licenses have finally been approved for 36 marijuana dispensaries in New York.)  Brave the upcoming frigid weather for comedy shows, salsa dance parties, holiday events, even fireworks, and reclaim the spirit of the season. Spread good cheer wherever y ..read more
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The perfect Brooklyn food and drink gifts, restaurants for celebratory group meals, and new places to feast in November
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Kara Zuaro
1y ago
A delectable, sharable bowl of fattat jaj at Al Badawi on Atlantic Avenue. Photo: Kara Zuaro In years to come, when I think back on Brooklyn restaurants in 2022, I hope I remember the places that festooned their facades with garlands of fake flowers. The current crop of faux flora is already starting to fade, but there will always be something bittersweet and lovely about the moment when mom-and-pop restaurateurs bravely opened their doors to a pandemic-crushed city, welcoming guests with plastic peonies and synthetic wisteria, smothering minimalist sensibilities with a ruthless gesture of h ..read more
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November Culture Calendar: 10 films, books and shows to feast upon
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Meredith Craig de Pietro
1y ago
Photo by Avi Werde via Unsplash. Autumn is in full swing and as of last week, the sun won’t set any later than 6pm in NYC again until March 12th, 2023. Instead of falling into a pit of depression, I’m going to start taking my Vitamin D and discover things to look forward to before the holiday rush. Whether it’s getting out of my house to enjoy some live events or folding into my couch with a new book or streaming the next binge-worthy show, I’m aiming to enjoy the cozy season and all the culture that comes with the slow lean toward the dark side of the year.  Nov. 1: My First Popsicle B ..read more
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5 thrilling ways to enjoy the spooky season (hold the pumpkin spice)
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Meredith Craig de Pietro
1y ago
Photo: Black Lagoon/ Joanna Lin The spooky season is upon us. Take a walk through Ditmas Park or Clinton Hill and you’ll see skeletons climbing buildings, massive tarantulas building webs, and a dizzying array of colored pumpkins. New Yorkers take the holiday of Halloween more seriously than you would expect. The Village Halloween parade attracts more than 50,000 participants and Brooklyn apartment buildings on a designated “trick or treating block” spend thousands of dollars on candy. ‘Tis the season for Hocus Pocus 2 with a lap full of fun-size wrappers (no judgment here!). But if you’re f ..read more
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Where to eat in Brooklyn right now: Stock up with Ipsa, a Sunday roast in Carroll Gardens and 3 vegan restaurant openings
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Kara Zuaro
1y ago
Rana Fifteen’s Iskender steak surrounded by a family-style feast from the Aegean Coast and Western Turkey. Photo: Michael Tulipan October in Brooklyn brings loads of new restaurants, cozy new menu items, and perfect outdoor eating weather, but at my house, after two and a half years of avoiding Covid, my family finally fell victim to its wrath. I’ve been caregiving instead of fall-feasting, but I’ve got a long list of new spots, fall specials, and autumnal sweets that I’m dying to try. Plus, I’ve got a hot tip on the local frozen food company that will come to your rescue, should a plague fa ..read more
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Revisiting ‘Last Exit to Brooklyn’
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Meredith Craig de Pietro
1y ago
Photo: Meredith Craig de Pietro This story is part of our “Brooklyn Classics” series, about well-known and underappreciated books set in the borough. Some books aim to startle, but Hubert Selby, Jr.’s “Last Exit to Brooklyn” takes a sucker punch. It’s an unflinching look at gritty 1950s New York, where union leaders, addicts, transgender sex workers, and alcoholics fight for survival. The linked short stories hop from character to character, primarily around the grim edges of Sunset Park’s Brooklyn Army Terminal, and each person’s story is more shocking than the one before. In one chapter, a ..read more
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Where to make lazy summer vibes last and new bars and restaurants to look forward to this fall
Brooklyn Based Magazine
by Kara Zuaro
1y ago
A Negroni pairs well with the sunset at Time Out New York Market. Photo: Kara Zuaro Technically, the autumnal equinox doesn’t arrive until September 22, so we still have a chance to wring out the last, loveliest drops of summer here in Brooklyn. It’s prime time to gather up your favorite friends who’ve been scattered all summer and toast a hello to the best season on the planet: Autumn in New York. #1 Sunset Drinks While the sun is still setting at a reasonable, after-work hour, head over to Time Out New York Market in Dumbo, take the elevator to the 5th floor, and make your way through the ..read more
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