Ultimate Brooklyn

Come to Williamsburg!

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:56:48 -0400

I keep seeing these ads promoting historical Williamsburg, Virginia, while watching the Memorial Day edition of Kathie Lee and Hoda (don’t judge). And I’ve decided I’d really, really love to see the Visit Williamsburg site hacked and taken over by visuals of tatted up hipster guys in skinny jeans and blurbs about buffalo exchange and kickball leagues.

Just for a day or so, and then they can go back to blacksmiths and bonnets.

neighborhoodr-williamsburg: Evening-24 (by Sharese Ann...

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:35:22 -0500

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

Evening-24 (by Sharese Ann Frederick)

neighborhoodr-bococa: I had not seen Ronny Beberman’s seltzer...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:18 -0400

neighborhoodr-bococa:

I had not seen Ronny Beberman’s seltzer delivery truck in the neighborhood for a while, so I was happy to come across it this morning in Cobble Hill, piled high with those old thick blue bottles in their weather-beaten wooden crates.
Ronny Beberman, a.k.a. the Seltzer Man, has been bringing the bubbly stuff to neighborhood stoops for four decades and, in the process, has become quite an iconic figure.

(via Pardon Me For Asking)

I was going to reblog this just for the beautiful picture, but...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:07:30 -0400

I was going to reblog this just for the beautiful picture, but then I actually read the description. This sounds pretty amazing, and I hope they’re still doing these the next time I get up there.

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

Known for having the best brunch in the known universe, Egg has been holding Farm Dinners for the past couple months. Farm Dinner = Several Course Meal Culled Mostly From Their Upstate Farm. And they let us pair our beers with each course. It’s always a super good, informal tasty time. Here’s the “tentative” menu for Wed, August 25th at 7:30pm (via FARM DINNER III @ EGG | Brooklyn Brewery)

neighborhoodr-williamsburg: (by bitchcakesny)

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:54:05 -0400

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

(by bitchcakesny)

Hipster or not, it looks like a nice afternoon to...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:01:26 -0400

Hipster or not, it looks like a nice afternoon to me.

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

look at these f***ing hipsters! (by Kelly Bergin)

Bridges. Only trains are...

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:28:50 -0400

Bridges. Only trains are cooler.

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

The Williamsburg Bridge held the title of World’s Longest Suspension Bridge for 17 years, a title it stole from the Brooklyn Bridge, and surrendered to the Bear Mountain Bridge in 1924. (via Brownstoner: Walkabout: The Williamsburg Bridge)

400 Park Geese Die, for Human Fliers’ Sake

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:30 -0400

400 Park Geese Die, for Human Fliers’ Sake:

Does anyone else find this slightly disturbing? I understand that artificially placed populations sometimes have to be dealt with this way, but this is kind of spooky. I hope some new geese make it to Prospect Park by the time I get there.

neighborhoodr-bococa: fengypants: 06.30 - 4th Pl.

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:55:45 -0400

neighborhoodr-bococa:

fengypants:

06.30 - 4th Pl.

neighborhoodr-williamsburg: 4th of July Sunset from S. 4th...

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:01:27 -0400

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

4th of July Sunset from S. 4th Street.

hipsterpuppies: lola is 40% sure she saw band of horses at the...

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:35:52 -0400

hipsterpuppies:

lola is 40% sure she saw band of horses at the williamsburg waterfront, and 100% sure she took “a f***load of drugs”

[photo via kara p]

I am totally aware that my unbridled love for Brooklyn makes me at least a bit hipster. I will, however, try to keep my lovely puppy away from this particular fate.

Naptime at Saipua in Red Hook. @emersonmerrick posted this on...

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:19:47 -0400

Naptime at Saipua in Red Hook. @emersonmerrick posted this on Twitter, but I love the colors and textures, and especially the dog. Maybe we need to take our new puppy when we go to Brooklyn.

"I hate how we never went to Brooklyn..."

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:18:14 -0400

"I hate how we never went to Brooklyn...":

I hate how we never went to Brooklyn while we were in New York. I was within Brooklyn once when we took an elevated train into Queens. We never walked around there. I did see Williamsburg and other cool area from the windows ( I was ‘ooh’ and ‘ah’-ing while we were passing through Williamsburg)….

Oh horrible regret. Don’t fall into the fate of this kid. Make sure you go to Brooklyn.

neighborhoodr-williamsburg: Driving To Williamsburg Brooklyn...

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:39:53 -0400

neighborhoodr-williamsburg:

Driving To Williamsburg Brooklyn (by Bob Jagendorf)

Records, antiques AND coffee?! In my all-time fave neighborhood?...

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:56:05 -0400

Records, antiques AND coffee?! In my all-time fave neighborhood? Definitely add this to the “must see” list.

neighborhoodr-bococa:

Records, Antiques, and Coffee on Court

We’ve been keeping an eye on the space between Frankie’s Spuntino and Prime Meats since March, and Black Gold finally opened there on Saturday. The new shop is serving up coffee, records, and antiques. According to Daily Candy, the coffee beans are roasted by an owner’s “childhood friend in Jersey,” the snacks are from SCRATCHbread, the vinyl ranges from “obscure sci-fi and death metal to indie and jazz,” and the antiques include, “taxidermy, circus posters, mourning art.”

(via Brownstoner)

Last fall, I wandered into the Cobble Hill location of this...

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:34:48 -0400

Last fall, I wandered into the Cobble Hill location of this adorable bakery. I was actually intrigued because at the time we were considering planning a bee-themed wedding. And I love their logo. After bothering an employee about the origins of their image branding, I felt obligated to buy something. I chose a cute round pastry called a ‘bee sting’—a yeast role with a honey glaze, filled with a vanilla custard, and covered in sliced almonds. (See above.)

Now I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a lot of tasty but dry pastries in my day. I carried this thing around all day and back to my friend’s apartment to split. It was CRAZY moist, and IMPOSSIBLY delicious. Fantastic.

BTW, my cousin is named after the song “Sweet Melissa.”

OK so I promise that this whole project won’t be a recount...

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:22:47 -0400

OK so I promise that this whole project won’t be a recount of my previous trips to Brooklyn. But for a while it will be, and this is a great one. When I was in NY for classes, I spent one awesome Saturday at at McCarren Park Pool for the Renegade Craft Fair.

First of all, the McCarren Pool is about the coolest thing in the world. I mean who doesn’t want to have a craft show or watch old movies inside a giant drained swimming pool? The day of the show there was a sudden downpour, then when it stopped, the humidity was so thick it really felt like a swimming pool on a summer’s day—almost Sandlot style.

Anyway, the show was unebelievable. Jewelry, clothing, stuffed deer heads (made from fabric, not deer), all kinds of letterpress, great food, some booth where they were doing a project about trying new foods… it was great. Actually, the Brooklyn design in this blog’s icon came from the Renegade show.AND there was a human postcard vending machine.

The Brooklyn Renegade Show is next weekend. Check it out:

Good beer, and good burgers. I need to take the husband to...

Mon, 31 May 2010 11:22:48 -0400

Good beer, and good burgers. I need to take the husband to Mug’s Ale House in Williamsburg.

Another cheesy NYC song. Always makes me want to be in the city....

Sun, 30 May 2010 11:09:46 -0400

Another cheesy NYC song. Always makes me want to be in the city. Always makes me think anything’s possible. All you need to know is that it’s possible.

justagirlwhowantstobesomeone:

Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys

Another Design*Sponge find, I fell in love with Sunday Suppers...

Sat, 29 May 2010 11:04:48 -0400

Another Design*Sponge find, I fell in love with Sunday Suppers immediately. I even tried to plan my trip around their schedule, but to no avail. Next trip, for sure.

Sunday Suppers is a combination cooking class and dining experience. The small class cooks the meal and then serves it. The class part is taught by local chefs. But it’s always complete with these amazingly printed menus or tags and these beautiful favors. I don’t know who does their photography, but it’s always exquisite. (Update: It’s all by Karen Mordechai, the event coordinator…WOW!) AND the whole thing is held in a waterfront loft in (you guessed it) Brooklyn.

I kinda can’t believe I found these pictures on another blog, but aren’t they gorgeous? I was already planning to highlight Sunday Suppers. And this is so beautiful. The Sunday Suppers blog also just did a feature on Saipua.

micasaessucasa:

italian-inspired summer menu by sunday suppers | style-files.com