Are you paying attention to how you bounce that baby on your knee? If you want him to be a country star, bounce him to the two-step. If a waltz is more your preference,...

I love it when my dad writes about personal history on his blog.  He's a great storyteller and is extremely articulate about living and growing up in a generation...

Earlier this month news of Brooklyn Bowl opening in Williamsburg started to spread. The bowling alley, located over by The Gutter and right next to the Brooklyn Brewery,...

MTV has once again invaded Brooklyn; earlier this year the network dissected the Todd P scene, and last night they were right back at it, filming at the Market Hotel (or...

New York Loft Hostel is open for business and invites you and yours to "live like a hipster king"! The 1912 "original loft type building" offers up a pool, jacuzzi,...

While MTV is keeping mum on the whereabouts of the upcoming Real World Brooklyn location, the borough is all wise to the fact that they're setting up camp in Red Hook...

Yesterday was likemind's 2nd birthday. I didn't realize it until a friend mentioned it in the afternoon, but exactly 2 years earlier we had gotten together for coffee in...

Newsday is reporting that beloved coal-oven pizza institution Grimaldi’s was shut down today by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The paper's...

For the love of all that is crafty and thrifty: Brooklyn's beloved Flea is in danger! NYMag reports that "the large church on Vanderbilt & Lafayette along with some FG...

Earlier this year Leigh-Taylor Smith was crowned Miss Brooklyn, despite being from Manhattan (via Virginia). Now Newsday reports that the southern belle has become Miss...

It started as a routine conference call. But at some point during the call, Representative Anthony D. Weiner became furious, convinced that his scheduler had not given...

By last night, power was restored to most customers in Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Borough Park and Park Slope who were hit by outages. All residents in those neighborhoods...

The XYZ Affair found their way onto our radar with a slime-filled Nickelodeon-packed "All My Friends" video. The Brooklyn band's new Trials EP includes standout "Evening...

The new of Montreal record release is on the horizon (10/7), Grizzly Bear is finally playing Letterman, and those sound like great reasons for a party. If you're around...

Photograph of the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg by wallyg on Flickr The Brooklyn Brewery is facing a dilemma. The NY Times explains the company has come up against...

Deerhoof's Offend Maggie is out this October. Adding a wrinkle to the current trend of fan-made remixes and videos, the band's released the album's first single "Fresh...

Just a quick reminder that CC Salon NYC is happening tomorrow night. July’s salon will feature presentations from Wikia Search, Livable Streets Network, and a...

This weekend I noticed that the New Jersey Nets - in the supposed to effort to build a playoff contender - signed Keyon Dooling. Â Having spent some time thinking about...

Interesting NY Times article about a NJ paralegal who is suing the FBI for information on a mobster's past. Angela Clemente, who has been researching corruption with...

Con Ed is asking residents in some parts of Brooklyn to stop using "non-essential appliances" (including air-conditioning) because of power line issues. The issues...