Is this street art in Brooklyn by Swoon? If not, can anyone identify the artist?
posted by boots on Dec 18, 2009 - 4 answers

My family is staying with me in Brooklyn this year for Christmas. If we don't murder each other before Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, does anyone have any recommendations for good restaurants that are open on Christmas Day in Brooklyn? For Christmas Eve, we were thinking about cooking at home but also ordering in, so any recommendations for that (I live in North Park Slope, so it would have to be somewhere close by)?
posted by Falconetti on Dec 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Escape from New York! (By car during the New York Marathon.) [more inside]
posted by The Straightener on Oct 31, 2009 - 5 answers

NYCtwitterfilter: Recommendations for NYC/Brooklyn related things to follow on Twitter. [more inside]
posted by greta simone on Sep 27, 2009 - 11 answers

Is there a way to speed up the construction of the house next to mine? [more inside]
posted by hellbient on Aug 13, 2009 - 5 answers

I have a question similar to these two timely threads about what to do in NYC, but with a Brooklyn twist. My family is coming mainly to see yours truly, and we've decided to kick it mainly in my hood, Brooklyn. What should we do? [more inside]
posted by Viola on Aug 10, 2009 - 13 answers

Moving within Brooklyn - Should I consider Bushwick as a potential neighborhood? [more inside]
posted by Julnyes on Jul 30, 2009 - 22 answers

Moving to Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, a couple of blocks northeast of Grand Army Plaza. We're already excited about being near the Brooklyn Museum, the Library, and Prospect Park... but we're looking for neighborhood tips on the little things: good cheap food and drink, best grocery, best coffee, least shady laundromat, what to check out, what to avoid, et cetera. Help us out!
posted by D.Billy on Jun 12, 2009 - 24 answers

What caterers in the Brooklyn area would you recommend to deliver BBQ/picnic food for ~75 people in Prospect Park on a Saturday afternoon in September?
posted by juliplease on May 12, 2009 - 1 answer

I'm a neighborhood(s) in Brooklyn with: a) very fast, easy subway access to Columbus Circle, b) pretty good transport to the Village and to the rest of Manhattan in general, and c) great cheap food nearby. What am I?
posted by shivohum on Feb 24, 2009 - 35 answers

A few weeks ago, I ate a strange sushi made with a large black roe. Does anyone know what it is? [more inside]
posted by qvtqht on Feb 9, 2009 - 14 answers

How do you find a better-than-decent apartment in Brooklyn without having to spend two weeks working on it full-time, and without paying a ridiculous broker's fee? [more inside]
posted by condorman on Aug 14, 2008 - 13 answers

Quick, a good ashtanga or hatha class (meaning fairly vigorous, Level 1/2 or 2?) in New York City, around the Upper West Side . . . or Chelsea . . . or the East Village . . . or Williamsburg, Brooklyn? Around those environs for a couple weeks and need some yoga. Varied class schedules would be great. Light on the YOGA TRENDINESS would also be good.
posted by liketitanic on Jul 16, 2008 - 4 answers

Why are there so few lesbian bars in the NYC/Brooklyn area when compared to the high number of gay bars? [more inside]
posted by Viola on Jun 19, 2008 - 31 answers

I am headed to law school in Brooklyn with a full ride and a great housing offer-- subsidized housing for 3 years. My partner and I can pick between two apartments, but we can't decide which we should take. [more inside]
posted by sondrialiac on May 30, 2008 - 20 answers

Will I go crazy if I move from New York to Chicago? [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on May 9, 2008 - 32 answers

Can you recommend a gym and/or personal trainer for an overweight, out of shape girl in Brooklyn? [more inside]
posted by Mavri on Apr 9, 2008 - 6 answers

Is it inappropriate to ask a friend if I can crash at his place for a wedding if he isn't invited? [more inside]
posted by evadery on Apr 7, 2008 - 16 answers

Help me find a good upholsterer in NYC, preferably Brooklyn [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Apr 1, 2008 - 1 answer

Looking for good optometrist for astigmatism contacts in New York, NY [more inside]
posted by randomdeanna on Mar 26, 2008 - 4 answers

Where is the hospital I was born at? (in Brooklyn, NY) I am trying to figure out what has become of the hospital I was born at. I was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1969. The hospital on my Birth Certificate says "Brooklyn Jewish Medical Center". My family moved to Queens a few years after I was born and then I moved out of New York altogether when I was 27. I never really knew Brooklyn that well, although I have been trying to visit there more over the years. [more inside]
posted by fx3000 on Feb 4, 2008 - 3 answers

Who are your favorite fortune tellers in the Manhattan/Brooklyn area? [more inside]
posted by zoomorphic on Dec 31, 2007 - 8 answers

I want to generate a list of visual artists working in NYC. Just the ones with established, active careers and gallery representation -- this is so I can get a new internship. I'm especially interested in artists in their 30s and 40s.
posted by xo on Nov 1, 2007 - 12 answers

Do you know any [insert NFL team here]-centric bars in NYC/BK? [more inside]
posted by gettingpaidforthis on Sep 6, 2007 - 4 answers

Where can I find a small, private workspace in New York (Lower Manhattan or Brooklyn)? I do not need it to be fancy, but would need something like a tiny fortress of solitude . . . [more inside]
posted by kingfisher, his musclebound cat on Feb 4, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I purchase my old phone number? [more inside]
posted by ®@ on Oct 14, 2006 - 4 answers

What are these fascinating, extremely loud mechanical-sounding chirps coming from trees during the day in the middle of New York City? [more inside]
posted by gentle on Aug 17, 2006 - 15 answers

I'm traveling to New York City in September. Is is possible to find a hotel that is clean, quiet, and safe without spending a fortune? [more inside]
posted by 4midori on Aug 15, 2006 - 22 answers

Restaurant in New York (Manhattan or Brooklyn) that serves a great egg curry? [more inside]
posted by gentle on Jun 30, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm in New York City until Sunday. I've been exploring mostly without direction so far, but I thought I'd throw it out to you guys. What should I see or do before I leave? [more inside]
posted by rfordh on Mar 22, 2005 - 48 answers

Where I can I find a good all-purpose craft store in Manhattan or Brooklyn? Seems like there would be an abundance, but I can't find anything. I'm thinking something like AC Moore, but their closest location is Jersey.

Help!
posted by paulrockNJ on Jan 16, 2005 - 10 answers

Voters rights filter: I am in New York State (Brooklyn). I have moved since the last election, I sent in my change of address form before the registration deadline and it was returned to me unopened today. So....? [more inside]
posted by Divine_Wino on Oct 13, 2004 - 7 answers

I live on a block in browstone Brooklyn, NY. For the last few weeks, the air has been, periodically, filled with a somewhat unpleasant onion-y smell. At first I thought this was someone's bad cooking, but I'm wondering if it's a tree of some kind. Does anyone know what this is? (and no, this is not the horrid smell of the ginko tree, whose "fruit", in the fall, smells like darkroom chemicals...)
posted by ParisParamus on Oct 9, 2004 - 8 answers

I would like to start doing some messy art: oil painting and maybe some metal sculpture. But my NYC apartment doesn't have any space for this. I was wondering if there are any studios in New York City (or Brooklyn) that one can rent (or share) by the hour. I won't be using it enough to rent the space for long periods. I might use it once a week. I might go a month without using it. The perfect place for me would be reasonably priced and stocked with basic equipment, i.e. easles. If there isn't a place like this, someone should start one. Not a bad business model for luring wanabe artists.
posted by grumblebee on Jul 18, 2004 - 4 answers

My Sig-O is making the big move to NYC this summer and needs to make a housing decision ASAP. Could any knowledgeable gothamefites comment on the safety/quality of this brooklyn neighborhood (with the red star)?
posted by atreyu on Jun 28, 2004 - 7 answers

In the first half of The French Connection, Gene Hackman's character wakes up after being face-down on a bar (the barman is starting to mop up, very early in the AM it looks like), picks up his hat and walks out of the bar. The bar is underneath what looks like the Brooklyn Bridge. Is/was this a real place? Can anyone ID the intersection? (This is right before he starts following the pink-wearing bicyclist girl & ends up handcuffed to his bed by her - the next scene has Roy Scheider visiting Hackman in his tenement apartment and unlocking the cuffs.)
posted by luriete on May 19, 2004 - 9 answers

Are there any NYC photologs that DONT feature Brooklyn ? [more inside]
posted by sgt.serenity on Apr 2, 2004 - 5 answers