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A Brooklyn Life
http://abrooklynlife.com
Good times in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York and beyond. We review local restaurants and bars, cover local events, and chronicle the gentrification of our neighborhood. We also have a weekly DJ Mix podcast, ABL:Radio.
Recent Posts
Poporn Machine Catches Fire; United Artists Evacuated
First attemt at seeing tonight's showing of "Inglorious Bastards" at the United Artists at Court proves faulty as the popcorn machine (or so Mr. Brooklyn Life was told) caught fire and everyone was evacuated. Off to Battery Park ... ...
Brooklyn Calexico Rocks
Oh Carroll Gardens food friends, the day has come. The day I thought I'd never see. The day when I can *walk* to a sit-down restaurant with great tacos, make that mind-blowing tacos. On the West Coast, they would be merely great tacos, but New York C...
Calexico ... Tomorrow! More Food News
Calexico opens its storefront on Union tomorrow. We'll probably skip the first-day madness but will have a report back soon. Grub Street has a nice preview (note: there will be grits at this taqueria).In other food news, the storefront that used to b...
New Vet Alert: Carroll Gardens Veterinary Group
So the signage is up at 455 Court Street (next to Frankie’s 457). It’s slated to be a vet, Carroll Gardens Veterinary Group, in fact. The only other info I have is the phone number of (718) 875-7007, per Google. I’ve always ...
Walkin' the ... Pigs
I'm sure this couple isn't shocking to DUMBO residents anymore, but I remain shocked whenever I see people walking pigs in Brooklyn, which is exactly what I spotted on Saturday. ...
A Belated Goodbye to Hasker
The economy has been hitting Smith Street businesses kind of hard--in fact, I'd posit that Court Street, seemingly in an upswing (Watty & Meg, Snack Shack, Enoteca to name a few), is poised to become the new Smith Street--but the effect of the ec...
