Jan. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer and Czarinna Andres New York City Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with over 600 participating restaurants, including more than 30 in Queens. Beginning Jan. 16 and running through Feb. 4, NYC Restaurant Week bills itself as an opportunity to explore new dining experiences as well as return to some familiar favorites. Participating restaurants offer two-course lunches and three-course prix-fixe dinners at $30, $45 and $60 an inviting price point for those looking to try something new and perhaps more exotic, or those looking to indulge in a more robust. Read more »
[Many thanks to friends who shared this news. Special thanks to Peter Jordens for additional links!] Isabel Song Beer (Brooklyn Paper) writes that “the fifth annual Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival celebrating Caribbean writers, books, and culture will return to Brooklyn on Sept. 7.” Here are excerpts from her article “The Caribbean story really…
Brooklynites came out in droves to visit their local NYPD precincts in celebration of the community for this year’s “National Night Out Against Crime”, with
The street vendors, however, say they are not concerned about being busted, with law enforcement largely leaving them alone. Authorities, they say, are more