Of course, she had never done anything like this. It was completely against her nature to be spontaneous, let alone… Read more Coney (Island) Barrett
Tag: Brooklyn
Warholian Voyeurism Infiltrates the Laundromat
Andy Warhol peered out at her from another man’s t-shirt as she folded her own laundry. Andy Warhol must remain… Read more Warholian Voyeurism Infiltrates the Laundromat
Too Much Flannel Becomes Beige
It was one of those peak Brooklyn moments, she supposed, entering some Puerto Rican-run shoe repair store that was actually… Read more Too Much Flannel Becomes Beige
Polak Persuasion
“Are you a Polish person?” she finally asks point blank, breaking the ice after his judgmental stare at her borscht… Read more Polak Persuasion
Homestead
“Order up! Joe, can you take these sungolds with cranberry chimichurri to table six?” Joe has been my righthand man… Read more Homestead
Wandering This Planet Like the Mobro 4000
Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore) may have confessed to Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) in The Wedding Singer, “I feel like I’m… Read more Wandering This Planet Like the Mobro 4000
The Curse of Brooklyn Couples
“What I don’t want, more than anything, is to become one of those people who is just ‘satisfied’ with the… Read more The Curse of Brooklyn Couples
The Saloon Is Closed
The saloon where I realized we were more than a one-night stand is closed. Where I thought I was merely… Read more The Saloon Is Closed
The Regulars
Somewhere in the manicured abyss of Boerum Hill, there exists a bar that serves as a portal to what nostalgics… Read more The Regulars
Do Widzenia Greenpoint
I embarked for Greenpoint in the pre-Lena Dunham era (more on that bitch in a second). And while my time… Read more Do Widzenia Greenpoint
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