I've often wondered about this plaque, which it outside 227 Smith Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. It's quite old, having been pl...

Chalk up another loss for the dwindling New York Jewish Deli scene. Following the closure of Stage Deli, and the fire at Sarge's, w...

Rocky's Pizza in Kensington, Brooklyn, doesn't rank as classic New York. But it's an interesting slice of specific Gotham h...

The City never learns. Nobody learns. Five years ago, I found out that a group of buildings that once housed several of the historic mu...

I recently paid what I expect to be my final visit to the Emerald Inn, the small but sweet Irish pub on Columbus Avenue on the Upper West...

I love it when readers send me photos of wooden phone booths. These are the readers who truly follow the blog and know what it's abou...

About a month ago, Pizza Moto, a roving pizzamaker that sells freshly baked pies at Brooklyn Flea and other outdoor markets, announced it...

From last week's "Who Goes There?" column on Eater . Wish their pizza was better. (People: better quality tomatoes and a pi...

When the St. Clair diner, at the corner of Smith and Atlantic, underwent a renovation a few years back, the owners uncovered an old metal...

Carroll Gardens mainstay, the Red Rose, got a new awning this week, just in time for its 30th anniversary. I don't hate it. It's ...