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Late Summer Scenes: The Borough Park Farmer’s Market

By Safia Samee Ali on August 26, 2014 borough park, Brooklyn, farmer, Farmers' Market, peaches Brooklyn, Late Summer Scenes

Brooklyn residents check out the weekly fare at the local farmer’s market.

Late Summer Scene: A Playground in Carroll Gardens

By Isabelle Muge Niu on August 26, 2014 Brooklyn, Carroll Gardens, Carroll Park, Cobble Hills, Late summer, playground Brooklyn, Late Summer Scenes

A little boy from Brooklyn has a single purpose during his day at Carroll Park.

Late Summer Scene: Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Valerie Marie Edwards on August 26, 2014 basketball courts, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, East River, kayaking, New York parks and recreation, Pier 2, skating rink Brooklyn, Late Summer Scenes

Families and friends enjoy the final days of summer at the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Late Summer Scene: Restoration Plaza

By Saif-U-Din Hussein Alnuweiri on August 26, 2014 Bed-Stuy, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Late Summer Scene, Restoration Plaza Brooklyn, Late Summer Scenes

An afternoon in Bed-Stuy’s Restoration Plaza

An Irish American in Little Poland

By Aleksandra Mencel on October 17, 2013 Greenpoint, Hugh A. Reid Funeral Home, Irish, Polish Brooklyn, The Global City

Hughie Reid loves money.

That’s why he went into the funeral business.

Polish Greenpoint’s Iconic Kiszka

By Aleksandra Mencel on October 3, 2013 Greenpoint, Kiszka, Poland Brooklyn, The Global City

This Polish deli on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint opened its doors 33 years ago and is still one of the most popular butcher shops in the neighborhood.

Polish Greenpoint's Iconic Kiszka

By admin on October 3, 2013 Greenpoint, Kiszka, Poland Brooklyn, The Global City

This Polish deli on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint opened its doors 33 years ago and is still one of the most popular butcher shops in the neighborhood.

Grimy Greenpoint: The Neighborhood Calls for Another Cleanup

By Aleksandra Mencel on September 25, 2013 311 complaints, Charlotte Patiserrie, Clean Greenpoint, garbage, graffiti, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce, initiative, MIT Study, Trash Brooklyn, Neighborhoods

Greenpoint came in at the top of the list of the dirtiest neighborhoods in New York City in an August study by MIT that used Google Street View to compare random city streets.