MDC Brooklyn has been plagued by problems since it opened in the 1990s. Part of the facility, near the waterfront in the borough’s Sunset Park neighborhood, is a century-old former Navy warehouse. The Bureau of Prisons closed its other New York City jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center...
I would wander the Arthur Avenue neighborhood by myself stopping in at the church for some holy water, visiting chickens at the live poultry market and tasting samples at the numerous grocery stores. I would go shopping with my Aunt Mary at the stalls at the Retail Market and witness her i...
In April 2019, we did a whole week of brain teasers while your friendly neighborhood blogger was at a convention. Last year, we honored the life of mathematician and puzzle icon John Horton Conway by sharing two of his favorite brain teasers. There’s a long, proud PuzzleNation Blog traditi...
One Brief, Scuzzy Moment Recalling the East Village art scene and the (infinitely cooler) neighborhood that it eclipsed. weekly crossword Oct. 26, 2024 The New York Crossword: ‘Not Trying to Make Waves Here’ 21-Across: Avoids if at all possible. letters Oct. 21, 2024 Comments: ...