by Helaina Hovitz | Jul 29, 2016 | Dining
Looking to enjoy a cool drink and a hot dog under the stars? Check out HENRI’S newly-opened Brooklyn location at 256 4th Avenue in Gowanus, HENRI’S Backyard. Binh Douglas of the HENRI Hospitality Group wants you to feel at home under the trees while chowing down on a...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 18, 2016 | Culture
These days, it seems that all of the essential TV series to watch are on cable networks. Power, as seen on Starz, is of no exception. Its season two premiere brought in 1.43 million viewers, which was a record for the channel. Meanwhile, the season two finale of Power...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 22, 2016 | Downtown Living, Events, Exercise, Family
City of Water Day, our region’s largest waterfront festival, returns Saturday, Jul. 16. This annual celebration of the New York and New Jersey waterfront area offers waterfront activity fairs at both Governors Island and Hoboken’s Maxwell Place Park, in...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 7, 2016 | Culture, Dining, Editor's Pick, Events, Music, Technology
When Lollapalooza was introduced in the early 1990s, it was reportedly Perry Farrell’s attempt at bringing the eclectic nature of a European music festival to the States. Two and a half decades later, music-based festivals have become a norm of sorts in this...
by Kari Sonde | Nov 17, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment
Both interjections Oy and Yo make up the yellow sculpture by artist Deborah Kass. The sculpture was put up in Brooklyn Bridge Park last Monday and reads two ways; if you’re looking at it from Manhattan, it says “YO,” while if you look at it from...