At around 6 p.m. tonight, hours before polls officially close, dozens of bars all over NYC will be helping the worried, anxious, and engaged voters of this great city transition into Election Night, the party/memorial/post-mortem on the battered heels of every Election Day since time immemorial. Historically, it’s one of New York’s most energetically volatile…

Good Days is located at 91 South 6th Street, between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue, and is currently open on Wednesday through Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. I fell hard for Good Days with my very first bite. That’s not entirely true. I actually already liked Good Days before I even walked in,…

I met KeiyaA on a light afternoon in early October in the restaurant below her apartment on Manhattan’s west side. She walked in soft-spoken but fully present—the kind of person who makes silence feel like a concerted choice. Outside, the city’s humming; inside, she’s talking about her new album, Hooke’s Law, due out on Halloween—a…

The city wouldn’t let the Brooklyn Mirage open. Now it won’t let anyone tear it down either—at least, not just yet. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Buildings issued objections to parent company Avant Gardner’s application for demolition, claiming it was missing documents that needed to be completed before it could be reviewed further. When…

It should come as no surprise whatsoever that Williamsburg, the current home of all luxury brands looking to impact North Brooklyn (and seemingly no other part of the borough), is about to get another high-end storefront. The neighborhood’s latest tenant is none other than Rolex, the Swiss manufacturer of notoriously expensive and highly coveted watches….

On Sunday, November 2, more than 50,000 runners, walkers, and gliders from all over the world will be lining up in Staten Island, setting their marks, and putting foot or wheel to 26.2 miles of pavement for the 2025 New York City Marathon, a herculean city-wide event at any pace and from any vantage, that…

For the first time in what feels like ages, Halloween falls on a Friday. If this is somehow the first time you’re putting the pieces together, you read that right—in 2025, a year deeply, destructively haunted by any and all metrics—we very fittingly get to experience NYC in rare and full feral mode, presumably with…

Third Time’s the Charm is located at 275 Van Brunt Street, between Pioneer Street and Visitation Place, and the kitchen is currently open on Wednesday through Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., though you can drink until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Five years ago, Chris Milazzo had no plans on becoming a pizza…

There’s a sliver of Prospect Park captured by photographer Jamel Shabazz that’s transported from another dimension, hidden away from the mess and noise of Parkside Avenue and the endless cycle of runners and bikers haunting the Park Drive loop. Embedded in a legion of trees, hidden from the rest of the world, is the 60-acre…

Scores of often ridiculously costumed dogs and thousands of mostly regularly attired humans filled Fort Greene Park‘s monument steps on Saturday for the 27th Annual Great Pupkin Dog Costume Contest. More than 75 canines actually entered the competition, strutting across the stage dressed as, among many other things, a Krabby Patty, Glinda the Goodest Girl,…

Over the last few months, we’ve come up on quite a few old, landmarked, and freshly renovated homes from eras of Brooklyn that are long gone and hardly missed. But not one of them has invoked as much curiosity, awe, and, frankly, genuine fright, as our latest fixation, a recently-relisted mansion in Ditmas Park—because, holy Hitchcockian…

With so much culinary action in and around the borough, it’s kinda stunning how little overlap there is in the “dim sum” and “Michelin-starred” categories. But Din Tai Fung, a Taiwanese dim sum chain known for their decadent soup dumplings and mile-long menu, is reportedly set to change all of that not (too) long from…

Sushi Koju is located inside the Ace Hotel at 252 Schermerhorn Street, at the corner of Bond Street, and is currently open on Tuesday through Saturday, hosting two seatings a night, at 5:45 p.m. and again at 8:15 p.m. It all started with a stack of perfectly cut cucumbers. Kevin Garrison went to high school…

The city may have robbed us of some of our favorite outdoor dining experiences this past summer, but it was Mother Nature that pulled off the cruelest heist, barely ever providing meteorological conditions reasonable enough to mourn them. July was too hot, the bugs in August were too bold, but this fall couldn’t be more…

When the Brooklyn Nets host the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 24 for the home opener of their 2025 regular season, fans can expect some new items gracing the menus in the halls and corridors of Barclays Center. Today, the arena announced its latest slate of vendors, tapping local food phenoms and icons for crucial additions…

Mazzola Bakery, known for its peppery, salami-and-provolone-packed lard breads (a personal favorite of a certain incredibly active BKMAG food critic), has hit the market for the first time in decades. But the current owners won’t let it go to just anyone. The Caravello family, who bought the building with a nearly century-old Italian bakery in…

We may have finally reached the end of this long, labored Brooklyn Mirage saga. Months after filing for bankruptcy, the venue’s parent company, Avant Gardner, has reportedly submitted an application with the Department of Buildings for a permit to fully demolish the Mirage, according to The Real Deal. The permit seeks to tear down 32,000…

The next time you hit the Cobble Hill Trader Joe’s, make sure to build in a little detour to observe one of the city’s most elaborate—and expensive—magic tricks. On Clinton Street between Pacific and Amity, just around the corner from the grocer, lies a six-story mansion disguised as a four-floor brownstone that’s about to make…