Evan Romano, Author at Brooklyn Magazine

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The New York Times released their editorial endorsement interviews with the city’s mayoral candidates this week. Recent Brooklyn Magazine podcast guest Kathryn Garcia got the Grey Lady’s official nod. But that was overshadowed by some viral dumbassery by a few of her opponents: Among the slate of questions asked by Times’ Mara Gay of each…

Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

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By Nick Youssef

Looklyn: Meet Zion, a double-denim diva

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By Johnny Cirillo

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

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By Allison Rapp

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

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By Amelia Anthony

For Red Hook's Tiffiney Davis, art is a human right—and then some

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By Brian Braiker

Gentle guitar giant: Bill Frisell is still learning

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By Allison Rapp

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Revisiting photographer Harvey Wang's Brooklyn of the 1970s-'80s

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Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

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Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

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Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

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Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

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By Nick Youssef

Pandemic etiquette is hard! Here are a few simple updated community guidelines, so we can make this summer fun for all.

Looklyn: Meet Zion, a double-denim diva

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By Johnny Cirillo

In this installment of our street-style series, we meet a high school senior who had a ‘random’ fashion breakthrough just this March.

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

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By Allison Rapp

A campaign for K-Y gives ‘Masturbation Month’ a hand—and urges you to do the same.

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

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By Amelia Anthony

Mayor de Blasio’s pandemic Open Streets policy has proven popular enough to extend it along three stretches of Brooklyn boulevards.

For Red Hook's Tiffiney Davis, art is a human right—and then some

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By Brian Braiker

The co-founder of the Red Hook Art Project has gone from teaching the neighborhood’s kids art to feeding them, with more in store.

Gentle guitar giant: Bill Frisell is still learning

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By Allison Rapp

The jazz guitarist discusses emerging from lockdown, his surprise pop-up shows in Brooklyn, collaborating with Elvis Costello and more.

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Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

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Revisiting photographer Harvey Wang's Brooklyn of the 1970s-'80s

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Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

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Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

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Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

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Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

COMMUNITY-MINDED BROOKLYNITES WILL LOVE LAID-BACK GREENWOOD HEIGHTS

By The Saghir Lewis Team

It’s time for Cobble Hill, Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights–longtime residents at the cool kid’s table– to share the spotlight. Sure, this buzzy area of South Brooklyn is a stylish hub for Brooklynites who want to mix community, green space, art, and small business.But, these darling destinations are pretty pricey. How can you get your…

These photos of legendary Gleason's Gym get up close and personal

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May 10, 2021

Arts & Leisure

These photos of legendary Gleason's Gym get up close and personal

Rough Trade announces location for new record shop—in midtown

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May 11, 2021

Community & Commerce

Rough Trade announces location for new record shop—in midtown

Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

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May 7, 2021

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Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

Brooklyn Tweets of the week: Whippets, pansexual Melinda Gates and Andy Kaufman

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May 7, 2021

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Brooklyn Tweets of the week: Whippets, pansexual Melinda Gates and Andy Kaufman

Looklyn: Meet Jaylor, who is ‘glamorous, but always prepared’

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May 7, 2021

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Looklyn: Meet Jaylor, who is ‘glamorous, but always prepared’

In praise of reality TV as ‘postmodern art par excellence’

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May 6, 2021

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In praise of reality TV as ‘postmodern art par excellence’

The 100 Greatest Brooklynites of All Time: 100 to 91

In undertaking a massive ranking like this one, we understand that maybe, possibly, not everyone is going to agree with us (in fact, we are certain of it). Nonetheless, we’ve tried to enumerate those Brooklynites who’ve had the greatest impact on their borough, their city and, in the case of many of our picks, the…

The 100 Greatest Brooklynites of All Time: 100 to 91

Amant Foundation to open a sprawling hub for artists in East Williamsburg

Arts & Leisure

May 5, 2021

Arts & Leisure

Amant Foundation to open a sprawling hub for artists in East Williamsburg

Governors Ball 2021 lineup announced: Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone to headline

Arts & Leisure

May 4, 2021

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Governors Ball 2021 lineup announced: Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone to headline

Excerpt: 'It Had to Be You,' a modern New York love story

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May 4, 2021

Arts & Leisure

Excerpt: 'It Had to Be You,' a modern New York love story

Shoe fetish: Revisiting stiletto style from NYC's grimier era

Arts & Leisure

May 4, 2021

Arts & Leisure

Shoe fetish: Revisiting stiletto style from NYC's grimier era

The Brooklyn Nets are this week’s New Yorker cover boys

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May 3, 2021

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The Brooklyn Nets are this week’s New Yorker cover boys

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A self-care beacon for Black women and Brooklyn moms

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Looklyn: Calling all cat-loving corseted content creators!

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Meet the Brooklyn filmmakers at the 50th New Directors/New Films Festival

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A look back at 50 years of Community Bookstore

Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

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Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

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By Nick Youssef &

Pandemic etiquette is hard! Here are a few simple updated community guidelines, so we can make this summer fun for all.

COMMUNITY-MINDED BROOKLYNITES WILL LOVE LAID-BACK GREENWOOD HEIGHTS

By The Saghir Lewis Team

Looklyn: Meet Zion, a double-denim diva

Arts & Leisure

By Johnny Cirillo &

In this installment of our street-style series, we meet a high school senior who had a ‘random’ fashion breakthrough just this March.

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

Community & Commerce

By Allison Rapp &

A campaign for K-Y gives ‘Masturbation Month’ a hand—and urges you to do the same.

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

Community & Commerce

By Amelia Anthony &

Mayor de Blasio’s pandemic Open Streets policy has proven popular enough to extend it along three stretches of Brooklyn boulevards.

For Red Hook's Tiffiney Davis, art is a human right—and then some

Podcasts & Video

By Brian Braiker

The co-founder of the Red Hook Art Project has gone from teaching the neighborhood’s kids art to feeding them, with more in store.

Gentle guitar giant: Bill Frisell is still learning

Arts & Leisure

By Allison Rapp &

The jazz guitarist discusses emerging from lockdown, his surprise pop-up shows in Brooklyn, collaborating with Elvis Costello and more.

These photos of legendary Gleason's Gym get up close and personal

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By Brian Braiker &

Photographer Fiona Beswick has been shooting (and training) at Gleason’s Gym for six years, resulting in an intimate body of work.

Rough Trade announces location for new record shop—in midtown

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By Allison Rapp &

The beloved record store and venue, which shut down in Williamsburg last spring, announced it will be re-opening at 30 Rock.

Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

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By Amelia Anthony &

For 2021, the borough has eight Michelin starred spots—including Francie, which joins the list for the first time—and 37 Bib Gourmands.

Brooklyn Tweets of the week: Whippets, pansexual Melinda Gates and Andy Kaufman

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A roundup of (some of) our favorite locally sourced tweets.

Looklyn: Meet Jaylor, who is ‘glamorous, but always prepared’

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By Johnny Cirillo &

In this installment of our street-style series, we meet a ‘pretty mixed thing,’ on his way to do some hot girl shit.

In praise of reality TV as ‘postmodern art par excellence’

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By Tara Kenny &

This Brooklyn writer says don’t feel guilty about loving reality TV (even though it may give us our first ‘Real Housewife’ president).

Excerpt: 'It Had to Be You,' a modern New York love story

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By Georgia Clark &

Novelist Georgia Clark’s fifth tells the story of five couples that intersect with one doomed wedding planner duo.

Amant Foundation to open a sprawling hub for artists in East Williamsburg

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By Amelia Anthony &

Art collector Lonti Ebers is launching the $40 million Amant Foundation contemporary arts compound for artists to create and display work.

Governors Ball 2021 lineup announced: Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone to headline

Arts & Leisure

By Amelia Anthony &

Tickets go on sale Thursday for the three-day event. Also performing are Megan Thee Stallion, Phoebe Bridgers, DaBaby and others.

Shoe fetish: Revisiting stiletto style from NYC's grimier era

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By Meaghan Cleary &

Frank Rispoli’s photography documents the high heels and hedonism of the new wave 1970s-‘80s—plus the Bushwick of today.

A self-care beacon for Black women and Brooklyn moms

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By Emily Burns &

Joire Spa’s Nikita Gibson reflects on parenting, holistic healing and treating yourself—especially on Mother’s Day.

The Brooklyn Nets are this week’s New Yorker cover boys

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By Jake Samieske &

Artist Mark Ulriksen’s ‘Hoop Dreams in New York’ celebrates the surprising reemergence of New York as a basketball Mecca.

Looklyn: Calling all cat-loving corseted content creators!

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By Johnny Cirillo &

Meet Ani, a ferry-bound tattooed thrifting wizard.

Meet the Brooklyn filmmakers at the 50th New Directors/New Films Festival

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By Joshua Encinias &

Trans, queer, Black, and API filmmakers bring movies to the innovative film festival, which returns in-person this week.

A look back at 50 years of Community Bookstore

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By Jackson Schroeder &

Park Slope’s iconic indie bookstore has survived Barnes & Noble and Amazon—and now, half a century and a global pandemic too.

Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

Looklyn: Meet Zion, a double-denim diva

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

For Red Hook's Tiffiney Davis, art is a human right—and then some

Gentle guitar giant: Bill Frisell is still learning

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Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

Revisiting photographer Harvey Wang's Brooklyn of the 1970s-'80s

Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

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Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

Looklyn: Meet Zion, a double-denim diva

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

For Red Hook's Tiffiney Davis, art is a human right—and then some

Gentle guitar giant: Bill Frisell is still learning

Most clicks

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

Revisiting photographer Harvey Wang's Brooklyn of the 1970s-'80s

Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

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Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

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COMMUNITY-MINDED BROOKLYNITES WILL LOVE LAID-BACK GREENWOOD HEIGHTS

These photos of legendary Gleason's Gym get up close and personal

These photos of legendary Gleason's Gym get up close and personal

Rough Trade announces location for new record shop—in midtown

Rough Trade announces location for new record shop—in midtown

Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

Here are all of Brooklyn's Michelin-starred restaurants for 2021

Brooklyn Tweets of the week: Whippets, pansexual Melinda Gates and Andy Kaufman

Brooklyn Tweets of the week: Whippets, pansexual Melinda Gates and Andy Kaufman

Looklyn: Meet Jaylor, who is ‘glamorous, but always prepared’

Looklyn: Meet Jaylor, who is ‘glamorous, but always prepared’

In praise of reality TV as ‘postmodern art par excellence’

In praise of reality TV as ‘postmodern art par excellence’

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The 100 Greatest Brooklynites of All Time: 100 to 91

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The 100 Greatest Brooklynites of All Time: 100 to 91

Amant Foundation to open a sprawling hub for artists in East Williamsburg

Amant Foundation to open a sprawling hub for artists in East Williamsburg

Governors Ball 2021 lineup announced: Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone to headline

Governors Ball 2021 lineup announced: Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, Post Malone to headline

Excerpt: 'It Had to Be You,' a modern New York love story

Excerpt: 'It Had to Be You,' a modern New York love story

Shoe fetish: Revisiting stiletto style from NYC's grimier era

Shoe fetish: Revisiting stiletto style from NYC's grimier era

The Brooklyn Nets are this week’s New Yorker cover boys

The Brooklyn Nets are this week’s New Yorker cover boys

A self-care beacon for Black women and Brooklyn moms

Looklyn: Calling all cat-loving corseted content creators!

Meet the Brooklyn filmmakers at the 50th New Directors/New Films Festival

A look back at 50 years of Community Bookstore

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Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Magical $100K homes edition

Your unofficial guide to what's in and what's out in the New Normal

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COMMUNITY-MINDED BROOKLYNITES WILL LOVE LAID-BACK GREENWOOD HEIGHTS

Looklyn: Meet Zion, a double-denim diva

Women do it too: New billboards in Brooklyn celebrate the joys of jerking off

Citywide 'Open Boulevards' program is coming to Vanderbilt and Fifth Ave

For Red Hook's Tiffiney Davis, art is a human right—and then some

Gentle guitar giant: Bill Frisell is still learning

These photos of legendary Gleason's Gym get up close and personal

Rough Trade announces location for new record shop—in midtown