What do you get when two chefs — one Minnesota-born with Argentine-Jewish parents, the other Spanish — meet and discover a shared love of tapas? The answer, it turns out, is a marriage — and the Michelin-starred, small-plates restaurant La Vara. Chefs Alex Raij and Eder Montero celebrate their Jewish and Moorish roots with memorable […]
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Welcome back! Here’s hoping that you sent 2018 off with a bang — and that you’re feeling hopeful, inspired and energized for 2019. Should you need an auxiliary boost of liquid fortitude, here are our three of our favorite coffee shops — all just a stone’s throw from The Wheeler. Stumptown, 212b Pacific Street: Serving […]
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Brooklyn Wine Exchange is exactly the kind of neighborhood bottle shop one hopes for: Opened in 2009 by Brooklynite Christopher Modica, the Court Street shop boasts friendly, knowledgable (and unpretentious) employees, and a robust, hand-picked selection of wines for under $14. There is even a 40-seat wine education room in the back, where staff give […]
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There’s nothing wrong with ordering a cup of coffee at Devoción, the breeziest cafe in Downtown Brooklyn (and Williamsburg, and Bogota). But why would you, when you could shake things up instead? Here are three things to try instead of (or, in addition to) your standard order, from some of the freshest beans in the […]
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Why not celebrate Halloween by osmosis this year, after work among realistic waxwork sculptures of anatomy and death? True story: Steps from The Wheeler, and across from Alamo Drafthouse, you’ll find House of Wax, a curious bar with an inventive cocktail list and an authentic wax figure exhibition. The drinks — like Horse’s Neck and […]
Read MoreDowntown Brooklyn’s Dearth of Office Space Beckons Tishman Speyer
Downtown Brooklyn’s Macy’s will sprout creative office hub The Wheeler
New downtown Brooklyn office tower will straddle the Macy’s on Fulton Street
Tishman Speyer reveals plans for $500M Brooklyn, NY office project
Under Construction: How Tishman Speyer Is Building an Office Tower Over Macy’s in BK
A commercial renaissance is changing the shape of downtown Brooklyn
