When you walk into GRDN, a tucked-away garden shop off the always-bustling Atlantic Avenue, your senses are quickly heightened: You inhale the scent of blooming lavender, you take in floor-to-ceiling greens, and you hear a soft greeting from owner Susanne Kongoy. This immersive experience is by design, naturally: Susanne opened GRDN fourteen years ago when […]

Being inside cult-favorite womenswear boutique Bird is like being inside someone’s thoughtfully (and enviably) curated Brooklyn apartment: Bright light, fresh florals and thriving succulents abound. Beautiful, well-made pieces from local designers like Ulla Johnson, Caron Callahan and Maria Cornejo line the racks. Bird opened its first location in Park Slope back in 1999, and, according […]

The longest winter ever has finally, blissfully come to a long-anticipated end, and you’re ready to dust off your trusty iron horse and hit the pavement. And the best, most Brooklyn place to dust off that iron horse? Atlantic Bicycles on Atlantic between Smith and Boerum. For a competitive fee, owner—and expert on all things […]

Looking for some fresh summer threads? Stop by menswear shop Antler & Woods on Atlantic for a lim-ited edition baseball hat or t-shirt you won’t see on anyone else at that BBQ. (Or maybe you will: The secret may be out after a recent New York Times feature on co-owner and designer Michael Dinzebach.) The […]