Heather was only nine years old. How was she going to get the dog home? She got some money for her birthday, took off from school, and decided to go to the ASPCA on the other side of Brooklyn. After... Read more >>

A borough that manages to have the appeal of the big city and still thrives on a small town mom-and-pop store vibe, my hometown Brooklyn has it all. Believe it or not, Brooklyn is not the ghetto... Read more >>

Water. You can read as many diet books as you want, free-base ALLI, or convert the entire universe into Weight Watchers points, but if you are trying to lose weight, or simply be... Read more >>

If the community justice center concept can work in Red Hook, Brooklyn, it can work anywhere. Why am I so certain? Because as Brooklyn’s elected district attorney for the past eighteen years, I... Read more >>

The sun is shining so brightly that by the time I survey my chosen place on the sand, I find myself amidst a posse of seventy-something Russian men enjoying their summer dacha here in Little Russia:... Read more >>

In our unending quest for great designers, we’re excited to introduce you to Ms. Joan Vaccianna of Vaccianna Design. We came across the lovely lady at Brooklyn’s Fashion Week(end) this... Read more >>

“If I speak in the tongues of man and angels but have not love; I’m only a resounding cymbal.” Corinth 13:1 God is love; He is there for us when we are not there for ourselves. I... Read more >>

There’s nothing quite like leaving the city. I was excited to leave New York City for college, thinking that I had long been a misplaced soul; a country baby accidentally delivered by a... Read more >>

I’m cleaning out the garage. There are boxes I haven’t gone through since I moved here over six years ago. I open a box and take out a bag. Inside it are other bags. I’m saving... Read more >>

Interlaken, Switzerland; Madrid, Spain; and even Hamburg, Germany were all on the well thought out itinerary for a one-month journey through Europe. It really could not be more perfect: visiting... Read more >>