If been more than five years since I spotted, and blogged about, what I thought was a rat (and turned out to be a squirrel) lounging on the upper windowsill … Read more

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The scene where an apparently suicidal man rammed a police vehicle and then shot himself at a precinct stationhouse in brooklyn today. He is not expected … Read more

The runaway HBO hit series Game of Thrones returns on Sunday for its third season, and while legions of fans anxiously await the premiere, here are five Irish castles for … Read more

WEST VILLAGE — Harold Dieterle’s Perilla just launched a three-course family-style meal on Monday nights for $34 per person. Check out this week’s menu here. WILLIAMSBURG — Two veterans of … Read more

America’s largest home isn’t the only awful Versailles “knockoff” to suffer the wrath of the PriceChopper; a 23-room Boston mansion that dares to call itself Le Petit Trianon—named for small … Read more

• The Cleveland welcomes the change in season with a new spring menu and opening of its intimate outdoor garden for lunchtime diners, starting April 1. Brunch and dinner will … Read more

Cookbook author Andrew Friedman trails Battersby’s Joe Ogrodnek and Walker Stern for two days to see how they build their menu and cook in such a tiny kitchen. Friedman is … Read more

Inspired by Portlandia’s pitch-perfect portrayal of the craftsy, no-nonsense, sustainability-obsessed denizens of Portland, Ore., a group of filmmakers has created a video spoofing—it seems so obvious now—the tiny-living craze, hitching … Read more

1) Gowanus: Work is coming along at The Bahche, the new Turkish restaurant coming to Seventh Street between Second and Third avenues in Gowanus. The restaurant updated its Facebook page … Read more

The largest home aquarium in North America, a 24-foot-long, 20,000-gallon tank, is located in Wisconsin. “You don’t realize on how deep it really is until you’re inside the tank,” said … Read more

  Photo by Stan KaplanThe post Puzzle: And… The Weekend Begins! appeared first on Sheepshead Bites. Read more

UPDATED, 4:54 p.m., Mar. 29: The Building and Construction Trades Council, a union that represents construction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City … Read more

Rendering via Wired It takes a lot of clout and a lot of balls to ask flourish-happy starchitect and controversy-magnet Frank Gehry to design an “anonymous building” that “blends into … Read more

Construction crews were on Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue today, beginning the installation process of sidewalk bulbs – or bulges that stick out into the parking lane – and payment … Read more

It’s just one of those eight-figure days in the fair city of New York, where interior shots of hedge funder Steven Cohen’s Manhattan duplex, listed for $115M, has cropped up, … Read more

Despite the still coldish weather, the Brooklyn Heights waterfront real estate market is getting hot, the New York Daily News reported. For example, a unit at One Brooklyn Bridge Park … Read more

Williamsburg interiors store slash design firm ASH has opened a pop up in the West Village. The temporary space boasts “curiosities” from Anna Karlin, Adrian Mesko, Le Labo, Rizzoli, and … Read more

Several sections of power lines exploded on East 29th Street and Emmons Avenue this morning, sparking a small garbage fire near Roll-N-Roaster restaurant, and leaving as many as 100 Con … Read more

In case you’ve spent all week trying to figure out what was wrong with Facebook that made all your friends’ profile pictures look like equals signs, or praying for your kids’ … Read more

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We’d love to … Read more

Here’s Times critic Pete Wells on the importance of Totonno’s in Coney Island: “Now, New York has a strong, diverse and well articulated pizza culture. I think its great to … Read more

The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz. It was issued yesterday. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) is pleased to announce that his district office has … Read more

Jay-Z and Bruce Ratner’s rust-colored sports spaceship offers concessions with a “Brooklyn taste.” Guests can choose from things like artisan pickles, brisket banh mi sandwiches, Sicilian-style slices, and fancy hot … Read more

Photo courtesy of Restoration Hardware Restoration Hardware, the furnishings retailer that sells antique iron calipers and German carnival noses, already boasts a wide range of oddities and torture-chamber-chic decor, but … Read more

A 61-year-old woman has been arrested and accused of fatally stabbing a 21-year-old man in a Brooklyn apartment. According to cops, Joan John stabbed Akeem Burrows in the stomach at … Read more

Welcome back to The Brokerbabble Glossary, where Curbed takes a word or phrase that shows up repeatedly in listings and deciphers its true meaning. Ideas? Hit up the tipline. One … Read more

CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is … Read more

In 2004, George Boedecker, Jr., and his business partners got the proprietary rights for a foam resin they decided to turn into candy-colored, unabashedly hideous spa footwear. Nine years, one … Read more

If you’ve been torn over whether to buy that super-kitschy-yet-maybe-(?)-overpriced $279 Tin Tin figurine you see every week at the Brooklyn Flea which you just KNOW would tie your 249-square-foot … Read more

A few people came to 2012 Mooga (via freewilliamsburg.com)

If you don’t remember, FiPS was all over The Great Googa Mooga last year. As in, a shit ton of posts about … Read more