Update! Hey guys, online tickets are sold out, but there *might* be a few available at the door tomorrow night in case you weren't able to grab one!
Each month, Sarah and Soma take on a curious food topic and break down the history, science, and stories behind it. Up this month: cocktails.
The cocktail is credited as one of America's greatest inventions. But where did it come from, and how di...
Coming up soon!
Get Published: The 800 Word Essay
From op-eds, to personal essays, to the New York Times' Modern Love column, the modern essay is the best way to get your stories out into mainstream media.
Sunday, July 21, 10am
Dessert Drinks: Bubble Tea & Friends
Whether you call it bubble tea, pearl milk tea, boba, or any of a million other names, there's one thing we can all agre...
I love Governors Island but never seem to make it over during the weekend, so I was super excited to learn that the National Parks Service offers public visits during the week. Did everyone already know about this? I definitely didn't but now feel the need to tell everyone.
There's a variety of tours programs offered, from a history of artillery on the island to a tour of the interior of Castle Williams, all...
Hey everyone!
For the next three Fridays at 2pm, we're hosting some fun classes at the Brooklyn Museum. Classes are free with Museum admission, and we're really looking forward to see you there!
Check the link for all the details:
July 12 - Foreign Alphabets
July 19 - The Pamphlet Stitch
July 26 - The History of the Gowanus Canal
Our pals at the Society for the Advancement of Social Studies are back on Tuesday to discuss a different historical topic that you probably knew at one point but don’t remember anymore, plus themed drink specials. Up this month: NOT American Revolutions.
Everything goes down on Tuesday, July 2 in the back room at Public Assembly in Williamsburg (70 North 6th Street). Doors at 7, talks shortly thereafter, 21+....
**Congrats to Kerry (one of our email entrants) for winning! We promise to do another one soon!**
To celebrate 7,000 Twitter followers we're giving away a $75 gift certificate to the Brainery. All you have to do is comment below by Friday, June 28 at 12pm EDT, and we'll select the winner at random and let you know via email/facebook. You have to be 18, and live in the US, btw.
If you hate FB but still want t...
The first time I got stuck at the 9th Street bridge in Gowanus, I couldn't quite believe it. Stopping traffic in New York City to let one boat pass? It seemed really quaint, but over the years I've gotten stuck there many times, mostly in the afternoons, and it's always kind of nice: a reminder of just how tied we (still) are to the water here.
Since then, I've wondered how many bridges are left like this in...
A few years back, I lived near a prolific mulberry tree along the Prospect Expressway, and ever since, I've been a bit obsessed with picking them, mostly because I love the idea of getting berries for free. (Take that, $8/quart Greenmarket strawberries!)
But free doesn't mean anything if the food doesn't taste any good, and lucky us, mulberries taste really, really good. And as long as you don'...
The backyard's coming along! Keep an eye out for a BBQ as soon as the grass grows in a bit more, and thanks to the Awesome Foundation for the grant to help fix things up.
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We wanted to spotlight a few upcoming classes, for all you lovers of history in NYC and beyond. Click the links to read more and register.
William Niblo's Pleasure Garden
At the corner of Prince and Broadway, stretching almost the entire block stood Niblo's Garden. From 1828 until 1894 this temple to genteel entertainment ruled the block in its many incarnations, as an outdoor p...
