247 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 218-7244 / www.TheBagelStore.com
By Adam Poor
For Scott Rossillo, a bagel is a lot more than a piece of bread with a hole in it. The big-voiced, fast-talking Brooklynite and owner of The Bagel Store sees his creations as preserving a true New York tradition.
That’s because Rossillo is what he calls “a [...]
69 West Street (Greenpoint)
(718) 729-6888
www.fromthesourceny.com
By Meghan Cass
Photo by James Wade
From the outside it may appear to be just another industrial warehouse, but furniture firm From the Source is a diamond in the rough along Greenpoint’s waterfront. Beyond the unassuming façade, 23,000 square feet unfold into a vast labyrinth of storerooms and work spaces filled with [...]
174 North 11th Street
(718) 387-6200
www.fitzgeraldjewelry.com
By Adam Poor
Photo by Adam Lerner
Michael Fitzgerald has a low-key attitude about success. Fitzgerald Jewelry, the humble gallery and studio he runs with his wife Hiroyo, doesn’t even have its own storefront.
All that might draw in a casual visitor are a few cases along one wall inside Light Up Brooklyn, a [...]
www.vervecards.com
By Anne Szustek
Photo by Dylan Isbell
Broadcasting straight out of south Williamsburg is VerveCards.com, a card shop that has a fresh approach to greeting design and delivery.
“I read something that Americans buy some seven billion paper greeting cards each year—enough to fill a 10-story football field,” says Nancy Rielle, VerveCards.com co-founder and 18-year Williamsburg resident. But [...]
174 North 11th Street
(718) 509-9383
www.lightupbrooklyn.com
By Adam Poor
Photo by Adam Lerner
Light is in Lars Dahlhaus’ blood. As the owner of Light Up Brooklyn, Dahlhaus represents the next generation in his family’s long love affair with designing and selling light fixtures. His father owns a high-end traditional lighting company eponymously named Dahlhaus back in his native Germany, [...]
Community Acupuncture Project
BAE/Greenhouse Community Acupuncture Project
445 Grand Street (at Keap St.)
(718) 599-2348
greenhouseholistic.com
Mon/Wed 10:30am–1pm & 4–7pm , Sun 12–7pm
By Danielle Beurteaux
Photograph by Ashley Corbin-Teich
James H. Bae is a licensed acupuncturist who runs the Community Acupuncture Project at Greenhouse Holistic. Bae, 32, warm and friendly, pads around the room in his sock feet, welcoming newcomers while moving [...]
Dandy Wine, No Lyin’
Dandelion Wine
153 Franklin Street
(India/Java)
(347) 689-4563
dandelionwinenyc.com
open 7 days / free delivery
By Tamara Hellgren
Photographs by Adam Golfer
Venturing into a smart boutique wine shop can be intimidating. It can also be a great deal of fun, as I learned at Greenpoint’s Dandelion Wine, where owner Lily Peachin and her staff are passionate but not pretentious. [...]