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Author: Alaric

Bay Ridge Delivered: The Insanely Hot Oven at Campania

July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 Alaric  Culture, Food and Drink  Bay Ridge Delivered, Campania, coal oven, Margherita, meatballs, pizza, polpette  2 Comments

We went straight for the charred and bubbled pizza while waiting for the meatball sandwich to cool.

Bay Ridge Delivered: The Authentic Shanghai from 86 Noodles

July 23, 2015July 22, 2015 Alaric  Culture, Food and Drink  86 Noodles, Bay Ridge Delivered, Chinese food, Shanghai style, takeout

In a neighborhood with inexhaustible Chinese options, this is the star.

Ridge Paint and Hardware

More Than a Hardware Store, a Bay Ridge Icon Will Close After 66 Years

July 22, 2015August 24, 2015 Alaric  Local Business, News  hardware store, Ridge Paint and Hardware

The Ridge Paint and Hardware Co. was “the store with a million items.”

For the Next Two Weeks, No R Trains at Night in Bay Ridge

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 Alaric  News, Subways and Streets  FASTRACK, MTA, R train, shuttle bus  1 Comment

FASTRACK is coming to slow your roll. But it will all be worth it, right? RIGHT?

Fort Hamilton Plaza

The Secrets of Bay Ridge’s “Triangle Parks”

July 21, 2015July 27, 2015 Alaric  Culture, History, Outdoors and Rec  Fort Hamilton Plaza, Fort Hamilton Triangle, Leif Ericson Square, Lieutenant William E. Coffey Square, Steadman Square, Tom McDonald Triangle, triangle parks  1 Comment

Ever wonder why these tiny open spaces are there, and who they’re named after?

Scrambled eggs and homefries

Bay Ridge Delivered: How’s the Breakfast from Fort Hamilton Diner?

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 Alaric  Culture, Food and Drink  bacon, Bay Ridge Delivered, breakfast, Fort Hamilton Diner, pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, waffles  1 Comment

A weekly series on ordering in, for when you don’t feel like putting on pants. This week: greasy diner breakfast.

Takeout from Leo's Casa Calamari

Bay Ridge Delivered: Is Casa Calamari’s Food Still Good When It Comes in Plastic and Foil?

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 Alaric  Culture, Food and Drink  baked clams, Bay Ridge Delivered, Casa Calamari, Italian food, Leo's Casa Calamari, linguine Alfredo, spaghetti and meatballs, takeout

An ongoing series about local takeout. This time, baked clams and spaghetti and meatballs.

Spider-Man 2 Saves a Bay-Ridge Bound Train

Where Bay Ridge Shows Up in Summer Blockbusters

July 2, 2015 Alaric  Arts, Culture  Iron Man, Liam Neeson, Little Cupcake, Mad Men, Spider-Man 2, summer blockbusters

How good it feels to see superheroes, Liam Neeson and others in our neighborhood.

Help Is Headed For Bay Ridge’s Forgotten Park

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 Alaric  Activism and Volunteerism, Culture  Bay Ridge Cares, JJ Carty Park, John J Carty Park, Teri Brennan  1 Comment

Talking with Bay Ridge Cares about the rubber space between and under Verrazano feeders that’s not without its charms.

London Plane

The Best Trees in Bay Ridge: London Plane

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 Alaric  Culture, Outdoors and Rec  90th Street, London Plane, Ridge Boulevard, trees

An ode to a common Brooklyn street tree.

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