The Bay Ridge Canon: Song of the Silent Snow by Hubert Selby, Jr.
The novelist rarely wrote explicitly about his native Bay Ridge. Except in his short stories.
Arts
Kaves and Brooklyn Made Tattoo: “The Neighborhood Doesn’t Change. You Do”
Talking with Mr. Kaves from Lordz of Brooklyn about his “tattoo social club” and Bay Ridge culture.
“Art of Brooklyn” Film Festival Seeks Submissions
If it’s not connected to Brooklyn, the festival won’t show it.
Ridging the Arts: “Black Lives Matter: Mother and Child”
A painting and poem by a local artist.
Dancing with the Devil in Bay Ridge’s Indie Bookseller
Award-winning reporter Juliana Barbassa was in Bay Ridge this week to discuss her new book about Rio de Janeiro.
The Bay Ridge Canon: Virgin With Child by Tom McDonough (Interview)
The cameraman-turned-novelist talks to us at length about growing up in the neighborhood and then leaving it and writing about it.
The Bay Ridge Canon: Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille
An ongoing study of books and movies set in the neighborhood. This time, bestselling popular fiction about a post-Vietnam court martial set at Fort Hamilton.
Ridging the Arts: “Walrus in the Sky”
A monthly series that pairs the work of local writers with that of local visual artists.
On Parenting, Painting and Jazz: Tina Joy Sclafani (Interview)
Talking with the Bay Ridge artist before her two-person exhibition opens this weekend.
Where Did Bay Ridge’s Best Novelist Live?
EXCLUSIVE: Gilbert Sorrentino’s correct childhood address—just about where you’d expect it to be.