Places – Page 2 – Hey Ridge

All the History That Will Be Lost if St. John’s Is Sold

The Episcopal Church did more than offer future Confederate legends a place to pray. From its country origins to its Verrazano-choked end.

Bon Chovie Brings Its Fried Fish to Bay Ridge

Renae Holland, owner of the popular seafood popup, gives us the low down on opening up a brick-and-mortar outpost in Bay Ridge.

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.

A Secret Oasis in Sunset Park

Bush Terminal Park, within walking distance of Bay Ridge, is one of the prettiest little parks we’ve ever seen.

What Are the Borders of Bay Ridge?

That’s up to the residents to decide, though no one can agree exactly.

Used books at Verrazano Deli & Grocery bodega

The Oldest, Oddest Bookseller in Bay Ridge

Before Bloomberg filled the city with corporate chains, a ramshackle bodega might sell tattered paperbacks, just because.

The Fort Hamilton Streets Named For American Traitors

A look at the history of Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson in their years stationed at Fort Hamilton, whose reputations were oddly unsullied as they fought against their country and on the side of slavery. The post-Charleston backlash against Conferderate idolatry will bring Al Sharpton to Fort Hamilton on Saturday.

The Humble Beauty of the Resilient Cannonball Park

On the odd tranquility of a park synonymous with military history, which has survived despite the highways built all around it.