Concrete Shoals is a floating bar near the Brooklyn Bridge — a true 2025-style speakeasy: no signs, no walk-ins, and entry by reservation only. Instead of a basement, it’s tucked inside a cozy cabin on Pier 5 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina, surrounded by boats, the creak of ropes, the cries of seagulls, and…
Great news from Philadelphia: the former Delaware Power Station has been transformed into a new hub of urban life — the Ballers sports pavilion. From Turbines to Courts Built in the early 20th century, the turbine hall supplied the city with power for decades and remained in operation until 2005. Today, it’s part of The…
Yesterday in New York, Los Angeles Apparel opened its flagship store — a story dramatic enough to deserve its own Netflix documentary. Oops — that documentary already exists: Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel premiered in 2025. But let’s take it step by step. Los Angeles Apparel is all about contemporary basics — T-shirts, hoodies,…
Yesterday, the Ukrainian Institute of America held an open house to celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day. The Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) is a nonprofit that promotes Ukrainian art, music, literature, and history in New York. Since 1948, it’s been a hub for exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and cultural programs that connect Ukrainian heritage with a wider…
