Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has just announced the winners of the food concessions for the park's Pier 1. There was tough competition for the right to sell food in the gorgeous new park, with Danny Meyer, The Good Fork, and the Red Hook Lobster Pound all vying for real estate. But in the end, they were bested by burritos and ice cream. The envelope, please. more ›

Click through the images above for details on this week's newcomers, which also include Calexico and The Pod Cafe. more ›

Yesterday we reported the sad news that with little fanfare, respected Carroll Gardens West African/French restaurant Korhogo 126 had quietly closed its doors. Today it seems some consolation comes in the form of recent activity reports in the old Schnäck space, along the same swath of Union Street. It's long been known that Vendy victors Calexico will bring their particular brand of Mexican street food to the storefront sometime soon; last week Eater speculated Calexico's target opening is early May. More details will hopefully be revealed when the Calexico brothers appear on Martha Stewart May 13. In the meantime, for those missing Schnäck's famed beer milkshakes (and who isn't?), take solace that on weekends, elsewhere in the borough (but mostly at the Bushwick Country Club) free milkshakes made with Maker's Mark await you, along with free BBQ and free ice cream. The calories come courtesy hip-hop artists Kats and Domer; the whole schedule can be found on the Free Ice Cream site. more ›

Last night we sent photographer Raymond Haddad to the I'm Not There concert at Beacon Theater. Calexico, The Roots, My Morning Jacket, J Mascis, Yo La Tengo, Mason Jennings, Joe Henry, Mark Lanegan, Lee Ranaldo & the Million Dollar Bashers and many more were on hand to celebrate the soundtrack, the film and of course Bob Dylan himself (who, in fact, was not there). The soundtrack is a double-discer that's been getting praise from... more ›