The popular Park Slope hot doggery is expanding their franchise with a new, seasonal Manhattan location on warm weather mainstay The High Line. On May 26th the stand will open its "doors" at the Chelsea Market Passage on 10th Avenue between 15th and 16th streets serving an abridged version of their restaurant menu. Choose from a classic dog, veggie dog or Nueske's Smoked Cheddar Brat for the tubular offerings and a hamburger or veggie burger for something between-the-buns, all priced under $7. You can also customize your meal with free toppings like sweet pepper relish, diced red onions and sauerkraut from the Fixins Bar to make your own special creation. more ›

Ever notice those barges floating down the East River? Ever wanted to climb aboard? Well, nautically-inclined daydreamers, you're in luck: from July 14 through 25, "Tug & Barge Week" will dock at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6, where the Waterfront Museum and the Tug Pegasus Preservation Project are teaming up to offer free trips on a historical tugboat and barge. They're also offering a whole slew of seaworthy activities, like the "Creatures of the Deep" art exhibition, free kayaking and squid dissection(!) workshops. more ›

Now that those pesky metal orbs that were burning children are out of commission at Brooklyn Bridge Park, parents are piping up about their travel perils to the park's Pier 6. more ›

A 1.6 acre "destination mega-playground" will open tomorrow at the end of Atlantic Avenue at Pier 6 of Brooklyn Bridge Park. GET EXCITED! (If you have kids.) But even if you're not saddled with the double-decade burden of parenthood, and still find kids cute, you should also GET EXCITED because starting tomorrow there will also be FREE ferry service between Pier 6 and Governors Island. So you can ride your fixie over there, grab a kid to go, and hit up the free Yeasayer show at "The Beach" without spending a dime. more ›

About an hour ago, a collapse was reported at the Cromwell Recreation Center on Staten Island's Pier 6 in Tompkinsville. According to the Advance, "'The pier has been compromised,' according to emergency radio transmissions. According to a witness account from the scene, the pier collapsed and the building is sliding into the water. FDNY workers are trying to determine whether the under-construction building is occupied." more ›

The state has reportedly withdrawn its control of Brooklyn Bridge Park and given the cash-strapped project to the city. After a year of internal squabbles that delayed the planned opening of a portion of the parkland, Gov. Paterson is expected to hand off the unfinished $350 million, 85-acre waterfront project—meaning it will become the city's responsibility to finish and fund. more ›

Last week Mayor Bloomberg admitted he was working out a deal to take over from the state two major park projects on Governors Island and Brooklyn Bridge Park; the latter is an ambitious, 85-acre park that would stretch 1.3 miles from the north side of the Manhattan Bridge to Atlantic Avenue. The renderings look great, but the project has been hobbled in part because the state hasn't committed the money, leaving a budget shortfall of some $120 million. But some sections of the development are actually moving forward: Last night Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation President Regina Myer told Community Board 2 that the southern section of the park at Pier 6 will be open by the end of the year. According to Brooklyn Heights Blog, Meyer promised three sand volleyball courts, a huge playground, a dog run, lots of trees, and a restaurant. The remainder of the pier—including the water taxi dock—is not yet funded, but the rest of the park on Pier 6 will supposedly be a finished... just in time for winter! more ›