RALLY: Barack is back! This time he's hitting up Manhattan with an evening rally in Washington Square Park. It's gonna be a big one, so get there early! At least this time there won't be any unhappy paying customers, because it's free! Check out his video invite: 5pm // Washington Square Park [W 4th St and Fifth Ave] // Free, RSVP here EVENT: Tonight the Fall 2007 season at NYPL is in full effect as......

READING: Head down to 192 Books for a very special and cool evening - James Salter, short fiction writer, teamed with his wife Kay on Life Is Meals, a illustrated food lover's companion that takes readers from a Twelfth Night cake in January to a champagne dinner on New Year's Eve. As always with 192 Books, call ahead to reserve a spot at their readings. - Krissa Corbett Cavouras 7pm // 192 Books [192 10th......

Forgotten-NY just put up a three-page magnum opus about Sheepshead Bay, a beautiful neighborhood on the eastern end of Coney Island in Brooklyn. For starters, don't confuse Sheepshead Bay with Bay Ridge, a neighborhood a few miles to the northwest. In the early part of the 20th Century, Sheepshead Bay was a summer destination for people living in the city-- they'd come out and visit the big hotels, and take in the sea breeze......