Dmitriy Salita, aka “Star of David,” is a Ukrainian-born Jewish-American professional boxer. He is currently one of the top fighters in the world. We caught up with him training at a real old-school gym under a parking garage in Brooklyn, called the Starrett City Boxing Club. Check out his website for fight updates: http://www.dsalita.com/

Matt Baldassano is one of a very small group of New York City wine makers. Using techniques taught to him by his grandfather, Matt and some carefully selected friends make wine out of his Lower East Side apartment. The grapes are shipped in and the rest of the job is taken care of by hand [...]

Shooting with Sabe made for an interesting Friday afternoon. The heat and humidity was oppressive both outside and inside his Brooklyn studio but his place had a very cool and artistic vibe. You walk in and there is art everywhere – covering the walls, tubed up, and on the floors. We found Sabe’s work to [...]

Alidoro sandwich shop is a neighborhood gem. If you don’t believe me, the line out the door gives further proof. But if you appreciate great food, it’s well worth the wait. These Italian sandwiches are pure goodness. Walter Momentè runs the place and is the maestro of what might be New York City’s finest sandwich.  [...]

At the top of a tiny building on an unassuming block lies the rooftop garden of Gordon Hawkins.  If you were walking down the street in Carroll Gardens, you would probably have no idea that one of New York’s nicest rooftop gardens was lurking just above you. But that’s one of the many charms of [...]

Warren Donner has style, and he couldn’t care less whether you like it or not.  But it’s not just his clothes-it’s so much more.  From the yellow Corvette to the jewelry to the hair, Warren has turned himself into a visual masterpiece.  If you don’t like what you see, that’s okay, but if you cross [...]

Anonymity.  It’s a big part of living in New York.  Over eight million people roaming the streets of NYC allow the same people to pass you day after day without you ever getting to know them.  The same can be said about the over 600,000 dogs in NYC.  At a glance, one dog is no [...]

The first time I saw Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens was in 2005 at Southpaw in Park Slope. It was at a record release party for Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings’ new album “Naturally,” and at that time Naomi went by Naomi Davis. I had never heard of her and it would be another [...]