I Am Brooklyn: Defonte’s in Red Hook serving sandwiches for nearly 100 years
RED HOOK, Brooklyn — In the first segment of "I Am Brooklyn" Joe Mauceri stopped by a sandwich shop that's been serving some of the best food in Brooklyn for almost 100 years. Defonte's of Brooklyn on...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Martin Greenfield creates hand-tailored suits at Bushwick...
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn — Martin Greenfield is a Holocaust survivor who came to Brooklyn in 1947. He started with a minor role at a clothing factory in Bushwick. Thirty years later he bought the place....
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Dom De Marco serving some of borough’s best pizza at Di Fara’s...
Dom De Marco has made more dough than most. For more than 50 years he's been serving some of the best pizza in the borough and the world from Di Fara's pizzeria in Midwood. People routinely line up...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Owner of Brooklyn distillery shows off award-winning spirits
Kentucky roots may have led Colin Spoelman to try and distill bourbon inside his Williamsburg apartment, but it was his move to Brooklyn that helped him find his authenticity. In this I Am Brooklyn...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Volunteers hit the road to serve meals to the community
If spreading love is the Brooklyn way, there may be no person who represents the borough better than Thomas Neve. After working an eight-hour day at the Reaching-Out Community Services food pantry,...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Vax Moto in Gowanus is the place for residents to work on...
GOWANUS, Brooklyn — Bike, hog, chopper, it doesn't matter what you call your motorcycle at Vax Moto in Gowanus. If you need a place to work on your ride, then this just might be the place for you and...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Sean Casey Animal Rescue helps thousands of animals find new home
For more than a decade Sean Casey has helped save the lives of thousands of animals. From dogs and cats to reptiles and rabbits, Sean Casey Animal Rescue has help about 2,000 animals a year find their...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Baker creates cakes for kids living in homeless shelter to...
DYKER HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — She's made cakes for the Mob Wives and UFC champions, but Maria Nitti might get the most pleasure from making birthday cakes for kids. Last year Nitti launched "Operation...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Firefighter shares passion for fitness, animals
BROOKLYN, N.Y. —Superheroes might not be real, but this guy is just about as close as you can get. In addition to running into burning buildings, Jose Cordero is helping others build super strength,...
View ArticleI Am Brooklyn: Business brings moss terrariums to concrete jungle
If you're sick of the concrete jungle and longing for your own green space, Twig Terrariums may have the answer. The Brooklyn business started when one of the partners felt trapped in their cubicle....
View ArticlePopular Spanish radio station based out of Brooklyn bodega
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — A corner bodega in Brooklyn looks a lot like New York City's other delis; there are snacks, cigarettes and a bodega cat, but this East New York bodega is different: it's home...
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