The naming of neighborhoods get kicked up a notch as Brooklyn tries to get some hip alternatives to call neighborhoods. Okay, maybe not hip, they're just alternatives and the Times looks at them. The ...

Being a villain isn’t all mustache twirling and secret lairs. As the New York Times Magazine’s “The Ethicist” columnist, Chuck Klosterman often challenges our sense of right and wrong in everyday ...

There’s no shortage of neighborhoods that real estate brokers have attempted to coin with catchy names, from widely used newer names like Nolita (North of Little Italy) to names that haven’t caught on ...

What goes into a neighborhood name? And how much protection does that name deserve? Consider the history of Brooklyn, and you’ll discover that the issue is more complex than it might seem. Frustrated ...

Visitors, we understand that New York can be a confusing place. If you've never been, how are you supposed to know where Hell's Kitchen is? Or what NoLita stands for? But we're just going to give you ...

What's going for it? In the canyon of differences between the US and Britain, there is one that stands out and proud: urban America's capacity for ridiculous neighbourhood names. NoLIta, TriBeCa, ...

OUT OF A 1930s WAREHOUSE on a commercial block between Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill, architect Ben Herzog and Brooklyn-based interior designer Kiki Dennis conjured a family home that’s both fun and ...

Plenty of performers have worked with Lady Gaga and Ice-T — but only one has worked with one on stage and the other in court. Andrew Mancilla, who leads a double life as both a criminal defense lawyer ...

Cobble Hill residents were devastated to hear of the news last spring that after 30 years, the Community Bookstore would be closing its doors. The area was further saddened by the December ...