The growing team behind North, an eyewear company that aims to make smart glasses stylish and functional, began five years ago with three goals: “To make a pair of smart glasses look like regular glasses, to create an experience that is useful and intuitive (not overwhelming or distracting) and to build a different kind of […]
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Plentiful outdoor seating? Check. Shareable brick oven pizzas and family-style salads? Double check. Manhattan and East River views, plus a full bar? Check, check, check. Opened in 2015, Fornino’s Brooklyn Bridge Park location (the other one is in Greenpoint), beckons you and your team/out-of-town clients. With three dining areas — a patio, an indoor dining […]
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The temperature shift from mild to face-melting in this city is, as always, imperceptible. One minute we’re dining al fresco for every meal and the next we’re standing perfectly still on the subway platform, knowing that a single movement could drench our dress shirts before we’ve even gotten to work. Luckily, there are plenty of […]
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Indian and central Asian home goods shop Layla was ahead of its time in many ways: Back in 2001, it was one of the first retail stores to open on a then-sleepy stretch of Atlantic, and it began peddling a specific type of high-end bohemian decor long before other interiors shops followed suit. Owner and […]
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These days, you can’t throw a stone without hitting a fast-casual restaurant. But, while some may feel gimmicky, Fatty Daddy Taco embodies the term literally. The food (fresh, inexpensive, filling) arrives quickly, and the space (small but accommodating, quiet but not precious) is easy like Sunday morning. Even on a Monday afternoon, which is sometimes […]
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