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The article discusses the history of the building in the Brooklyn section of New York City that once housed the Gage & Tollner restaurant. In 1975 its interior was designated as a landmark by city officials. The restaurant went out of business in 2004, though, and subsequently became home to a pair of fast-food restaurants, and then a jewelry store.

The article discusses two statues in the Brooklyn section of New York City. A statue of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln has had several venues since its unveiling in 1869. A statue of gynecologist Dr. Alexander Skene has sat in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza since 1906. Amid some controversy the Lincoln statue will replace the Skene statue, which will be relocated to a different spot in the Plaza.

The article focuses on a public campground operated by the U.S. National Park Service in Brooklyn, New York City as part of the Gateway National Recreational Area. The campground's location at Floyd Bennett Field, an airport which ceased operations in 1971, is considered. Various persons using the campgrounds discuss the experience of camping in the middle of a large city and their reactions to it.

The article discusses gelatin as an artistic medium in art and cooking. A contest in Brooklyn, New York featured entrants who crafted sculptures out of gelatin. Cindy Chen of Kraft Foods Inc., maker of the "Jell-O" brand of gelatin, says her company has observed a renewed interest among consumers in molds for forming gelatin into various shapes.

The article reports that Mikhail Prokhorov, a financier reputed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, has offered $200 million for a controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets basketball team of the National Basketball Association. The proposed deal would also give Prokhorov a minority interest in the real estate development in Brooklyn, New York City, where a new arena is to be built for the Nets.

The article discusses rock singer Sufjan Stevens' song "The Lonely Man of Winter." Alec Duffy of Brooklyn, New York won rights to the song in a 2007 contest held by Stevens. Duffy neither sells recordings of it, nor has he posted it on the Internet. Instead, anybody wishing to hear the song must visit his apartment. So far around 60 have.

The article discusses circumstances surrounding efforts by sculptor Neil Estern to restore to public view in Brooklyn, New York a bust he completed in 1965 of U.S. president John F. Kennedy. The bust was removed from its plinth in 2003 for a construction project and has not returned since. A complicated story is described.

The article discusses a rivalry between the U.S. attorneys offices in Brooklyn, New York and Manhattan. Both are active in prosecuting white-collar crime related to misdeeds in securities markets. The Manhattan office has indicted more than twice as many persons as the Brooklyn office over the preceding two years. On June 19, however, the Brooklyn office brought charges against two former employees of Bear Stearns Cos.

The article presents the author's personal experiences in her quest to make the perfect steak at home. As part of her search, she has made her way to the Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn, New York, one of the most renowned steak houses in the world. She discusses her previous efforts to make the perfect steak.

The article discusses the movement by horticulturalists and groups such as the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York to stimulate people to grow rare and endangered plants at home. Catalogs such as Old House Gardens have seen sales increase with items such as uncommon flower bulbs. Conservationists try to grow plants outside their native habitat in an effort to save them from overharvesting and predators. Activists are trying to rescue plants and trees such as the Hawaii palm and the Wollemi pine tree.

This article describes a trend to create mental-health courts that deal with persons charged with crimes who are mentally ill. The Brooklyn Mental Health Court in New York, created by district attorney Charles Hynes and others, is a model that other court systems use to guide them in forming their own mental-health courts. Judge Matthew Jude D'Emic runs the court and he explains that if defendants in the mental-health program don't stick to their program, he will send them to jail.

The article reports on the third annual shopping cart Iditarod in Brooklyn, New York. According to the author, the event is New York City's answer to Alaska's Iditarod race, with shopping carts taking the place of sleds and human beings taking the place of dogs. The author states that shopping cart races are popping up in cities around the country, offering an outlet for on-the-edge creativity and urban anarchy.