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My name is Allie and I am a teenage girl who was born and raised in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn has 2.8 million people living in it and they come from all over the world. It is full of fun things to see, do, and experience. But my friends and I do not limit ourselves. We enjoy exploring the “outer boroughs”. Food, fashion, cool places and happenings are what I like to photograph and write about.

January 3, 2016

Peter Pan Donut and Pasty Shop

Peter Pan Donut and Pastry Shop is an old-school bakery in Greenpoint that has been around since 1950. My friends and I sat down at the diner stools and discussed our game plan. We ordered a chocolate cake donut, a plain, and the toasted coconut, along with three coffees. The chocolate cake donut was light and fluffy.…

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Robby Jenkins, Laszlo Horvath, Charlie Schine, Chris Rivera

May 18, 2014

Interview with Yabadum

With three pianos in one corner, you could tell whose house it was–the biggest band of the New York High School moment– Yabadum. With high expectations I tracked these guys down for an interview at their digs. The basement had nothing short of a vibe; it was filled with chairs, tables, pianos, amps, mics– all…

November 18, 2015

MOMA PS.1: Greater New York

MOMA PS.1 : GREATER NEW YORK open October 11th-March 7 2016 Every five years the Museum of Modern Art traditionally showcases the work of emerging artists living and working in the New York metropolitan area. The exhibition takes up every floor with over 400 works by 157 different artists. There were a couple of pieces…

September 5, 2015

Stepping back in time with Delanee Koppersmith

Delanee Koppersmith is the proprietor of the vintage store Cobblestones, on 314 East 9th St. She opened her store in 1981. Delanee is a beautiful woman, her red lipstick perfectly applied and her wavy dark hair framing her angular face. Born in a different era, her voice sounds like she was raised in the 20s,…

August 20, 2015

Silver Rice

Silver Rice is a cozy affordable sushi restaurant on 638 Park Pl off Franklin Ave in Crown Heights. The Silver Rice Cups are perfect for on the go dining. My favorite is the Unagi with avocado, and crispy tempura balls sprinkled over for extra crunch. They also offer Spicy Tuna, Spicy Salmon, and Vegetable (kale,…

August 5, 2015

Tacos and Sunset Park

Biking up 5th ave with Riley, we watched the transformation from hipster cafes and artisan grocery stores to mexican restaurants and markets. We were on the search for some kick-ass tacos in Sunset Park. Thristy after our ride, we bought Horchata from a street vendor. Riley got a 32 oz. take out container for $4.…

June 20, 2015

Redhook Brunch

Fort Defiance is located in Red Hook, and although it can be quite the trip to get out there, it’s worth it for the brunch. The quaint little restaurant sits on the corner of Van Brunt and Dikeman streets. My friend Maya and I ordered the Biscuit Egg Sandwich, which consists of a cheddar biscuit…

Shoes: Steve Madden
Pants: Urban Outfitters
Shirt: APC
Jacket: purchased from a guy on the street

February 2, 2014

Interview with a Teenager: Lula Hyers

Lula Hyers is a Junior at LREI. She is a photographer I admire, and whose style distinguishes her. Do you remember the first time you took a picture? Lula: I don’t remember, but my parents are photographers so I have been taking pictures since I was really little. I started taking pictures on my…

March 28, 2015

Clinton St. Baking Company

Clinton St. Baking Company is the mother of all brunch places in New York City. This small restaurant is located on 4 Clinton Street, off Houston, in the Lower East Side. Depending on the time of day you, the wait can vary from thirty minutes to two hours. The weekend breakfast crowd is the most…

March 24, 2015

Girls day in Park Slope

My friends, Olivia and Louisa, and I had a girl’s afternoon in Park Slope. We started the day at Music Matters, a small music store at 417 7th Avenue near 13th Street. The walls are covered with vinyl covers and racks of CDs. For the people who like to jam out old school, they also…

November 11, 2014

Podunk Tea Room

Podunk reminds me of my old dollhouse. Mismatched table and chairs fill the cozy room. The walls are covered with doodads: little shelves, bird houses, mirrors, photographs, small paintings. I even spotted a straw hat hanging near the register. Teapots and tea cups of all shapes and sizes are tucked in little cubbyholes. A blue…

February 2, 2015

Steven Kasher: Pheromone Hotbox

Pheromone Hotbox showcases the photographs of five young women: Aneta Bartos, Amanda Charchian, Shae Detar, Olivia Locher, and Marianna Rothen. All of their works delve into feminist ideologies. Using nudity and sometimes obscure locations, the photographers create an intimate narrative for the viewer. Aneta Bartos’ photographs are dark and provocative. The series displays women…

January 26, 2015

Capricious 88: Shoplifter

This Friday I saw Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka. Shoplifter’s exhibition, Changelings, at Capricious 88. Shoplifter uses detritus such as: fur, wood, plastic bags, flagpoles, fabric, and hair extensions. She takes these objects and explores their absurdity through creating stunning sculptures. Shoplifter examines the fetishistic desire to collect and transform material into “changelings teetering on the edge…

November 12, 2014

Interview with PJ McCormick

PJ McCormick is a talented singer/songwriter and musician who began writing song lyrics when he was twelve years old. PJ was born in Minnesota, but moved to London when he was eleven. He moved back to the United States during his freshman year of high school. Currently a junior at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, he uses the stage name –…

January 10, 2015

Current Exhibitions in NYC

These are just a couple of the current exhibitions that I’ve been to that are on right now in New York. Along with a couple that are upcoming that seem pretty awesome: Brooklyn Museum Killer Heels Chitra Ganesh: Eyes of Time Gagosian Gallery Takashi Murakami (Closes January 17th!) Carlo Mollino: Polaroids (closes January 17th!) Upcoming Vera Lutter Harmony Korine Capricious Hrafnhildur Arnardottir: Shoplifter PPOW Bill Smith: Synthetic Bio Structure Marianne Boesky John Waters: Beverly Hills John Gladstone Gallery Elizabeth Peyton: Dark Incandescence

January 6, 2015

Rainy Ramen Afternoons

On a cold, rainy, New York City, day, a hot bowl of ramen is necessary. Ippudo is my favorite place to go. As you enter the Japanese modern styled restaurant, the entire staff is shouting “Irrashai, irrashai.” I usually get the “Classic” with a soft boiled egg. The Hirata tonkotsu (pork) broth is rich with…

October 14, 2014

Blue Bottle Coffee

Because of the 74° day in the middle of October; I knew it might be my last chance to enjoy an iced coffee until May. I packed up my art book, and left my history homework behind. I walked to the small Blue Bottle Coffee shop on Dean Street and ordered the New Orleans Iced Coffee…

September 24, 2014

Pork Bun Tasting in Chinatown

This Saturday my friends and I went to Chinatown on a pork bun adventure. We tried three different places: 148 Hester St-name unknown, Dragon Land Bakery, and Lei Li Wah. 148 Hester was very stop and go, with few places to sit down. The filling they used was the meatiest out of the three places;…

September 7, 2014

Interview with a Teenager: Lily Pisano

I met Lily Pisano on the benches of The Court Street Book Store; she was hard to miss in a stunning all sky blue outfit. Lily is going into her junior year as an art major at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. She does beautiful ink drawings of women that are filled with bold symmetry and…

September 1, 2014

Bike Rides and Birthday Pies

A beautiful summer day in New York is best spent outside on a bike. For my boyfriend Thomas’ birthday he and I wanted to do something fun, so we decided to visit our favorite pie shop: Four and Twenty Blackbirds. We biked from Dean St. to the store on 439 3rd Ave between 8th and…

August 30, 2014

Bites in Edinburgh

My brother Dante and I took our first sibling only trip to Scotland; we made the perfect traveling duo. He planned our long walks and hikes and I planned the places we went to eat. The majority of the time we didn’t plan our meals. When the rain became unbearable we would go into the…

August 28, 2014

Edinburgh Fringe

This summer my brother and I went to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival in Scotland. For the festival, the whole city turns into a theatre extravaganza. The festival is the largest art festival in the world, and gives young artists and performers the opportunity to display their talents. When more than 3,000 plays are put…

July 7, 2014

Steve’s Key Lime Pie

Walking your bike down Pier 41 in Red Hook, in need of something cold and sweet? On 185 Dyke Street, Steve’s Key Lime Pie looks like a surf shop with multi-colored picnic tables outside. It sells the perfect summer treat. The custard is made with fresh squeezed key limes and is nestled in a simple…

Noah: Top Left
Finn: Bottom Left
Theo: Bottom Right
Henry: Far Right

March 10, 2014

Interview with Granted

Granted is an all-boy band consisting of Henry Nye, Finn Clark, Noah Goodman, and Theo Bolton. The group plays a variety of musical instruments. Both Finn Clark and Noah Goodman sing and play the guitar, Henry Nye plays the drums, and Theo Bolton plays the electric bass. They practice every Saturday in Henry Nye’s basement.…

April 22, 2014

Botanical Gardens

Despite the fact that it was grey and chilly, my boyfriend Thomas and I convinced ourselves that it was a perfect spring day. We got out of the house and decided to go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. On rainy days hours can go by clicking to that next episode on Netflix. Surprisingly, there is…

January 4, 2014

The Ultimate Burger Day- By Dante Pilkington

My brother Dante, and his two friends, went on a burger expedition this past Thursday. Dante offered to write about it for my blog. How could I turn down such a gracious offer. I hope you find it just as amusing as I did. The waitress at The Dram Shop in Park Slope must’ve thought we were nuts. Three dudes walk in around dinnertime, order one burger, split it three ways, and then start to grab their stomachs and moan like they had just eaten an entire cow. No one can get that full off a third of a burger– she must have thought– especially three dude-sized dudes. What…

February 25, 2014

Mast Brothers Chocolate

I opened the door to Mast Brothers Chocolate and smelled a deep cocoa aroma. The store is designed industrially. There is a long wooden table where chocolate bars wrapped in different patterned paper are laid out for sale. The cocoa nibs bar is wrapped in caramel brown paper with flowers on it. The Brooklyn Blend…

February 2, 2014

Kossar’s Bialys

My friend Sophia and I were walking around the lower east side with no true destination. Strolling always leads to hole in the wall food stores and pop up boutiques. We walked right by my favorite Bialy shop, Kossar’s Bialys. The Bialy is different from and better than a bagel–yeah I said it–because of its…

January 15, 2014

Delancey St.

The previous week I had received my semester grades and I was in need for some shopping therapy. The Lower East Side always has the best hideaway boutiques. I met with my friend Maya, she was taking me to a shop called Pixie Market. I trust her with shopping because, like myself, she is also…

January 6, 2014

12 hours in LA

I woke up at 6AM, suffering from jet-lag. I was staying in Ginger Rogers’s old house in Beverly Hills, that overlooked LA. The walls surrounding the tennis court were covered in a mural of people watching a match. I had 12 hours in LA and I didn’t have any time to dilly-dally. I had a…

August 28, 2013

A bike ride to Redhook

The AC was blasting, and my friends and I were drowning in our iPhones. Eventually the instagrams had gotten repetitive–there can only be so many beach photos– and we had watched all the Vines. I was ready to leave the couch and meet the outdoors. I had the brilliant idea of going for a bike…

January 2, 2014

Jing Fong-Dim Sum

It was 3 o’clock and my friends and I got a craving for Dim Sum. Some say getting Dim Sum in the afternoon is a gamble because it is when everything is sold out, but, regardless we decided to go. We got on the F train to go to Jing Fong located on 20 Elizabeth…