Don’t let the cold weather defeat you. Rather, seek out a Japanese-style soup with heft at the southern-most end of Graham Ave, in Williamsburg—at Samurai Papa. Enjoy Makoto Suzuki’s latest invention: Tomato vegan homemade ramen noodle soup. I did, was fortified enough to walk back to the Northside via Broadway under the JMZ. I was braced with potbelly heat to the corps, against raging 10 degrees cold.

Samurai Papa
Homemade Ramen, Sushi and Cocktails.
32 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 599-7171

Tenants are discovering, in new constructions in neighborhoods throughout the city, including Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights, that they are rent stabilized, a fact kept well hidden by landlords while they collect lucrative tax abatements. CityLimits.org went to see how some tenants were faring in housing court. 

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“Grey is requested here a lot,” says Kristen Kattenbraker, the manager, stylist and make-up artist at Cobalt Salon, a new hair salon in Williamsburg. Her own hair, grey-colored (very close to white)— sweeps stylishly across her face.

The interior at Cobalt is crisp and airy, and created with a palette of whites and blacks and highlighted with broad strokes of cobalt. The stairs in the two-story building will be cobalt soon too. Choice artwork, comfortable black leather chairs, white geometric chandeliers, track lighting, and a nod to vintage: hanging antique bulbs and the reception desk made with faux-distressed farmhouse wood, results in an inviting and cool environment.

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