As we reported a few weeks back, Bond No. 9’s latest fragrance, Brooklyn, was inspired by the diverse neighborhoods and attitude of the bohemia on the East River. We ended our report by highlighting the graffiti scrawl on the bottle. A nice touch, we thought—an homage to an inherent gritty edge that will hopefully never [...]

The fact that Brooklyn has “arrived” is nothing new to anyone who considers themselves remotely style-centric. The preferred address for young, down-to-earth celebrities, artists, writers, fashion designers, and musicians, the borough has become a bohemia for anyone seeking creative space and a sense of community that has long been absent from the unaffordable apartments that [...]

While waiting for her New York State cosmetology license to come through, stylist and manicurist Hanna Nordgren is flexing her entrepreneurial muscles—with a little creative deception. “A cocktail manicure is really just a polish change,” the California native explains of the sign she’s been posting next to her makeshift manicure station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s McCarren [...]