The Wheeler

02/10/2020

Big news: Whittle School & Studios will be moving into The Wheeler later this year, having signed a 20-year lease to use all 10 floors to educate students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. “We are pleased to provide the Whittle School with a dynamic new campus in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn,” says our CEO Rob Speyer. “With its seamless blend of old and new construction and innovative outdoor spaces, The Wheeler is an ideal setting for a world-class education.”

After announcing its plans to open a new private school in Downtown Brooklyn’s The Wheeler development last year, Whittle School & Studios has made it official and inked a deal to take the enti…

02/04/2020

Choose your commute: The Wheeler is easy to reach by bike, by bus, by ferry, by car and by subway.

02/03/2020

The best way to start a Monday (or charm a client, or the boss, or your colleague) is, hands down, a donut (or three) from Absolute Coffee: They’re huge, inventive, and fresh off the truck from local cult favorite bakery Dough.

02/03/2020

Stay up late watching the game? Pop by Absolute Coffee for a strong cup of coffee — and some beans to go, should you want / need to brew a second cup after lunch in the office kitchen.

What to know about Absolute Coffee: It’s open at the crack of dawn (7 A.M.) for when you have an 8 A.M. meeting. There are tons of tables for working remotely. And the service always comes with a smile. The vibe: Minimal but cozy. Great people watching on Atlantic Avenue, and ample seating if you

01/30/2020

Menswear shop Goose Barnacle is small and unassuming, yet well stocked with well-made finds. And while owner David Alperin is a neighborhood guy, the reach of his Atlantic Avenue shop extends far past Downtown Brooklyn: GQ once called it “the future of menswear.”

See more on the style, the location — and what, exactly, a Goose Barnacle is.

Acclaimed menswear shop and art gallery Goose Barnacle is located at the tip of Atlantic Avenue — so close to the river you can feel the breeze. It’s small and unassuming and packed to the brim with incredibly stylish, well-made finds, vintage furnishings and decor. Owner David Alperin is a socc...

01/29/2020

A warm welcome to work if we’ve ever seen one.

01/28/2020

Deciding to catch a Nets game at Barclays at the very last minute may be one of the biggest perks of working in Downtown Brooklyn.

01/23/2020

There in a New York minute (or, ok, ten): Downtown Brooklyn is just a ten minutes’ drive over the Brooklyn Bridge into lower Manhattan.

01/22/2020

The sheer variety of workouts available in Downtown Brooklyn make it easy to keep that New Years resolution. Check out five currently in our rotation.

It’s hard to recall a time where there wasn’t a fitness genre for literally everyone on literally every corner, and Downtown Brooklyn is no exception. With our New Year’s Resolutions still fresh in our minds notification every morning, our top 5 picks for keeping your eyes on the prize are bel...

01/21/2020

The morning commute, made easy: The Wheeler is within a five-minute walk of thirteen subway lines.