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Behind Bars: How a Police Station House Became a Speakeasy
All week, we’re bringing you a series of deep dives into the surprising histories of storied addresses. Back to our usual after the New Year. (Photo: Shanna Ravindra for NY Mag) Given the history of...
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‘Cooper Square Is Here to Stay,’ But First They Had to Go On the Warpath
All week, we’re bringing you a series of deep dives into the surprising histories of storied addresses. Back to our usual after the New Year. Cooper Square Protest Banner during the 1960s. Courtesy...
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Goodbye, Glasslands; Greenpointers Finds a Buyer
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Glasslands shuttered at the start of 2015. Scroll through dozens of photos from the Williamsburg music venue’s final show on NYE. [Gothamist] Thanks to new owner Julia Rhi,...
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How the City’s First Community Garden Sprung From ‘Evil and Blackness’
All week, we’re bringing you a series of deep dives into the surprising histories of storied addresses. Back to our usual after the New Year. (Photo: D.M. Mackey) A walk past the place where the Bowery...
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Happy 80th Birthday to America’s ‘First Experiment’ in Public Housing
All week, we’re bringing you a series of deep dives into the surprising histories of storied addresses. Back to our usual after the New Year. First Houses, on the corner of Avenue A and East 3rd...
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When the Forward Building Rose Over the Lower East Side ‘Like a Colossus’
All week, we’re bringing you a series of deep dives into the surprising histories of storied addresses. Back to our usual after the New Year. Facade of the Jewish Daily Forward Building. On a warm June...
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Bushwick Brewery Launches; Seth Rogen Brings X-Mas Back to East Village
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Developers plan to demolish the six-story building at 304 Mulberry Street—one of two neighboring Noho properties recently purchased for a combined $178+ million—and replace it with...
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Colin Quinn Will Workshop ‘Breuklyn’ in Brooklyn Tonight
Colin Quinn is about to school your ass on Breuklyn. Note the old-timey spelling of the world-famous borough, which also happens to be the title of his new one-man show. Perhaps “Breuklyn” is meant to...
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Pound Espresso While Perched On a Rocket Crate at Cafe Silan
(Photos: Jaime Cone) The former Obscura storefront on East 10th Street has been transformed into what appears to be a mild-mannered coffee shop – but you’ll still find a few oddities within. The...
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Trash Bar Confirms It’s ‘Following the Flow of Creativity’ Eastward to Bushwick
(Gavin Thomas for NY Mag) Over the holiday break, Timeout reported that Trash Bar “could be closing for good” in Williamsburg. Now the bar has confirmed on Facebook that “the rumors are true,” though...
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They’re Called The Bushwick Hotel, But They Sleep Inside of ‘RV Keitel’
(Photos: Jesse Sposato) The Bushwick Hotel has figured out something most bands only dream of: how to tour without having to pay for hotels or even sleep on friends’ couches like nearly all Brooklyn...
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All Aboard: Jonathan Toubin’s Night Train Is Making 31 Stops This Month
Jonathan Toubin has been called the “hardest working guy in New York” and this month the DJ extraordinaire is earning the title with a nightly slate of parties at a slew of venues — nearly all of them...
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St. Marks Place Just Got Way Dessertier
Spot Dessert Shoppe’s playful selection of mousse Life on St. Marks Place just got sweeter thanks to two new dessert shops. Both ice cream maker DF Mavens and Asian-inspired confectioner Spot Dessert...
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Matzo Factory Leaves the LES; Blue Bottle Coffee Moves
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Flames broke out late Friday evening at Two Northside Piers condominium on N. 4th Street in Williamsburg. No injuries were reported. [Curbed NY] After nearly nine decades on...
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Watch Reggie Watts (Among Others) Go On a Blind Karaoke Date
(Photo: Angelo Fabara) Trust us, Desiree Akhavan’s Appropriate Behavior will bring a slew of hilariously awkward first dates to the screen when it opens later this month. But if that’s not enough...
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Sweetleaf Is Opening a Roastery-Cafe in a Greenpoint Warehouse
(Photo courtesy of Sweetleaf) Williamsburg just got a roastery-cafe specializing in Colombian beans, and now Greenpoint is getting one. Sweetleaf is opening the dual operation off of Manhattan Avenue,...
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Man Shot During Robbery in Bushwick
A man was shot during an attempted robbery Monday afternoon in Bushwick, according to the police. The 29-year-old victim was shot in the torso shortly before 5 p.m. at 1069 Halsey Street, on a...
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La Nonna’s Bedford Avenue Location Is Finito
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Less than a couple of years after it was featured in Gothamist’s “Still Got It” column celebrating eateries that “continue to serve mouthwatering meals and drinks long after the...
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Jane’s Closet Packs Up Its Short Shorts and Leaves North 6th
La Nonna isn’t the only Williamsburger that’s closing its original location. Jane is closing the North 6th Street location it opened as a pop-up in 2010 and moving over to its two-year-old store on...
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Weigh In On Newtown Barge Park; Mimi Cheng’s Does Breakfast Dumplings
(Photo: Scott Lynch) After years of delays, Greenpoint residents will get to critique Newtown Barge Park’s final design drafts tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Dupont Street Senior Citizen Housing center....
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