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The Folks From Chloe 81 Are Opening Kingsland Bar in Williamsburg Tonight
(Photo courtesy of Kingsland Bar) Remember back in 2009, when Chloe 81, the subterranean Lower East Side lounge, was the “new Beatrice”? (We do! It was one of the few times the author of this post has...
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LES Pizzeria Closes, Williamsburg Pizzeria Opens; ‘Best Sandwich Shop’ Coming
(Photo: Scott Lynch’s Flickr) Cowboy Pizza – fueled by the Pushcart team – closes on Clinton Street after a year and a half of making pies. [The Lo-Down] Sarah Krathen and Emma Hearst of Sorella have...
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Justin Bieber’s Tattoo Guy Opened His LES Ink Spot Last Night
Bang Bang and clients. The crowd. Celebrity love. Rihanna's kiss. Bang Bang hugs a friend. Just Bieber's kiss. JR Smith shows off a tattoo. Tattoo artist Liz with her husband. Fergus the dog. Watch...
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The St. Mark’s Bookshop Wants YOU to Volunteer
St. Mark’s owner Bob Contant wants YOU. Like anyone who has to move, the St. Mark’s Bookshop has sent out an e-mail asking friends for help, though it isn’t promising free beer. The embattled shop,...
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Jane Austen’s Emma Is Back, and This Time She’s a Lesbian Wiccan
Bummed that Emma Woodhouse didn’t make it into Austenland? Worry not: Jane Austen’s meddling matchmaker is coming back as a lesbian and practitioner of witchcraft. In a film that started shooting this...
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Stephen Pierson Told Some ‘Awesome’ Greenpointers to Keep Fighting the Towers
City Council candidate Stephen Pierson talked to Greenpoint residents at an anti-development rally. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) Last night, around 80 Greenpoint residents – kids, lifers, parents, artists and...
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Tonight: Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice’s Gallery Opening Should Be Worth the Trip
Here’s a last-minute addition to our end-all, be-all guide to September art: Bjorn Copeland, co-founder of psychedelic noise collective Black Dice and an inimitable mainstay in North Brooklyn’s music...
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Subway Cats Get a New Home in Bushwick; iPhone Snatched at Gunpoint
(Photo: Scott Lynch’s Flickr) Melissa O’Donnell, chef and owner of Salt Bar, will close her decade-old eatery and open Thelma on Clinton, which she hopes will represent the “multicultural qualities” of...
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Drag Queen Macy Rodman Thinks Bushwick Is Getting Gayer and Gayer
Macy Rodman performing at Sugarland. (Photo: Christopher John Conry) This Saturday, drag queens from all five boroughs and beyond will gather at Secret Project Robot to outdo one another in their...
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The Ultimate Listening Guide to Greenpoint’s Indie Labels
(Photo illustration: Lauren Carol Smith) Greenpoint isn’t just a hub for record stores, it’s also a magnet for record labels. “It’s crazy,” Mike Silver of Captured Tracks told us when he spoke to us...
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Fall Theater: LARPing Lit, Hitler’s Doppelgänger, and RoosevElvis
If you missed last night’s sold-out closing performance of Smile Swamp Princess, don’t worry: there’s plenty more great theater to be seen in the months ahead. Here’s what we’re especially excited to...
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There’s a New Waterfront Bus Connecting BK and LIC: Our Handy Dandy Route Map
Waterfront dwellers, rejoice! You no longer have to trek over to Bedford Avenue to catch a bus up to PS1. The MTA is launching a new line this weekend — the B32 (not to be confused with this awesome...
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Williamsburg Savings Bank Gets $5 Mil; Another Bushwick Radio Station
(Photo: Joel Raskin’s Flickr) We regret to be the bearer of bad news but: you can no longer buy cake made of honey toast submerged in whipped cream and fruit on St. Marks Place. CoCo Fresh Juice &...
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It’s John Zorn Month, So Just Go Ahead and Clear Your Calendar
Cancel all plans for the rest of the month if you’re a fan/worshipper of avant-garde composer and saxophonist John Zorn: you may have missed his 60th birthday jam at his East Village venue, The Stone...
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Up Against Vito, Antonio Reynoso Has Been Knocking On a Lot of Wood Lately
Reynoso and Melinda Katz in Ridgewood. (Photo: Nicole Paluska) “I’ve got the easiest pitch in the city,’” District 34 City Council hopeful Antonio Reynoso said at a fundraiser earlier this year: “Hi, I...
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How the Author of Killing Williamsburg Got Questlove to Do a ‘Suicide Set’
(Photo: Kimberlee Hewitt) Tomorrow at Trash Bar there’s a book party for Killing Williamsburg, and it won’t be the usual wine-and-cheese affair: starting at 7 p.m., the one and only Questlove will spin...
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District 2: This Harley Riding Pastor Wants to Be Your New City Councilman
Del Rio co-ordinating Sandy relief efforts (Photo: Jonathen Adkins) Aspiring City Councilman Rick Del Rio raps his gold-ringed knuckles on the table as he speaks, his colorful bicep tattoos (“Jesus...
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This Festival Will Bring Alfresco Art to 24 Community Gardens
Why expose yourself to the splendors of local art and nature separately when you can do both at the same time? On September 28 and 29, Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) is hosting its...
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Free Beers in an Old Firehouse and Getting Down With Foxy Brown
A free party with two open bars (compliments of Brooklyn Brewery), Korean BBQ from Kimchi Taco, a meet and greet, workshops and discounts? Now that sounds like our kind of scene. DCTV, a major...
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Remembering Mayor Mike; Where the Candidates Eat
(Photo: Scott Lynch) An East Williamsburg educator accused of sexual assault has been a candidate for City Council and has ties to prominent local politicians. [DNAinfo] The Butcher’s Daughter opened...
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